Oncology & Cancer
Multicancer early detection blood tests are feasible, study suggests
Multicancer early detection (MCED) blood tests are feasible for detecting cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet.
Oct 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: Why women should start getting mammograms at age 40
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued new draft guidelines this year recommending that women start breast cancer screening at a younger age. Leading breast cancer screening expert Elizabeth Morris, ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Biopsy-free diagnosis of celiac disease in adults shows promising results
Researchers from the University of Salerno, Italy, have found that a simple blood test for tTG-IgA concentrations could be used as a diagnostic threshold in predicting duodenal villous atrophy, a hallmark of celiac disease.
Oncology & Cancer
More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI
One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in a paper, titled "Artificial ...
Sep 8, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New blood test gives high accuracy screen for Alzheimer's disease
A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Most cancer screens won't extend lives, but reasons to keep screening remain
While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study's authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people should continue with screenings.
Aug 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers develop machine learning models that could improve suicide-risk prediction among children
A new study from UCLA Health researchers finds that the typical ways health systems store and track data on children receiving emergency care miss a sizable portion of those who are having self-injurious thoughts or behaviors. ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study uses machine learning to unveil non-invasive biomarkers for clinical depression
Researchers from Skoltech, the University of Sharjah, and Al-Farabi Kazakh National University have discovered biological markers for clinical depression that will make diagnostic criteria more objective. Their study is published ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Health
Someday, your shopping cart might gauge your heart health
Could a grocery cart save lives by preventing possible strokes? It just might.
Jun 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
DNA test could broaden access to cervical cancer screening
Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more ...
Jun 21, 2023
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