In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with.
Patients with early-stage cancer have the best chance for survival, said the study s senior author, Varun Puri, M.D., a thoracic surgeon and professor of surgery. That s why it s critical for patients to promptly seek treatment within 12 weeks after they ve been diagnosed.
Non-small cell lung cancer comprises 84% of all lung cancer cases, according to the American Cancer Society, and the overall five-year survival rate is 25%. Our data provide particularly timely information regarding delayed medical care, a common issue during the ongoing global pandemic, said Puri, also a research member of Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Physicians and patients want to know more about the safety of delaying surgery. The risks have been poorly understood because previous studies have used imprecise definitions for the date of cancer diagnosis. The goal of our study was to provide more uniform data, which we did by tracking patie
Research Suggests Mild COVID-19 Illness Leaves Behind Lasting Antibody Protection
People who had mild COVID-19 have long-lasting antibody protection, according to a study by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Scientists found that individuals who have recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 have long-lived plasma cells in their bone marrow that secretes low levels of antibodies against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus for possibly a lifetime.
Plasma cells are a type of white blood cells developed from B cells and originate from the bone marrow. They are responsible for producing and secreting antibodies to a specific antigen.
Little is known about the night-time habits of tiny creatures all around us. Take the jumping spider it mysteriously can spend much of the night suspended in mid-air, hanging by a thread.