Pre-school age children who are exposed to child-targeted fast-food advertising on television are considerably more likely to consume fast-food products, according to a recent Dartmouth-led study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
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Going the Distance: Travel Time’s Influence on Radiation Treatment for NH Prostate Cancer Patients
A new Dartmouth study shows that travel time is not a deterrent to radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer in New Hampshire.
Dartmouth Researchers Break New Territory Analyzing DNA Modifications in Glioblastoma
Research published in the journal Nature Communications describes distribution of a DNA defect in the glioblastoma genome and its relationship with patient survival.
E-Cigarettes Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens and Young Adults, Dartmouth and Pitt Collaboration Finds
Young people across the United States who smoke electronic cigarettes are considerably more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes within a year than their peers who do not smoke e-cigarettes, according to an analysis led by the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth.
Obese Teenagers More Vulnerable to Food-Related Television Commercials
Gazette Review – A new study coming out of Dartmouth is showing that television food commercials are stimulating the brains of overweight teenagers more than any other group of people.
Mixing Energy Drinks, Alcohol Tied to Abusive Drinking in Teens
Investigators from Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center found teens aged 15-17 years old who had ever mixed alcohol with energy drinks were four times more likely to meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder than a teen who has tried alcohol but never mixed it with an energy drink.
Early Use of Palliative Care in Cancer Improves Patients’ Lives, Outcomes for Caregivers
A new randomized clinical trial with Dartmouth investigators has noted significant improvement in several measures among those who began palliative care early.
Investigators Discover Mechanism Responsible for Tumor Invasion in Brain Cancer
A neuro-oncology research team at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by the Director Mark A. Israel, MD with first author Gilbert J. Rahme, PhD, recently identified the transcription factor Id4 as a suppressor of tumor cell invasion in glioblastoma.
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Redesignated As NCI “Comprehensive Cancer Center”
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed its Cancer Center Support Grant to Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) at Dartmouth, continuing NCCC’s designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Investigators Identify Window of Vulnerability for STIs to Infect Human Female Reproductive Tract
Dartmouth researchers have presented a comprehensive review of the role of sex hormones in the female reproductive tract and evidence supporting a “window of vulnerability” to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).