A new study led by Peter Mac Professor Louise Cheng on fruit-fly brains has uncovered how cells that form the brain’s protective barrier can act as “gatekeepers” and slow down the growth of some brain […]
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children’s National Hospital in Washington D.C. are uncovering how rare inherited genetic variants contribute to the development of brain and spinal cord tumors in children. The findings, […]
In the past decade, as the rate of colorectal cancer has dramatically increased among people under 50 years of age, scientists have been trying to understand why.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
New research reveals that certain social determinants of health—such as socioeconomic status, household characteristics, and racial/ethnic minority status—have significant effects on rural–urban disparities in colorectal cancer mortality rates. The findings are published in Cancer.This article […]
In associate professor Mauro Tambasco’s lab, researchers at all levels work together to develop innovative approaches to fighting cancer.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest form of cancer worldwide, mainly because the disease is often discovered late. Symptoms associated with these tumors are often non-specific, so patients and doctors do not immediately suspect cancer. Moreover, […]
Despite recommendations for posttreatment surveillance in lung cancer patients, there is wide variability in the follow-up care that lung cancer patients receive. A recent study, led by senior author Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, Professor of […]
Three times as many lung cancer deaths could be prevented if everyone eligible for screening got a chest CT scan, a new study says.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
In a study of nearly 1,000 consecutive patients treated for lung cancer at Northwestern Medicine, researchers discovered only 35% would have qualified for screening, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening criteria. […]
Two parallel and complementary studies conducted by the IDIBELL team led by Dr. Alessandra Giorgetti have succeeded in recreating models of GATA2 deficiency disease, a rare genetic disorder that affects fewer than 1 million people […]
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