Oncology & Cancer

Q and A: Immunotherapy and breast cancer

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctor mentioned using immunotherapy. What is immunotherapy, and how does it differ from chemotherapy, which I've traditionally heard about for treating cancer?

Dentistry

AI identifies biological sex using dental X-rays

In forensic science, the identification of deceased or missing individuals is often at the heart of an investigation. Dental records have long been used as a valuable tool in this process given that it is rare that two people ...

Medical research

New method for detecting nanoplastics in blood

A new study has used flow cytometry to detect and measure nanoplastics in peripheral human blood. People with various medical conditions were included in the study so as to investigate potential differences for nanoplastic ...

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