Oncology & Cancer

Scientists identify brain tumors using blood samples

Not only is it difficult to diagnose and pinpoint an early-stage brain tumor—certain difficulties may arise even after the onset of symptoms. Tomsk State University scientists have developed a new noninvasive approach to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Texas A&M research aims to improve Lyme disease diagnostics

Research by two Texas A&M University scientists is focused on improving Lyme disease treatment outcomes by developing a test that's both more accurate and more efficient than the current test for the infection.

Oncology & Cancer

Easier, early cervical cancer testing to save lives

Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and new types of lab tests will improve diagnosis and earlier treatment of the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dry heat disinfecting of N95 mask works, preserves fit

Entering a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest infection surge nationwide comes with many challenges. One of those is for a continued adequate supply of masks, including the often used N95 respirator masks ...

Oncology & Cancer

A new method to examine how immunotherapy changes tumors

Johns Hopkins University engineers are the first to use a non-invasive optical probe to understand the complex changes in tumors after immunotherapy, a treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer. Their method ...

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