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Cancer therapies have direct effects on telomere length

Cancer Therapies May Trigger Aging Phenotypes in Survivors

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Chemotherapies, radiation have direct effects on telomere length, epigenetic modifications, microRNA
Almost 30 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data in the first year of the Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier program

Year One Results Out for Value-Based Payment Modifier Program

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Overall, 29.3 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data and received a penalty
The fatty liver index may be an accurate predictor of colorectal adenomas among an average-risk population

High Fatty Liver Index Tied to Colorectal Adenomas

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Compared with low-index group, those with high index have more frequent, more advanced adenomas
Contrast-enhanced laparoscopic ultrasonography does not appear to increase the detection rate of liver metastasis during robotic-assisted surgery for primary colorectal cancer

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound No Aid for Metastasis Detection

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Findings based on use of laparoscopic ultrasonography during colorectal cancer surgery
Amplification of the inflammation-responsive RNA editase adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR)1 gene is associated with reduced survival in multiple myeloma

Multiple Myeloma Survival Down With High ADAR1 RNA Expression

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ADAR1 knockdown reduces regeneration of high-risk multiple myeloma in patient-derived xenografts

American Society of Hematology, Dec. 9-12

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The 59th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec....
The absence of standards is an important barrier to pediatric oncologists recommending medical marijuana

Pediatric Oncologists Willing to Consider Medical Marijuana

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Those eligible to certify report less favorable attitudes to medical marijuana overall
A deep learning algorithm can detect metastases in sections of lymph nodes from women with breast cancer; and a deep learning system has high sensitivity and specificity for identifying diabetic retinopathy

Artificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses

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Two studies evaluate use; one for breast cancer, the other for diabetic retinopathy
A new approach to gene therapy can restore immune cell types in infants with newly diagnosed X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency

ASH: New Approach to Gene Tx Restores Immune Cells in X-SCID

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Efficient vector marking in bone marrow CD34+ cells, myeloid cells, B cells in newly diagnosed SCID
Health care spending growth slowed in 2016 following faster growth in 2014 and 2015

Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016

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Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016