1+ week, 3+ day ago   (624+ words) Tumor DNA profiling could be used to identify which men with metastatic prostate cancer need aggressive treatment and those who may benefit from de-escalation.A model, trained and tested on nearly 2,500 veterans with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, found those with…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (494+ words) A commercial assay that measures eMTBR-tau may be an alternative to tau PET imaging in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Definitive diagnoses require evidence of amyloid plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles, Alamar…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (922+ words) Older adults who were cognitively healthy but had very high levels of p-tau217 were 78% more likely to develop cognitive impairment within a decade, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.Risks also increased by 45% over 10 years…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) Americans are hearing a confusing message about meat.Some policymakers and industry voices suggest red meat deserves a central place in a healthy diet, while nutrition experts continue to emphasize moderation and plant-forward eating patterns....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (289+ words) LAS VEGAS — A once-weekly therapy to treat growth hormone deficiency was well tolerated and conferred improvements in multiple body composition measures at 1 year, according to long-term extension trial data. In July 2025, Ascendis Pharma announced that, based on data from the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (504+ words) Get notified when your In Progress activities are expiring Provided by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s Center for Continuing Education Credit Types: CME, CNE Number of credits: 1 Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes This one-hour on-demand video learning module…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (622+ words) Erik S. Musiek is the Charlotte & Paul Hagemann professor of neurology and co-director of the Center On Biological Rhythms And Sleep (COBRAS) Memory Diagnostic Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Alzheimer's Disease Video Perspectives Erik S. Musiek, MD,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (921+ words) An amyloidosis diagnosis can take upwards of 2 years. “About two-thirds of patients will see three-plus providers before the diagnosis is actually made,” Hira Shaikh, MBBS, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine in the division of hematology, oncology, and blood and…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (256+ words) Children with a high genetic risk for type 2 diabetes who were also exposed to maternal gestational diabetes are more likely to develop impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes, according to a speaker. “Type 2 diabetes in youth is a very complex,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (259+ words) Amini: They play a significant role in how we treat metastatic lung cancer. All patients with stage IV disease should have molecular testing performed. Ho: Molecular alterations have become a central part of managing metastatic NSCLC. In many cases, identifying…...