Medical research

Developing research into mpox infections

A study, "Mpox infection protects against re-challenge in rhesus macaques," published in Cell, leads researchers to believe that the successful development of a mpox (previously known as monkeypox) vaccine may prevent humans ...

Health informatics

'Virtual biopsy' lets clinicians analyze skin noninvasively

The next time you have a suspicious-looking mole on your back, your dermatologist may be able to skip the scalpel and instead scan the spot with a noninvasive "virtual biopsy" to determine whether it contains any cancerous ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Exploring why viruses cause lesions and rashes

Early in 2024, reports of a fatal case of Alaskapox were circulating in the news. A little-known virus with few cases to its name, Alaskapox virus triggers the eruption of 1 or more skin lesions on the body, among other symptoms. ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI-based app can help physicians find skin melanoma

A mobile app that uses artificial intelligence, AI, to analyze images of suspected skin lesions can diagnose melanoma with very high precision. This is shown in a study led from Linköping University in Sweden where the app ...

Health

Skin of color underrepresented in AI programs in dermatology

Challenges relating to artificial intelligence (AI) in dermatology and its application to skin of color (SOC) are partly due to underrepresentation of SOC in datasets, according to research published online March 6 in the ...

Oncology & Cancer

FDA approves AI device that helps spot skin cancer

The first medical device powered by artificial intelligence and designed to help doctors catch skin cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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