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Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a machine learning model use such images to calculate perc

Researchers create machine learning model to calculate chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineA microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma. Johns Hopkins researchers have trained a machine learning model use such images to calculate perc
Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now

Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs

by Sharon Parmet,University of Illinois at ChicagoAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA new class of cancer drugs just now
Study provides insights on treatment and prognosis of male breast cancer

Study provides insights on treatment and prognosis of male breast cancer

by WileyMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA recent analysis reveals that treatment o

Study provides insights on treatment and prognosis of male breast cancer

by WileyMicrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA recent analysis reveals that treatment o
Potential therapeutic target for small cell lung cancer discovered

Potential therapeutic target for small cell lung cancer discovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphic model showing how POU2AF2 establishes the poised enhancer via SWI/SNF activity-dependent recruitment of the Polycomb complex in SCLC-P subtype ce

Potential therapeutic target for small cell lung cancer discovered

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityGraphic model showing how POU2AF2 establishes the poised enhancer via SWI/SNF activity-dependent recruitment of the Polycomb complex in SCLC-P subtype ce
Study unveils the engagement of different cortical networks while humans are unconscious

Study unveils the engagement of different cortical networks while humans are unconscious

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.007States of unconsciousness, such as those that occur during sleep or while under the effect of anesth

Study unveils the engagement of different cortical networks while humans are unconscious

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressCredit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.08.007States of unconsciousness, such as those that occur during sleep or while under the effect of anesth
Novel blood test helps improve cancer treatments

Novel blood test helps improve cancer treatments

by Kurt Bodenmüller,University of ZurichStudy scheme depicting the plasma sample collection schedule in the different patient groups. Credit:Radiotherapy and Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.

Novel blood test helps improve cancer treatments

by Kurt Bodenmüller,University of ZurichStudy scheme depicting the plasma sample collection schedule in the different patient groups. Credit:Radiotherapy and Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.
New therapy strengthens the immune system's counterattack on skin cancer

New therapy strengthens the immune system's counterattack on skin cancer

by Peter Aagaard Brixen, DTU (Technical University of Denmark)Stained electron micrograph of a T cell. Scientists have shown in laboratory experiments that they are able to create a large number of th

New therapy strengthens the immune system's counterattack on skin cancer

by Peter Aagaard Brixen, DTU (Technical University of Denmark)Stained electron micrograph of a T cell. Scientists have shown in laboratory experiments that they are able to create a large number of th
Global study predicts more than 50 percent rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040

Global study predicts more than 50 percent rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040

byLancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo deliver optimal treatment by 2040, a significant expansion of the chemotherapy workforce is needed.Between 2018 and 2040, the number of patients requiri

Global study predicts more than 50 percent rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040

byLancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo deliver optimal treatment by 2040, a significant expansion of the chemotherapy workforce is needed.Between 2018 and 2040, the number of patients requiri
Research quantifies effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations

Research quantifies effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLSU Health New Orleans conducted the first research using disease surveillance data to quantify the effect of chronic diseases on racial disp

Research quantifies effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLSU Health New Orleans conducted the first research using disease surveillance data to quantify the effect of chronic diseases on racial disp
Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar
Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a
Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMary Jo Gilmer with therapy dog Annabelle at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Credit: Susan Urmy/VanderbiltThe sight of a dog in a t

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMary Jo Gilmer with therapy dog Annabelle at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Credit: Susan Urmy/VanderbiltThe sight of a dog in a t