Oncology & Cancer
Ultrasounds may not find this cancer in Black women
A common algorithm to check for endometrial cancer is not reliable for Black women, according to a new study published today in JAMA Oncology.
Jun 27, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New research platform assesses brain cancer mutations during surgery
Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a poor five-year survival rate. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Mayo Clinic ...
May 30, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New urine-based test detects high-grade prostate cancer, helping men avoid unnecessary biopsies
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow-growing form of the disease unlikely to cause ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Immunology
Researchers probe immune microenvironment to prevent pediatric liver transplant rejection
Children with liver transplants must take immunosuppressant medications for life. To maintain tolerance of the transplanted liver, doctors treat transplant rejection and conduct ongoing maintenance immunosuppression by increasing ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer blood tests jumpstart diagnoses and targeted therapy
New research led by a UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center clinical scientist shows blood tests used to hunt for cancer DNA may help detect cancers faster and guide the use of targeted therapies. The results of the study ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Medical research
Molecular age of the eye determined for the first time
A team of researchers have mapped almost 6,000 proteins from different cell types within the eye by analyzing tiny drops of eye fluid that are routinely removed during surgery.
Oct 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
AI predictions for colorectal cancer: One step closer to efficient precision oncology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks second in leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally, according to the WHO. For the first time, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the University of Technology Dresden (TU Dresden) show ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Researchers develop tool that could improve liquid biopsy
A research team led by Xianghong Jasmine Zhou, Ph.D., professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has made an important advancement to address one of the major challenges ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Next-generation liquid biopsy detects nano-sized signs of breast cancer in early-stage patients
A USC-led team of scientists has found indications that a special blood test called a liquid biopsy could determine whether a patient has breast cancer at its early stage and if that cancer is unlikely to return.
Sep 29, 2022
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Biomedical technology
New technology could make biopsies a thing of the past
A Columbia Engineering team has developed a technology that could replace conventional biopsies and histology with real-time imaging within the living body. Described in a new paper published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, ...
Mar 28, 2022
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