Immunotherapy, which unleashes the power of the body's own immune system to find and destroy cancer cells, has shown promise in treating several types of cancer.
Apr 14, 2020
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A protective respirator created by a Duke University medical and engineering task force is now being used by Duke Health doctors as they treat patients with suspected cases of COVID-19.
Apr 14, 2020
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A pre-print study using data from medical wristbands suggests that evidence of disrupted sleep could predict when study participants were coming down with the flu—24 hours before they became contagious.
Apr 8, 2020
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Waiting in the starting blocks, sprinters' muscles are about to need to produce a lot of energy. And quickly. For short bursts of energy like this, the body can't rely on its usual methods of production.
Mar 27, 2020
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Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reveal apparent cellular distinctions between black and white cancer patients, while also exploring potential racial bias in the rapidly ...
Mar 6, 2020
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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users readily quantify the structural and functional changes in the blood flow networks feeding tumors.
Mar 5, 2020
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A smartphone app that allows users to check for jaundice in newborn babies simply by taking a picture of the eye may be an effective, low-cost way to screen for the condition, according to a pilot study led by UCL and UCLH.
Mar 2, 2020
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Biomedical engineers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine recently developed a handheld 3-D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.
Feb 27, 2020
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As the new coronavirus, known in shorthand as COVID-19, continues to spread around the world, researchers, including those at the University of Virginia, are turning their attention to developing vaccines and antiviral drugs ...
Feb 27, 2020
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The mammalian brain is the most complex organ in the body, capable of processing thousands of stimuli simultaneously to analyze patterns, predict changes and generate highly measured action. How the brain does all this—within ...
Feb 12, 2020
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