News tagged with treasure trove


New computational pipeline analyzes tumor images, may help predict response to cancer therapy

(Medical Xpress)—How's this for big data: A whole-slide image of a tumor section can be ten billion pixels. There can be thousands of such images in the tumor cohorts maintained by The Cancer Genome Atlas ...

Cancer created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New HIV/AIDS registry to help answer key questions

A new community-based HIV/AIDS registry, one of the first in the nation to include patients from rural areas, will provide a unique opportunity to find answers to myriad medical questions, from the impact of drugs such as ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New nanoparticles that shut off cancer genes shrink tumors in mice

By sequencing cancer-cell genomes, scientists have discovered vast numbers of genes that are mutated, deleted or copied in cancer cells. This treasure trove is a boon for researchers seeking new drug targets, but it is nearly ...

Cancer created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast