Oncology & Cancer
Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children's cancer
A simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study reports.
Oct 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Can an annual blood test find cancer while it's curable?
Despite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-third of all cases.
Feb 10, 2023
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Health
What should I do with an expired COVID test?
Have you ever been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or had the sniffles, and reached for an at-home test in your medicine cabinet—only to notice it's way past the expiration date stamped on the box?
Nov 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
'Junk DNA' no more: Investigators develop method of identifying cancers from repeat elements of genetic code
Repeats of DNA sequences, often referred to as "junk DNA" or "dark matter," that are found in chromosomes and could contribute to cancer or other diseases have been challenging to identify and characterize.
Mar 13, 2024
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Dentistry
Despite good oral hygiene, localized oral inflammation can also affect distant healthy areas in mouth
Much evidence exists to show that in humans, oral inflammatory conditions such as periodontal disease can affect overall health. In its later stages, periodontal disease can lead to systemic issues such as cancer, cardiovascular ...
Health informatics
Test for carbon monoxide poisoning is unreliable and should not be used
Pulse oximetry is an unreliable method for spotting people suffering with carbon monoxide poisoning and it should not be used for this purpose, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis presented today (Tuesday, ...
Oct 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Researchers uncover cellular signature to detect pediatric sleep apnea
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) changes the profiles of immune cells in the blood, leading to a unique cellular signature that can accurately ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Screening with a PSA test has a small impact on prostate cancer deaths but leads to overdiagnosis, finds study
The largest study to date investigating a single invitation to a PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has found it had a small impact on reducing deaths, but also led to overdiagnosis and missed early detection of ...
Apr 6, 2024
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Diabetes
AI and 10 seconds of voice can screen for diabetes, new study reveals
Determining whether a person is diabetic could be as easy as having them speak a few sentences into their smartphone, according to a groundbreaking study from Klick Labs that combines voice technology with artificial intelligence ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Genetics
New genotype tests reveal most Brits have Neanderthal DNA
A leading testing expert says DNA genotype testing is revealing how most of us have a little Neanderthal in our blood, and how our unique DNA sequence can reveal our origins and track our ancestors' migration over 50,000 ...
Apr 27, 2023
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