Xylitol was linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death.
Paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, taken during pregnancy was linked to smaller ovaries and fewer egg-containing follicles in daughters.
And a review study found that for esophageal cancer, adding surgery after chemoradiation was linked to better survival than chemoradiation alone.
Fayuvi is a one-time, intravenous (given directly into a vein) gene therapy that uses a modified, non-infectious virus called an adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) to deliver a working copy of the SGSH gene into the patient’s cells. This enables the body’s cells to produce sulfamidase — the enzyme that is missing or deficient in MPS IIIA — allowing heparan sulfate to be properly broken down in lysosomes and reducing its harmful buildup throughout the body and brain.
People with Lynch syndrome face a much higher lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer and several other cancers. Current prevention strategies rely heavily on regular screenings, surveillance, and in some cases preventive surgery. A new study suggests that a cancer-prevention vaccine may one day become another tool for reducing that risk.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis is helping shine a spotlight on one of the least understood groups: high-grade endometrioid endometrial cancers with no specific molecular profile (NSMP). The findings suggest that this subtype represents nearly one-third of high-grade endometrial cancers and may play an important role in the future of personalized cancer care.
A large new study suggests that, for many patients with resectable esophageal cancer, adding surgery to treatment may lead to better survival than chemotherapy and radiation alone. However, treatment decisions are highly individualized, and not every patient is a candidate for surgery.
Pregnant women are often told that acetaminophen (also called paracetamol) is one of the safest pain relievers to use when needed. While it remains an important medication during pregnancy, new research suggests scientists may need to better understand how prenatal exposure could affect the reproductive development of baby girls. The findings do not prove that paracetamol causes long-term problems, but they do highlight an area that deserves further study.