New Urine Biomarkers Identified for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Clinical utility, specificity, and sensitivity for urine aquaporin-1 and perilipin-2
ACS: Vitamin D May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer
Many who received vitamin D supplementation showed decrease in tumor growth
ACS: Air Pollution Can Up Potency of Birch Tree Pollen
Pollutants plus climate change linked to increase in prevalence of allergies worldwide
Valacyclovir Cuts Viral Load in HIV-1+/HSV-2 Seronegative
Prodrug valacyclovir active in HIV-1 infected patients who are HSV-2 seronegative
Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Autism
Correlation mainly explained by adverse prenatal and perinatal outcomes; multiple births
WBC, Neutrophil Counts Predict Stroke Risk in Older Asian Men
Higher total WBC, neutrophil counts independently predict stroke in older Japanese-American men
Study Examines Age, Sex, APOE ε4 Effects in Adults
Memory and adjusted hippocampal volume worse in men than women; no sex difference in amyloid PET
Interventions Up Blood Culture Ordering in Pediatric Pneumonia
Increase in blood cultures for kids hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia; no impact on LOS
C-Reactive Protein Independent Prognostic Marker in Melanoma
Link with overall, melanoma-specific survival; increase in CRP also linked to disease progression
Accuracy High for Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy
Based on single breast slide, overall agreement 75.3 percent for individual pathologist versus consensus
