HIV & AIDS
Key type of immune cell 'self-renews' in humans, new study finds
A team of scientists has shown that a key type of immune cell "self-renews" in humans.
Dec 17, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Touchless respiratory and heart rate measurement for COVID-19 health screening
A new way to measure respiratory rate, heart rate and heart rate variability has recently been developed in a collaboration led by the University of Michigan. Together with body temperature, these important indicators could ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Simple test could improve public attitudes to autism
Using a simple 'thermometer scale survey' to measure public attitudes towards people with autism could help improve public understanding and acceptance, say researchers.
Aug 21, 2020
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Medical research
Molecule secreted by cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes anticancer drug resistance
A joint project led by Kumamoto University (Japan) has discovered a new mechanism for anticancer drug resistance in gastric cancer. Researchers found that the Annexin A6 molecule contained in extracellular vesicles (EVs) ...
Aug 21, 2020
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Surgery
New method proposed for preoperative needle insertion trajectory planning
Percutaneous needle insertion is a widely used technique in needle-based interventions. However, it is difficult to achieve high targeting accuracy due to needle deflection and the boundary effect in multilayered tissues.
Aug 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New method to help spot gastric cancer cells
Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, accounting for over 1,000,000 new cases and nearly 800,000 deaths per year. The poor prognosis of gastric cancer is largely due to the difficulty in early ...
Aug 05, 2020
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Cardiology
MRI study reveals arterial culprit plaque characteristics
The degree of cerebral infarction (single or multiple infarcts) is a feasible imaging marker to predict future stroke recurrence in patients with ischemic stroke. However, the features of arterial vessel wall lesions and ...
Jul 01, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
Researchers propose effective method for skin lesion segmentation
Skin lesion recognition is essential for melanoma diagnosis. However, different melanoma appearances and low contrast between the lesion region and normal skin complicate precise segment lesion region recognition.
Jul 01, 2020
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Medical research
Designing anew: Radical COVID-19 drug development approach shows promise
Nearly every drug that is, or has ever been, used was derived from nature—harnessing compounds created by organisms over eons to fight diseases. But decades ago, biochemists postulated that it might be possible to design ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19's impact on youth mental health the focus of new research
COVID-19 has led to an elevated awareness of threat in the environment and has caused major disruptions to families' lives, through social distancing, school closures, and now effective lock-down. A new research survey, launched ...
Mar 31, 2020
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