Dartmouth study examines well water testing promotion in pediatric primary care

Findings from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports , show that involving pediatric practices in the promotion of private well water testing can…

Salk’s Dannielle Engle awarded over $1 million to study tobacco use on pancreatic cancer

LA JOLLA–(October 21, 2020) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Dannielle Engle has been awarded a New Investigator Award from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) to examine how tobacco use promotes cellular changes that lead to pancreatic cancer. The TRDRP funds…

Oncotarget: quantitative ultrasound radiomics in prediction of treatment response for breast cancer

The cover for Issue 42 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, “Generation of parametric and texture maps from radiofrequency data,” recently published in “Quantitative ultrasound radiomics using texture derivatives in prediction of treatment response to neo-adj

UArizona Health Sciences researchers find biomarker that can appear before stomach cancer

A promising new biomarker that appears in patients before stomach cancer develops may help with early detection of the disease and improve patient response to therapy, according to findings in a study led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.…

LSU Health New Orleans review suggests HNB tobacco products may threaten health

New Orleans, LA – A review of heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products from the laboratory of Dr. Jason Gardner, Professor of Physiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports an association with elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate, cell…

New tools improve care for cancers that spread to the brain

Ambitious efforts at UVA Cancer Center to improve care delivered to patients with cancer that has spread to the brain have yielded important insights and tools that can benefit other hospitals, a new publication reports. The tools include the first…

There’s no place like home: Cleaning toxic tobacco smoke residue in our homes

San Diego, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of challenges, including that many are spending more time at home than ever before. This is a significant problem for those with neighbors who smoke. Smoking continues to be…

‘Social smokers’ face disproportionate risk of death from lung disease and lung cancer

‘Social smokers’ are more than twice as likely to die of lung disease and more than eight times as likely to die of lung cancer than non-smokers, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. [1] The…

Studies: E-cigarettes won’t help smokers quit, but they may become addicted to vaping

E-cigarettes are now the most popular product used for smoking cessation in the United States, ahead of all U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved cessation aids combined, from nicotine patches and gum to prescription medications. However, two recently published analyses…

Firefighters exposed to more potentially harmful chemicals than previously thought

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new Oregon State University study suggests that firefighters are more likely to be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals while on duty compared to off duty. The on-duty firefighters in the Kansas City, Missouri, area experienced higher…