People who take part in screening for colorectal cancer may have as much as 43 per cent lower risk of dying from the disease, according to new estimates published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University in Sweden. These findings are based on up to 14 years of follow-up data from the Stockholm–Gotland screening programme.

In an article in Eurosurveillance, experts from four EU institutions highlight the importance of mosquito control as mosquito-borne diseases become more common in Europe, recommending sustainable, evidence-based and coordinated control strategies as well as cross-sectoral collaboration to reduce disease transmission.

It’s widely understood that the microbiome—especially microbes found in the mouth and the gut—can have a profound effect on health. In a study publishing in the Cell Press journal Cell Host & Microbe on August 20, researchers report that by analyzing the make-up of oral microbes, they may be able to detect signals associated with gastric (stomach) and colorectal cancer. These findings could lead to the development of new, less-invasive screening tests for gastrointestinal cancers. 

About the Study: This study examines whether emerging drug and diagnostic resistance variants are contributing to Ethiopia’s malaria resurgence.

About the Study: In this randomized clinical trial of US children, spectacle lenses with HAL provided a reduction in myopia progression and axial elongation over 24 months. While longer-term data are needed to evaluate sustained treatment efficacy, these findings support HAL as a safe and effective myopia control intervention and underlie US Food and Drug Administration authorization of the study device.

About the Study: This randomized clinical trial sought to determine the proportion of eligible patients who would consent to randomization and complete either thyroid lobectomy or total thyroidectomy as assigned, with the goal of informing target enrollment of a future multicenter trial.

About the Study: This meta-analysis evaluates individual participant data from randomized clinical trials to investigate whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is associated with worsening symptoms of depression.

About the Study: In a comparative study of 11,681 US cancer clinical trial, industry-sponsored trials were more likely to focus on single-agent drug therapies, while federally sponsored trials were more likely to evaluate nontreatment interventions, multimodality treatment strategies, deescalation approaches, and therapies for rare cancers and children.