Lung cancer is still among the deadliest cancers worldwide, with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung accounting for about 30% of the cases. When the cancer metastasizes to the lymph nodes, the patient has a worse overall survival.
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have linked the risk of heart failure during pregnancy and senescence proteins produced by placental aging, which could clarify how peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is triggered and opens the door to the development of cardiac function therapies in late pregnancy.
Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is a disease characterized by hypoalbuminemia, proteinuria, edema and hyperlipidemia, and a cause of chronic kidney disease in the pediatric population.