As part of a research study, therapy dogs will be visiting an Edmonton long term care home. Brittany DeGraves, a nursing researcher from the University of Alberta, is studying how animal-assisted programs can help both residents and staff at long-term care facilities. In a feasibility study published in BMC Geriatrics, DeGraves interviewed 14 long-term care…
Read MoreIn a study published in the journal Cell, researchers describe how gut bacteria can predict melanoma recurrence risk. Uysuk, Hayes and others at NYU’s Department of Population Health studied 674 patients around the world in a trial called CheckMate 915. Patients from North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Australia, and elsewhere submitted stool samples following…
Read MoreA research team from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has discovered bacteria from frogs, newts, and lizards possessing anticancer effects. Through isolating, culturing, and directly administering individual bacterial strains the team was able to identify a microbe that can attack tumors. The research team, led by Prof. Eijiro Miyako, isolated 45 bacterial…
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