An international study found younger adults with non-small cell lung cancer were more likely than older patients to have guideline-recommended actionable mutations. Separately, an analysis of nine trials found blood pressure medicines reduced major cardiovascular events only among patients who took at least 80% of assigned treatment.
Researchers reported a yeast-based influenza vaccine approach targeting the M2 protein protected mice against three influenza strains. Separately, low-frequency deep brain stimulation improved speech measures after traumatic brain injury, and a mouse study found collateral heart vessels arose primarily from capillaries.
A trial at 27 hospitals found refrigerated platelets stored for up to three weeks were as effective as standard room-temperature platelets for treating bleeding during cardiac surgery. Separately, a study of U.S. death records found flight attendants and pilots had the highest proportions of occupational radiation-related cancer deaths among 503 occupations.
An experimental blood test detected 92% of stage I-III colorectal cancers and 81% of advanced adenomas in screening participants. Separately, laboratory experiments found vanillin, an e-cigarette flavoring, altered human embryonic stem cell development.
Wildfire smoke became the leading source of high-pollution PM2.5 exposure days during U.S. pregnancies by 2019. Separately, waist measures predicted cardiovascular risk better than BMI, and a mouse study identified postoperative windows for glioblastoma drug delivery.
Fecal microbiota transplants increased peanut tolerance in some young adults with severe peanut allergies in a pilot study. Separately, a small study of women treated with CAR T-cell therapy for autoimmune diseases reported healthy pregnancies and newborns.
An AI model identified patient subtypes from sleep-study data that were associated with different long-term health outcomes. Separately, AI-guided oxygen delivery increased time in target oxygen ranges, and an experimental non-opioid analgesic outperformed Vicodin after abdominal surgery.
From diagnostic delay to treatment integration
