Oncology & Cancer
Cancer biology: Charting a tumor's genomic roots
Whole-genome sequencing gives researchers a deeper understanding of factors contributing to the onset and progression of gastric cancer.
Jul 17, 2013
0
0
Page 2 - News tagged with analytical techniques
Oncology & Cancer
Scent of melanoma: New research may lead to early non-invasive detection and diagnosis
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature ...
Jun 13, 2013
0
0
Health
Saliva can be used to predict excess body fat in teenagers
In addition to helping us chew and swallow, keeping the mouth moist and protecting us against germs, saliva can also be used for early detection of the risk of developing diseases associated with surplus body fat.
Feb 18, 2020
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study leverages artificial intelligence to predict risk of bedsores in hospitalized patients
Bedsores—also known as pressure injuries—are the fastest rising hospital-acquired condition, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research in Quality, and as a result have become the second most common reason for ...
Apr 10, 2024
0
2
Immunology
Treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by removing cholesterol from macrophages using a unique supramolecule
A research group from the Graduate School of Medicine and Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Nagoya University report that cholesterol accumulation in macrophages promotes liver fibrosis in the development of ...
Sep 19, 2023
0
4
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Urine test could one day replace biopsy in kidney disease diagnostics
Scientists from Skoltech and Sechenov University have developed an approach for diagnosing chronic kidney disease in its early stages. It relies on a urine sample, analyzing protein content to find pathologies and determine ...
Jun 13, 2023
0
2
Neuroscience
Researchers unravel cross-species pain-preferential neural pathway
Researchers have uncovered a neural pathway preferentially involved in pain perception across species. The study was led by Profs. Tu Yiheng and Hu Li from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and ...
Oct 11, 2023
0
58
Medical research
New anticoagulant discovered based on the same used by malaria vectors to feed on
An international project lead by the Molecular and Cell Biology Institute of Porto University with the participation of researchers from IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) has, for the first time ever, deciphered ...
Dec 11, 2012
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
Modeling the use of beta radiation in cancer treatment
Treating superficial skin tumors especially when they are located above cartilage or bone with beta radiation can help protect sensitive structures during the delivery of treatment.
Sep 21, 2022
0
3
Medical research
A new way of rapidly counting and identifying viruses
A Lancaster University professor has introduced a new concept for rapidly analyzing for the presence of a virus from colds to coronaviruses.
Apr 26, 2021
0
2
