New ORNL AI tool revolutionizes process for matching cancer patients with clinical trials
Credit: Ioana Danciu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
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NEHI recommends action on adoption of next generation therapies in Massachusetts
Credit: NEHI March 5, 2019, BOSTON--NEHI (The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) released a white paper today recommending that ...
Bundle payment model analysis of emerging breast cancer screening
Bundled payments have been touted as mechanisms to optimize quality and costs. A prior feasibility study evaluating bundled payments for ...
Genomic testing of a single patient reveals a gene commonly mutated in pediatric melanoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital results make the case for comprehensive clinical genomic testing as a tool to find more ...
Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor
A Children's Oncology Group study shows that postoperative radiation improves outcomes for children with ependymoma, even those with historically poor ...
Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward
SALT LAKE CITY - Even among cancers, pancreatic cancer is an especially sinister form of disease. The one-year survival rate ...
A common genetic signature has been discovered among three cancer prone rare skin diseases
Research lead by a lecturer at the UC3MCredit: UC3M Through a global gene expression analysis (transcriptomic), the researchers were able ...
Pancreatic cancer collective comments on promising new pancreatic cancer
Credit: Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer, strategic partners in the Pancreatic ...
NextCure and Yale publish Nature Medicine paper detailing novel immunomedicine target Siglec-15
-- S15 represents a potential novel target for patients not responding to current immunotherapy drugs -- -- S15 is a ...
New quantum sensor could improve cancer treatment
A new quantum sensor developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) has proven it ...
Researchers develop mini kidneys from urine cells
New publication in Nature BiotechnologyCredit: Anne Rios (Princess Maxima Centre) for Nature Biotechnology Scientists from Utrecht University, University Medical Center ...
WVU researchers pursue blood test for colorectal cancer
Credit: WVU Researchers at the West Virginia University Cancer Institute are evaluating a first-of-its-kind blood test for detecting colorectal cancer. ...
Dana-Farber opens Center for the Prevention of Progression clinic
First of its kind clinic will focus on precursor conditions in blood cancersCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Thousands of people learn ...
Breast cancer cells rely on pyruvate to expand in new tissues
Most patients who die of breast cancer die of metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other organs ...
Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, March 4 - Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent. ...
How a common oral bacteria makes colon cancer more deadly
Findings may help predict aggressive colon cancer and identify new treatment targets NEW YORK, NY (March 4, 2019)--Researchers at the ...
Promising strategy to fight the most deadly brain tumor in children
Treatment slows tumor growth and increases survival in animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) A study published in ...
A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level
Using recent advances in machine learning, a Dartmouth research team has developed a deep neural network to classify different types ...
Smokers often misunderstand health risks of smokeless tobacco product, Rutgers study finds
'Snus' may be less harmful for smokers unable or unwilling to quit tobacco American smokers mistakenly think that using snus, ...
Researchers search for solutions to ‘invisible threat’ that affects cancer care workers
Exposure to chemotherapy can create hazards for nurses, pharmacists as they deliver lifesaving care to patients, but use of protective ...
