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Medical Xpress / Excessive heat harms young children's development, study suggests
Climate change—including high temperatures and heat waves—has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood ...
Medical Xpress / Aza–ven combination outperforms standard care in AML patients eligible for intensive chemotherapy
In a new trial, patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) fared significantly better with a combined regimen of azacitidine and venetoclax compared with conventional induction chemotherapy. The azacitidine–venetoclax ...
Medical Xpress / New findings support a chemo-free approach for treating Ph+ ALL
A chemotherapy-free combination treatment outperformed a combination of targeted therapy and chemotherapy among patients with Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in a new study. The Phase III trial, which included adult ...
Medical Xpress / Adding epcoritamab to standard second-line therapy improves follicular lymphoma outcomes
In a new trial, patients with follicular lymphoma had a significantly higher response to treatment and a nearly 80% reduction in the risk of death or disease progression if they received epcoritamab in addition to the standard ...
Tech Xplore / Why OpenAI is a prime example of the ethical limits of capitalism
As OpenAI marks its tenth birthday in December 2025, it can celebrate becoming one of the world's leading companies, worth perhaps as much as US$1 trillion (£750 billion). But it started as a non-profit with a serious moral ...
Medical Xpress / Black patients with AML are younger at diagnosis, experience poorer survival outcomes than white patients, data show
Compared with white patients, Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were on average more than five years younger at diagnosis, more than 30% more likely to die of their disease, and more than 20% more likely to ...
Medical Xpress / IV iron improves survival, increases hemoglobin in patients with iron-deficiency anemia and acute infection
Treatment with intravenous (IV) iron significantly improved survival and increased hemoglobin levels in patients with iron-deficiency anemia who were hospitalized for an acute bacterial infection, according to an analysis ...
Phys.org / New study explains why people fall for fake news
In a world where misinformation spreads faster than fact, a new study is offering insight into why so many people fall for fake news, even when they suspect it's false.
Medical Xpress / Trial shows chemotherapy and radiation are comparable as pre-transplant conditioning for patients with B-ALL
In a new trial, patients with B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) who had no evidence of remaining cancer cells after prior treatment, experienced comparable outcomes whether they received chemotherapy-based conditioning ...
Medical Xpress / Those who care for family members with Alzheimer's experience poorer health and increased cellular aging
Brittany Butts understands that for many families, Alzheimer's comes as a double burden. As a teenager, she watched not only her grandmother's mental decline from the disease but also her aunt's struggles as the primary caregiver.
Medical Xpress / Roughly one-third of families with children being treated for leukemia struggle to pay living expenses
Nearly a third of families with children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)—the most common pediatric cancer—develop serious financial difficulties during their child's treatment, including ...
Medical Xpress / Measurable residual disease shows strong potential as an early indicator of survival in patients with AML
Sensitive tests designed to detect very small numbers of remaining leukemia cells after treatment, known as measurable residual disease (MRD), may provide an early and reliable indicator of long-term outcomes for patients ...
