New radiopharmaceutical could aid in more accurate diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor metastases

The newly developed [55Co]55Co-DOTATATE imaging agent has emerged as a more accurate and sensitive radiopharmaceutical to aid in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor metastases.
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Combination of radiation and immunotherapy shows promise for advanced head and neck cancers

A new phase II trial finds that a combination of radiation therapy and immunotherapy led to encouraging survival outcomes and acceptable toxicity for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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Scientists reveal ability to reverse Huntington’s disease-causing DNA repeat mutations in the lab

Neurodegenerative diseases, like Huntington’s disease and myotonic dystrophy, are often referred to as DNA repeat diseases, named because of long repeated sequences in the DNA of patients. Increasing repeat expansion length in the affected tissues contribute to earlier age of disease onset and worsen the progression and severity of the disease over time.
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Insurance companies abruptly terminating physician contracts, ASA survey shows

A new national survey from the American Society of Anesthesiologists finds physician anesthesiologists are being forced out of network as insurance companies terminate their contracts, often with little or no notice.
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Otago researchers involved in world’s first trial to prevent TB in people with diabetes

Otago researchers are playing a leadership role in an Euro €4.8 million international project to conduct the world’s first trial attempting to prevent tuberculosis in people with diabetes.
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Increased numbers of bacterial cells could be associated with anti-microbial resistance

Scientists from the University of Surrey have identified mutations in a gene in an Escherichia coli (E. coli) model that could help explain a form of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) known as ‘persistence’.
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Drug Shows Promise Vs. Aggressive Breast Cancer

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The study found that for women with “triple-negative” breast cancer, adding Keytruda to standard chemotherapy improved their odds of responding.

Study unravels how our immune system deals with fungal and viral infections

The body’s immune response to fungal infections changes when a patient is also infected by a virus, according to new research which investigated the two types of infection together for the first time.
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Using a cappella to explain speech and music specialization

Speech and music are two fundamentally human activities that are decoded in different brain hemispheres. A new study used a unique approach to reveal why this specialization exists.
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Distrust of past experience may underlie obsessive-compulsive symptoms

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms may place less trust in their past experience, leading to increased uncertainty, indecisiveness, and exploratory behaviors, according to new research presented in PLOS Computational Biology by Isaac Fradkin of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and colleagues.
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