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ADA: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Help Reduce Food Cravings
GLP-1 receptors appear to change brain's response to food, researchers say
Cancers ID’d With Maternal Plasma Cell-Free DNA Sequencing
Sequencing as part of routine noninvasive prenatal testing enables presymptomatic ID of tumors
ASCO: Melanoma Rates on the Rise for U.S. Youth
Women account for two-thirds of cases, likely due to unsafe tanning
ASCO: Longevity Improving for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Fewer die of 'late effects' from radiation, chemotherapy
Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG
Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say
ASCO: Elotuzumab Shows Benefit in Multiple Myeloma
Survival gains when elotuzumab was added to treatment
ASCO: Rx Strategies Promising for CLL, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Ibrutinib, obinutuzumab slow progression of CLL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
ASCO: MMR Deficiency Predicts Pembrolizumab Response
Findings may help doctors better choose patients to receive pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
ASCO: Risks of Whole Brain Radiotx May Outweigh Benefits
Second study suggests new immunotherapy may benefit patients with glioblastoma
Ocular Bacteria Differ for Contact Lens Wearers
Finding may explain why lens wearers are more prone to infection