Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of cancer affecting children in Switzerland and, unfortunately, is often incurable. Researchers…
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
The largest and most comprehensive study looking at deaths from cardiovascular disease among patients with 28 types of cancer with…
Air pollution linked to higher glaucoma risk
Living in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that…
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria more prevalent in device-related infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) related to the use of medical devices are more likely to be antibiotic resistant than HAIs that…
MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens
Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents,…
Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies
Connectivity in an area of the brain that regulates emotion may be altered in infants exposed to opioids while in…
Pediatric eye injuries from nonpowder firearms
A new study investigated nonpowder firearm injuries treated in US emergency departments (EDs) among children younger than 18 years from…
Intestinal stem cell genes may link dietary fat and colon cancer
Two genes that appear to help stem cells in the intestine burn dietary fat may play a role in colon…
Cannabis reduces headache and migraine pain by nearly half
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, according to a recent study. The study…
Babies in the womb may see more than we thought
Light-sensitive cells active in the retina even before the fetus can distinguish images may play a larger role in the…