The evolution of personalized cancer treatment in Japan
Current status of the NCC biobank. The inventories of the two major samples collected in the biobank are shown as of 31 October 2022. In addition to the 1) peripheral…
A world with fewer children? Addressing the despair behind declining fertility
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the 1992 dystopian novel "Children of Men," later adapted to film, humanity faces the chilling reality of a world without children, a global infertility crisis…
Gene expression and bioinformatics tools to optimize cancer therapy
Credit: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.02.018 In the field of biomedical research and genomics, the advancement of bioinformatics technologies and tools is opening new frontiers in the…
Largest quantitative synthesis to date reveals what predicts human behavior and how to change it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pandemics, global warming, and rampant gun violence are all clear lessons in the need to move large groups of people to change their behavior. When a…
Insomnia medication shows promise in treatment for alcohol use disorder
Psychological and physical health status and quality of life increased over the treatment period (A). Psychological distress improved over the 13-week treatment period (B). Self-reported craving also reduced over the…
Pan-cancer analysis uncovers a new class of promising CAR T–cell immunotherapy targets
Artistic rendering of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) (blue) on a T cell attaching to a targeted cancer protein (red) on another cell. Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Targeting…
Study shows extending interval between colonoscopies feasible after negative result
For individuals without a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), increasing the interval between colonoscopies for those with a first colonoscopy with negative findings seems safe and can avoid unnecessary…
Exploring how brain chemistry influences formation of political opinions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers are exploring a new theory on how the chemistry of the brain causes people to form political opinions. James Cook University neuroscientist Professor Zoltan Sarnyai…
How music affects the cognitive health of older adults
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Listening to music benefits older adults' cognitive health, even if it's music they haven't heard before or don't enjoy very much, according to a study…
Analysis shows gender and racial disparities in pulmonary embolism treatment
New data from the REAL-PE analysis investigated catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment, showing women and Black people were less frequently treated with minimally invasive therapy compared to men or non-Black…