Genetics
Blood condition linked to protection against Alzheimer's
Stanford Medicine researchers have found that a common blood condition associated with several diseases may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease.
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients
One of the big reasons that cancer is difficult to treat is that patients respond to treatments differently, and these differences can rarely be anticipated. In most cases, determining whether and how a patient will respond ...
Oncology & Cancer
Meta-analysis explores the mechanism that connects cancer and diabetes
Back in the 1920s, researchers discovered that cancer patients had sweet-smelling urine. First, the doctors were puzzled, but they soon realized that it was a result of elevated blood sugar levels.
Jun 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How do you get hepatitis C? Here's what to know
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver no one wants to catch, so knowing how that can happen can be critical.
Jun 15, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
RNA nanoparticle therapy stops the spread of incurable bone marrow cancer, study finds
Multiple myeloma is an incurable bone marrow cancer that kills over 100,000 people every year. Known for its quick and deadly spread, this disease is one of the most challenging to address. As these cancer cells move through ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Biodegradable ultrasound opens the blood-brain barrier
A new, biodegradable ultrasound far more powerful than previous devices could make brain cancers more treatable, University of Connecticut researchers report in the June 14 issue of Science Advances.
Jun 14, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Liquid biopsy predicts early disease progression, potential survival in patients with advanced breast cancer
A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can be used to predict early disease progression and potential survival among patients with metastatic breast cancer ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What are the symptoms of hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble.
Jun 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Engineered white blood cells can eliminate cancer, shows study
By silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, University of Pennsylvania engineers have manipulated these white blood cells to eliminate solid tumors.
Jun 12, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
AI effective in diagnosis of head and neck cancer, finds researcher
Studies in a new doctoral thesis indicate that an AI-supported method is effective in the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). In addition, machine learning (ML, a subfield of artificial intelligence) ...
Jun 12, 2023
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