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Metal test could help diagnose breast cancer early

It may be possible to develop a simple blood test that, by detecting changes in the zinc in our bodies, could help to diagnose breast cancer early.

ASH 2015: How do you see the newer agents being used in the up-front setting in HL? An interview with Professor Stephen Ansell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Click on the video image to view.

‘Tis the season for youth to curb binge-drinking

Our life-long relationship to alcohol is established early on, a Concordia University study shows.  With the holidays around the corner, we’re all a little more likely to indulge,… read more.

ASH 2014 Video Interview by Esther Drain: Highlights from the 2014 ASH Annual Meeting with Stephen Ansell, Robert Chen & Ajay Gopal

Professor Stephen Ansell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.  Dr Robert Chen, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.  Professor Ajay Gopal, University of Washington, WA, USA.

Australian study casts doubt on sepsis guidelines

World Health Matters – Australia- by Gary Finnegan: New research suggests treatment in Australia and New Zealand for patients with sepsis is the best in the world but… read more.

ASH 2014: T-cell lymphomas: a challenge for clinicians

by Thomas R. Collins: Treating patients with T-cell lymphomas is fraught with challenges, requiring new approaches and sharper diagnosis, said Timothy Illidge, MD, PhD, Professor of Targeted Therapy… read more.

ASH 2014: Chimeric antigen receptor T cells shows promise in lymphoma

by Thomas R. Collins: The use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells — in which a patient’s own T cells are modified to fight cancer cells — is showing good results… read more.

ASH 2014 Video Interview by Esther Drain: Hodgkin Lymphoma: Prognosis and Therapy. Professor Ajay Gopal (University of Washington) discusses where we are with prognostic biomarkers and interim PET scans to direct therapy in HL

by Thomas R. Collins: Pursuit of useful risk biomarkers in HL still a work-in-progress. The quest for biomarkers in classic Hodgkin lymphoma, to determine which patients are at a… read more.

ASH 2014 Video Interview by Esther Drain: Practice Changing News from ASH with Stephen Ansel, John Sweetenham & Ajay Gopal

Professor Stephen Ansell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.  Professor John Sweetenham, Hunstman Cancer Institute, Saltlake City, USA.  Professor Ajay Gopal, University of Washington, WA, USA.

Athletes’ testosterone surges not tied to winning, study finds

by Carol Clark: A higher surge of testosterone in competition, the so-called “winner effect,” is not actually related to winning, suggests a new study of intercollegiate cross country… read more.

Behavioral changes seen after sleep learning

Volunteers smoked less after a night of olfactory conditioning.  New Weizmann Institute research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research, which… read more.

Teens prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications more likely to abuse those drugs illegally

Substance abuse assessments needed before drugs are prescribed, researchers say.  Teens prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications may be up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs… read more.