Biomedical technology
New sensor uses MRI to detect light deep in the brain
Using a specialized MRI sensor, MIT researchers have shown that they can detect light deep within tissues such as the brain.
Dec 22, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
Medicine has advanced dramatically during the last century. But when it comes to getting biopsy results, very little has changed. Consider, for example, what happens when a patient comes in to have a skin lesion biopsied ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists identify novel molecular biomarkers in cells that spread a deadly form of breast cancer
Studying a deadly type of breast cancer called triple negative, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified key molecular differences between cancer cells that cling to an initial tumor and those that venture ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists build subcellular map of entire brain networks
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed an imaging technique to capture information about the structure and function of brain tissue at subcellular level—a few billionths of a meter, while also capturing ...
May 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals imaging approach with potential to detect lung cancer earlier, at the cellular level
Researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease ...
May 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bye, bye, biopsy? Handheld device could painlessly identify skin cancers
Skin biopsies are no fun: Doctors carve away small lumps of tissue for laboratory testing, leaving patients with painful wounds that can take weeks to heal. That's a price worth paying if it enables early cancer treatment. ...
May 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Metastatic prostate cancer on the rise since decrease in cancer screenings
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that the incidence rate of metastatic prostate cancer has significantly increased for men 45 and older and coincides with recommendations against routine prostate cancer screenings.
Mar 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovering a potential explanation for treatment resistance in skin cancer
Many melanoma patients are treated with drugs called BRAF or MEK inhibitors that specifically target the mutant proteins created in cancerous tumors. These inhibitors can block the tumors' ability to grow and spread.
Feb 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop a smart probe for early tumor diagnosis
As 5-year relative survival rates differ greatly between cancer patients treated at early or late stages, early detection of tumors is of great importance to cancer therapy. Cathepsin B (CTSB) is considered as a potential ...
Dec 27, 2021
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Neuroscience
Automated computer program accurately counts micronuclei in cells
Micronuclei, which are small nucleus-like structures within cells, are commonly associated with tumors. Now, researchers from Tsukuba, Japan have developed an automated computer program that can accurately and reproducibly ...
Sep 17, 2021
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