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Back to SearchCan a new tool help determine which cancer treatments might help you? Elizabeth Tracey reports
For many people with cancer drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have proven to be lifesavers. Yet as with all drugs they come with side effects…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Elizabeth Tracey reports
In spite of the outgoing Surgeon General’s assertions, some people aren’t buying a relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer. Kimmel Cancer…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
What does the science tell us about alcohol consumption and cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says alcohol packaged for consumption should bear a warning label about increased risk for cancer. Johns Hopkin…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Should you give up alcohol to reduce your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Alcohol for consumption should come with a warning label about cancer risk, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy asserts. William Nelson, director o…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How might AI improve interpretation of free DNA levels in the blood? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Free DNA in the blood portends increasing frailty and possibly an increased risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease, two long term studies of older adu…
1 year ago
Higher levels of your own DNA circulating in your blood may be a problem, Elizabeth Tracey reports
DNA fragments found circulating in an older person’s blood are associated with frailty and Alzheimer’s disease, studies by Peter Abadir, a geriatrics…
1 year ago
How much does increased levels of DNA in the blood increase dementia risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Increased cell death, increased levels of DNA in the blood, increased inflammation, and increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. That appears to be on…
1 year ago
Why does increased cell death in the body increase inflammation? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cell death in your body happens all the time, every day, and when it does DNA is released into your blood. It may be your genetic DNA or it may be fr…
1 year ago
Is walking speed linked to cell death? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Walking speed is a commonly used measure for health, as it’s easy to do and doesn’t cost much. Now a study by Peter Abadir, a Johns Hopkins geriatric…
1 year ago
How does circulating DNA contribute to accelerated aging? Elizabeth Tracey reports
DNA fragments found in your blood, so called circulating cell free DNA, come from your cells as they die. Both genetic material and DNA from your ene…
1 year ago