Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have discovered that DNA damage resets the cellular circadian clock, suggesting links among circadian timing, the cycle of cell division, and the propensity for cancer.
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) announced today that it has begun treating cancer patients with the TrilogyTM System from Varian Medical Systems. Trilogy combines specialized medical imaging with precise and powerful radiation delivery, to enable advanced new therapies that shorten treatment times, reduce side effects, and offer new hope for patients.
Dr. James N. Weinstein has been named the recipient of this year's Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Weinstein is only the 7th person to receive this prestigious international honor, which comes with a cash award of $50,000.
From the beginning, arteries and veins are different in the way they branch into vascular networks, say Dartmouth heart researchers. They have identified a new defect limited to arterial development.
On May 31 2006, a new feature of the DHMC website was released called "Out-of-Pocket Estimator". This enhancement follows the initial release in February 2005, of the webpage called "Charges for Healthcare Services." The goal of the section "Charges for Health Care Services" is to answer patients' questions about DHMC charges for services and to direct users to the correct resource to assist in getting the answers.
Exploring ways to increase cancer screening in minority and low-income women in New York City, researchers found that a telephone could be a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer.
Young adolescents who own t-shirts, hats and other merchandise with an alcohol brand name on it are more likely to begin drinking than kids who do not own these items, according to a study by Dartmouth Medical School researchers.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) may be a risk factor in developing squamous cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, according to research led by Dartmouth Medical School. The study used new technology to detect antibodies from a strain of HPV on skin cancer samples.
In a study, Dartmouth Medical School researchers challenge calls for increases in the physician workforce, arguing that if employed efficiently, the current supply of physicians and medical students will be adequate through 2020.
Seeing movies that feature characters drinking alcohol can predispose young adolescents to experiment with alcohol at an early age, concludes a study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers.
Opening a new door to an effective vaccine and therapy for a disease that strikes thousands annually, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School discovered that the bacteria that causes the intestinal disease Cholera spreads in the environment in much the same way it infects humans.
A new treatment for pancreatic cancer developed by clinical researchers substantially reduces the size of tumors and lowers the risk of local recurrence of the disease. Fifty percent of patients in the study responded to therapy"”one of the highest response rates ever seen with pancreatic cancer.
Low birth weight, an important risk factor of infant mortality and childhood developmental disorders, varies more than 3-fold in regions across the U.S., according to national research. The study offers promise for health care experts in an area of prenatal health where progress has been elusive.
The first national study to look at the connection between smoking in movies and smoking initiation among adolescents shows that exposure to smoking in popular films is a primary risk factor in determining whether young people will start smoking.
Physicians practicing in regions of the U.S. where health care spending is high are more likely to order tests, referrals and treatments for their patients than those in low spending regions.
Male fruit flies lacking the ability to sense female pheromones are left in the dark when it comes to love, according to a new Dartmouth Medial School (DMS) study that could help control harmful insect populations.
A study has demonstrated that cells lacking a tumor-suppressing kinase called LKB1 can still maintain healthy energy levels when they become stressed. The study's results could signal new advances for combating cancerous tumor growth, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
A report from the Committee on Pediatric Workforce has resulted in a revised statement from the AAP, challenging current assumptions about the need for greater numbers of doctors and raising concerns about a lack of racial and geographic diversity in the pediatric workforce.
New findings from a Dartmouth Medical School collaboration in Tanzania may alter assumptions about the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected people, and prompt a major change in way TB testing is routinely done in the developing world.
Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have found a promising key to future treatments in pancreatic cancer. The innovation lies in manipulating an overabundance of chemo-resistant molecules that inactivate pathways that would normally suppress cell growth.
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