Liam Davenport

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Microbiome Alterations Linked to Growth Hormone Deficiency

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 25, 2024

Those with growth hormone deficiency had alterations in microbial populations that have been linked to longevity, as well as a microbial and metabo...

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Childhood Loneliness Predictive of Subsequent Psychosis?

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 22, 2024

In those who did not have objective social isolation in childhood, loneliness was associated with a significantly increased risk for first-episode ...

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Positive Results for Intranasal Oxytocin in Adults With Autism

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 16, 2024

Those receiving intranasal oxytocin showed clinical improvement on multiple mental health and quality of life measures.

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Esketamine Linked to Reduced Postpartum Depression Risk

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: April 10, 2024

The adverse effects of esketamine on maternal and neonatal health need to be assessed, as well as the long-term cost/benefit ratio of prophylactic ...

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Tarlatamab Shows Promise in Tackling Previously Treated SCLC

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: March 28, 2024

Patients with SCLC showed improved survival and durable response to tarlatamab, which targets cancer cells that express DLL3.

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CHIP: The Silent Threat Steps Into the Limelight

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: March 22, 2024

Understanding of CHIP is expanding as researchers better determine methods for prognosis and disease mitigation.

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Can an Ingestible Vibrating Capsule Tackle Obesity?

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: March 21, 2024

Though effective for weight loss, the capsule faces many hurdles to widespread use.

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Low-Dose Aspirin Associated With Reduced CRC Risk

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: February 29, 2024

Observational study suggests prescription use of low-dose aspirin is linked to reduced risk of CRC, with greatest reduction in metastatic CRC.

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Treatment Sequence May Impact Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: January 29, 2024

Researchers evaluated whether treatment sequence could affect survival outcomes in patients with unresectable and/or metastatic pancreatic ductal a...

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Will New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Save More Lives?

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: January 24, 2024

Lung cancer screening has been broadened to include more patients.

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What’s the Disease Burden From Plastic Exposure?

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: January 11, 2024

EDCs can disrupt hormones, increasing risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments, and death.

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Gastric Cancer Survival Differs by Race and Ethnicity

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: January 9, 2024

Researchers analyzed gastric cancer survival outcomes by race and ethnicity, treatment type, and a range of other factors.

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No Added Benefit From Chemo in This Breast Cancer Subtype

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: January 4, 2024

The authors “observed no evidence for added value of chemotherapy” for ER-positive, HER2-negative invasive lobular carcinoma who received endocrine...

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Sickle Cell CRISPR Gene Therapy May Offer Patients ‘Functional Cure’

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: December 19, 2023

Patients with severe sickle cell disease aged 12 and older could benefit greatly from two newly approved gene-editing treatments.

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Survival-Toxicity Trade-off With T-DM1 in HER+ Breast Cancer

Author:: Liam Davenport

Publish date: December 18, 2023

Older patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer do not experience a survival benefit with trastuzumab emtansine vs standard-of-care combination th...