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A new approach to assessing patients with disorders of consciousness
In intensive care units, some patients who appear unconscious occupy a gray zone in their relationship to the world. To better diagnose them and predict their recovery potential, Dragana Manasova, Jacobo Sitt, and their colleagues ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Radiotracers could improve choice of bladder cancer therapies
A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has developed a radiopharmaceutical molecule marker that can visualize tumors that carry the cell surface protein Nectin-4. This primarily occurs in the body ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Building a better CT scanner
Computed tomography (CT) scanning, which creates detailed 3D images of bones, soft tissues, and organs, is better than standard X-rays for investigating complex injuries, cancers, and vascular issues.
Jan 7, 2026
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A cancer 'flashlight' helps physicians determine who can benefit from targeted treatments
To determine who could benefit from targeted cancer treatments, a researcher at the University of Missouri has put tumors under a spotlight.
Jan 7, 2026
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Study highlights effect of Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia on subcortical brain structures
A recent study by the Laboratory for Neuro-Analysis and Imaging (LANAI) at UMass Chan Medical School highlights how subcortical brain structures degenerate in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia patients.
Jan 6, 2026
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AI-powered knowledge graph links heart images to genes and drug predictions
Knowledge graphs are a powerful tool for bringing together information from biological databases and linking what is already known about genes, diseases, treatments, molecular pathways and symptoms in a structured network. ...
Dec 29, 2025
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Mammograms may reveal hidden heart risks for women, study finds
Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray images may also offer an early warning sign for cardiovascular disease—the leading cause of death ...
Dec 29, 2025
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Novel AI tool offers prognosis for patients with head and neck cancer
A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI)–based noninvasive tool that can predict the likelihood that a patient's oropharyngeal ...
Dec 24, 2025
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Automatic label checking: The missing step in making medical AI reliable
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered a practical way to detect and fix common labeling errors in large radiographic collections. By automatically verifying body-part, projection, and rotation tags, ...
Dec 24, 2025
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New Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals
Researchers have developed a new compact Raman imaging system that is sensitive enough to differentiate between tumor and normal tissue. The system offers a promising route to earlier cancer detection and to making molecular ...
Dec 18, 2025
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AI can help detect kidney cancer faster
Researchers have developed an AI-based tool that accelerates the detection of kidney cancer. Its effectiveness was validated in a study published in Communications Medicine.
Dec 18, 2025
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Guideline-concordant care rate in seniors is approximately 60% after positive lung cancer screen
Among persons with a first positive lung cancer screening result at age 65 years or older, the rate of guideline-concordant care is 59.7% overall, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Dec 18, 2025
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AI can detect early signs of aging from chest X-rays
Artificial intelligence may be able to reveal how fast your body is aging by analyzing a chest X-ray, according to a new study published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. ...
Dec 17, 2025
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New technology reduces false positives in breast ultrasounds
New ultrasound technology developed at Johns Hopkins can distinguish fluid from solid breast masses with near perfect accuracy, an advance that could save patients, especially those with dense breast tissue, from unnecessary ...
Dec 17, 2025
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40% of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity, study suggests
For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the way fMRI data have so ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Proton beam therapy boosts throat cancer survival, study finds
Photon therapy offers strong outcomes in treating oropharyngeal cancers; however, some radiation can reach and damage nearby healthy tissue. The damage can lead to side effects that may be severe for some patients. In a new ...
Dec 15, 2025
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Imaging study solves a long-standing gap in metastatic breast cancer research and care
A prospective, multicenter cancer clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) has validated an improved method for predicting treatment benefits in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Daily scans during prostate cancer could guide changes to treatment, reduce the risk of side effects, study suggests
Daily scans taken during prostate cancer radiotherapy could be repurposed to guide changes to treatment, reducing the risk of side effects, a study suggests.
Dec 11, 2025
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Calcium in breast arteries predicts future cardiovascular disease
Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped information about a person's risk for cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death among ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Breast MRI may be safely omitted from diagnostic workup in certain patients with early-stage, HR-negative breast cancer
Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Clinicians now have powerful new tools to diagnose multiple sclerosis earlier
The faster patients can be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the sooner they can begin taking the powerful medications that can prevent further brain damage.
Dec 11, 2025
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How AI might aid clinicians in analyzing medical images
In recent years, AI has emerged as a powerful tool for analyzing medical images. Thanks to advances in computing and large medical datasets from which AI can learn, it has proven to be a valuable aid in reading and analyzing ...
Dec 11, 2025
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AI-based tool predicts future cardiovascular events in patients with angina
Reduced coronary blood flow, measured with an artificial intelligence-based imaging tool, predicted future cardiovascular events in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease. These findings were presented at ...
Dec 11, 2025
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Psychedelics can disrupt normal link between brain's neuronal activity and blood flow
Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with promising clinical applications for treating mood disorders and substance abuse disorders. Recent work in functional MRI (fMRI) studies show that psychedelics can reset brain network ...
Dec 9, 2025
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Powerful new brain PET scanner is opening new research pathways
At the Yale Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center, an ultra-high-performance brain-dedicated scanner called the NeuroEXPLORER (NX) is redefining what is possible in brain PET imaging.
Dec 9, 2025
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