Medical research
Impeding white blood cells in antiphospholipid syndrome reduced blood clots
For men and women affected with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), blood thinners are the main treatment option.
Apr 25, 2019
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Genetics
A new treatment improves key symptoms in Williams-Beuren syndrome
Using an in vivo model that mimics the genetic alteration of Williams-Beuren syndrome, researchers from the UPF's Neuropharmacology Laboratory—NeuroPhar, in collaboration with several other universities, found alterations ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune cells assemble to boost the effects of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer
A new study from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that immune cells can be stimulated to assemble into special structures within pancreatic cancer such that, at least in a pre-clinical model, researchers can ...
Jul 9, 2021
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Ophthalmology
AI beats doctors in accurately assessing eye problems
The clinical knowledge and reasoning skills of GPT-4 are approaching the level of specialist eye doctors, a study led by the University of Cambridge has found.
Apr 17, 2024
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Addiction
Machine learning identifies drugs that could potentially help smokers quit
Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine and University ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Immunology
Model may predict PsA risk in patients with plaque psoriasis
(HealthDay)—A new nomogram may assess the risk for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in patients with plaque psoriasis, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Frontiers in Immunology.
Feb 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Machine learning helps doctors diagnose severity of brain tumors
An estimated 18,000 people in the United States will die of brain and spinal cord tumors in 2020. To help doctors differentiate between the severity of cancers in the brain, an international team of researchers led by Dr. ...
Mar 26, 2020
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Ophthalmology
AI model predicts risk for age-related macular degeneration
(HealthDay)—A new artificial intelligence algorithm can predict risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study published in the April issue of Translational Vision Science and Technology.
May 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer treatment could be replicated for COVID-19
Beta-blockers could potentially be used to treat COVID-19, according to a new international study by Italian and Australian scientists.
Nov 3, 2020
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Medical research
Engineered 'off the shelf' stem cells target breast cancer that metastasizes to the brain
Approximately 15-to-30 percent of patients with metastatic breast cancer have brain metastasis (BM), with basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) metastasizing to the brain most frequently. The prognosis for BLBC-BM patients is poor, ...
Mar 5, 2021
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