Oncology & Cancer

Gene identified in increasing pancreatic cancer risk

Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, the newest journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Oncology & Cancer

What causes breast cancer?

There is a lot going on within the field of breast cancer research. A new AI tool is trying to fine-tune the screening program, another one is helping pathologists make diagnoses. New drugs are approved. This could save more ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

An online tool for long COVID support

A website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led by a Southampton professor with first-hand experience of the condition.

Medical research

Bile duct function and disease highlighted in new study

Research from the Gupta Lab provides important insights into the extrahepatic bile ducts. These bile ducts outside of the liver are a critical but poorly understood component of the human digestive system. The study, led ...

Medical research

Team delivers breakthrough 'nanobody' technology

Researchers led by Professor Steve Watson and Dr. Eleyna Martin from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham have delivered a breakthrough for thrombosis researchers, by producing the first ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Discovery may lead to personalized medicine for infectious diseases

An infectious disease is a condition in which a microorganism (virus, bacterium, or parasite) manages to penetrate and multiply in the human body, causing direct damage to the body's cells. The damage to the body may also ...

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