Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Dual Enrollment Strategy Supports Trial Diversity

An analysis confirms dual enrollment at private and safety-net hospitals is feasible for Phase I solid tumor trials, yielding higher diversity and similar patient survival rates.

Stroke rehabilitation patient completing cognitive therapy tasks during early rehabilitation.

Mental Imagery Links to Executive Function Post Stroke

Mental imagery after stroke was positively associated with cognitive performance during early rehabilitation, but it did not predict functional independence outcomes.

Machine Learning Shows Promise in Predicting RA Treatment Response

A scoping review shows machine learning models may help predict response to biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis, though validation gaps remain.

WHO Issues Global Guidelines for Infertility Care

The WHO releases 40 evidence-based recommendations and six good practice statements for preventing, diagnosing, and treating infertility.

Water Exchange Improves Unsedated Colonoscopy Tolerance

A randomized trial shows combined water exchange and cap-assisted colonoscopy shortens cecal intubation time and reduces pain in unsedated procedures.

High-Throughput Proteomics Identifies Biomarkers and Molecular Subtypes in Bullous Pemphigoid

High-throughput proteomics identifies inflammatory clusters and biomarkers associated with disease severity and treatment response in bullous pemphigoid.

Researchers reviewing oncology study protocol for cancer clinical trials development in Latin America

Cancer Clinical Trials Development in Latin America Lags

Cancer clinical trials development in Latin America underperforms globally yet strengths could expand equitable evidence worldwide.

Tibial Nerve Stimulation Lowers Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort After Surgery

Tibial Nerve Stimulation Lowers Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort After Surgery

A randomised trial shows transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation reduces catheter-related bladder discomfort and improves early recovery after urologic surgery.

Volatile Organic Compounds Offer New Insights for Asthma Monitoring

Volatile Organic Compounds Offer New Insights for Asthma Monitoring

Study shows that exhaled volatile organic compounds, including propanoic and nonanoic acids, could be used as non-invasive biomarkers for asthma.

Lung cancer blood test using FT-IR microspectroscopy to identify a circulating tumour cell in a cytospun blood sample.

New Blood Test Detects Single Lung Cancer Cell

FT-IR microspectroscopy blood test detected a single circulating tumor cell in one patient with lung cancer, cytospun raw blood sample.