Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs
The Washington Post: Brain Scans Reveal 3 ADHD Subtypes, Including A More Extreme Form
A study analyzing 1,154 children and adolescents breaks new ground in how to think about the growing diagnosis. (Cha, 4/30)
Medical Xpress: A Routine Virus Can Slow Breast Cancer Spread To The Lungs, Offering Hidden Protective Power
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mostly infects the lungs, nose, throat, and respiratory tract, and can cause illness ranging from mild cold and fever-like symptoms to severe pneumonia and bronchitis. A recent study has found that having a respiratory infection can act as a shield against the spread of cancer cells. (Mondal, 4/29)
Medical Xpress: Scientists Recruit Red Blood Cells To Deliver Genetic Cargo With Instructions To Kill Cancer
Scientists have developed a way to turn the body's own immune cells into cancer-fighting agents—without removing them from the body—by using red blood cells to deliver genetic instructions. Current CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) therapies typically involve collecting a patient's T cells, genetically modifying them in the laboratory, and then reinfusing them in a process that can take weeks. The new strategy aims to bypass that step. (Ricks, 4/29)
Medical Xpress: Glioblastoma Mapping Uncovers Four Recurring Tumor Cell Communities, Revealing Treatment Targets
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive type of brain cancer that is known to be very difficult to treat. One reason why this type of cancer is often resistant to available treatments is that it is characterized by a highly diverse cellular structure and complex interactions between cancerous cells and neighboring healthy cells. (Fadelli, 4/29)
MedPage Today: High Rate Of Surgical Success In Complex NSCLC With Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy
Mediastinal lymph node clearance in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) more than doubled with the addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy and facilitated more complete surgery, a small prospective study showed. (Bankhead, 4/29)
Medical Xpress: Epilepsy 'Brain Blips' Can Be Predicted A Full Second Early With Neuron-Level Probes
Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered that these "brain blips" are not random events, as had been believed. Rather, they unfold in a predictable pattern that can be detected a full second before they occur — raising new possibilities to ward them off altogether. (4/30)
