Genomic Test Helps Guide Precision Medicine to Estimate Risk of Prostate Cancer Metastasis, Death
February 11, 2021
San Francisco, CA (UroToday.com) A commercially available genomic test may help oncologists better determine which patients with recurrent prostate cancer may benefit from hormone therapy, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and 15 other medical centers.
Researchers studied prostate cancer samples from 352 participants in the NRG/RTOG 9601 clinical trial, which compared radiation therapy alone with radiation therapy combined with hormone therapy. The investigators found that the Decipher test, which measures the activity of 22 genes among seven known cancer pathways, independently estimated the participants’ risk of metastasis, death from prostate cancer, and overall survival. Researchers say it also guided treatment recommendations for recurrence of prostate cancer after surgery, helping identify patients most likely to bene
The CDC currently recommends choosing a mask that has two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric and fits snugly, completely covering the nose and mouth. That s based on studies showing masks with multiple layers of fabric are more effective at reducing the emission and inhalation of virus particles. Multiple layers of cloth with higher thread counts have demonstrated superior performance compared to single layers of cloth with lower thread counts, in some cases filtering nearly 50% of fine particles less than 1 micron, the CDC guidance says.
Yet, some infectious disease experts are saying that adding an extra layer of protection makes sense. Double masking refers to wearing two cloth masks or a cloth one over a surgical mask.
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‘Shot in the Dark’ Provides a Path Toward Collaborative Research That Better Predicts COVID-19 Severity
February 3, 2021 GMT
Sanmi Koejo, assistant professor of computer science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
URBANA, Ill. - February 3, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
A chance phone call between a physician and an artificial intelligence expert at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has led to a neural network tool that can read X-rays and better predict potential health complications from COVID-19 and other causes.
Dr. Ayis Pyrros said his call three years ago to David Forsyth, a professor of computer science at UIUC’s Grainger College of Engineering, was a “shot in the dark.”
Rev. Robert C. Smith, interim rector at The Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany, dies at 80 Valerie Russ, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Rev. Robert C. Smith, of Philadelphia, the interim rector at The Church of St. Luke & The Epiphany in Center City, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm. He was 80.
In 2012, he retired as rector at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd in East Falls.
After retiring, Rev. Smith worked as an interim minister in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, traveling from one parish to the next to administer to the needs of parishioners after a priest had moved to another church or died.