New, simplified genetic test effectively screens for hereditary cancers
A single test can identify the multitude of known sources of genetic variation underlying mismatch repair deficiency syndrome in inherited ...
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CNIO participates in a study that defines the most important genes that increase breast cancer risk
The most ambitious international research ever conducted on the inheritance of breast cancer, based on the analysis of 113,000 samplesCredit: ...
Researchers develop a new approach to detect pancreatic cancer
Credit: ACS Pharmacol. Transl. Sci. Nov./Dec. 2020 (3, 6), © 2020 American Chemical Society A protein found commonly in human ...
Scientists developed a decision support system for clinicians
Researchers developed an artificial intelligence system for analyzing endoscopic imagesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers of Peter the ...
New approach emerges to better classify, treat brain tumors
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2021) - A look at RNA tells us what our ...
New study: Without right messaging, masks could lead to more COVID-19 spread
Credit: Joshua Brown A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to ...
New suspicious lesions on breast MRI in neoadjuvant therapy
New suspicious findings occurred in 5.5% of breast MRI examinations performed to monitor response to neoadjuvant therapy; none of these ...
Studying and treating COVID-19’s long-term impact
Rush leads new CDC-funded study, launches post-COVID clinicCredit: INSPIRE for COVID-19 COVID-19 has wreaked havoc around the globe, causing nearly ...
A highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton
Credit: Associate Professor Takumi Higaki A research group from Kumamoto University, Japan has developed a highly sensitive technique to quantitatively ...
Stats on HIV among men who have sex with men could help resolve China’s epidemic
In China's decades-long war against HIV, the time has come to explore infections among young men who have sex with ...
New studies support blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University ...
Lipid biomarkers in urine can determine the type of asthma
Credit: Mattias Ahlm In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify ...
Prevalence of patients receiving dialysis in China may exceed 800,000 by 2025
Credit: Yang et al, AJKD © 2021 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Study published in the American Journal of ...
Fetal-maternal discordance in APOL1 genotype contributes to preeclampsia risk
Credit: Hong and Rosenberg, et al, AJKD Fetal APOL1 kidney risk alleles are associated with increased risk for preeclampsia in ...
Singing a tumor test song
Monitoring the stiffness of the tissue near a patient's thyroid while they sing a note can allow medical professionals to ...
FAU develops simplified COVID-19 diagnostic method to ramp up widespread testing
Rapid, reliable protocol offers distinct advantages with less labor, expertise and equipment neededCredit: Florida Atlantic University To properly monitor and ...
Rice model offers help for new hips
Unique study incorporates fluid dynamics and more to evaluate, enhance future implantsCredit: Wikipedia HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - Rice ...
Simple bioreactor makes ‘gut check’ more practical
Rice, Baylor device mimics intestines to show how invading bacteria cause diseaseCredit: Rice University/Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON - (Jan. ...
Deep learning helps predicting occult peritoneal metastasis in stomach cancer
Credit: SIAT Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a common gastrointestinal malignancy. Peritoneal metastasis occurs in a majority of patients ...
Improving tests for tropical worm diseases aim of $2.95 million grant
Gates Foundation grant targets global elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasisCredit: Peter Fischer Global campaigns to eliminate two tropical parasitic worm ...