Providing clues into why the severity of a common parasitic infection can vary greatly from person to person, a new Johns Hopkins study shows that each one of three strains of the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii sets off a unique reaction in the nerve cells it invades.
Infection and Immunity
—Johns Hopkins Medicine
Only half of parents think the media is doing a good job explaining how research affects their children; media invited to attend lecture on research reporting with Richard Besser.
—University of Michigan Health System
In this News Digest: 1) Summary of study being published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology March 14 finding that a surgical technique was able to find viable sperm and allow fertility in many male childhood cancer survivors who received chemotherapy and were thought to be sterile; 2) Quote for attribution to Lisa Diller, MD, Member of ASCO’s Cancer Communications Committee and pediatric cancers expert; 3) Links to additional information on Cancer.Net, ASCO’s patient website.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
—American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Findings by a researcher at New Jersey’s only NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center show a shortened radiation course may benefit patients with the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. The study, which is part of a feature article in the journal <I>Cancer</I>, focuses on patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who have had a lumpectomy.
—Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Medical Center finds that depression and other psychological disorders may be more prevalent in adolescent acne patients.
Dermatology Online Journal
—Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Older people who receive Guided Care, a new form of primary care, use fewer expensive health services compared to older people who receive regular primary care.
—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
