Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new

Oncology January 05,2024

Researchers develop new method of precisely targeting cancer lesions while protecting healthy tissues

by Kavli IPMUFigure 1. The radionuclide-encapsulated liposomes, including the focus of the study, a ligand called ethylenedicysteine (EC). Credit: Umeda et alA team of researchers has developed a new

Oncology January 05,2024

Research team proposes novel AI-enabled gastrointestinal diagnostic system inspired by rat whiskers

by Stephanie Baum , Medical XpressThe conceptual design of the proposed artificial whisker-based method inspired by rat whiskers offers a promising approach for GI disease screening. A, B Illustrate t

Gastroenterology January 05,2024

Research team proposes novel AI-enabled gastrointestinal diagnostic system inspired by rat whiskers

by Stephanie Baum , Medical XpressThe conceptual design of the proposed artificial whisker-based method inspired by rat whiskers offers a promising approach for GI disease screening. A, B Illustrate t

Gastroenterology January 05,2024

'Injectable tissue prosthesis' offers new approach for regenerating damaged muscle/nerve

byInstitute for Basic ScienceThis new hydrogel system (IT-IC) can protect the gel from destruction by external forces. In conventional covalently crosslinked hydrogels (e.g., methacrylated hyalu

Neurology January 05,2024

'Injectable tissue prosthesis' offers new approach for regenerating damaged muscle/nerve

byInstitute for Basic ScienceThis new hydrogel system (IT-IC) can protect the gel from destruction by external forces. In conventional covalently crosslinked hydrogels (e.g., methacrylated hyalu

Neurology January 05,2024

Brain implant successfully controls both seizures and OCD

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityOHSU neurosurgeon Ahmed Raslan, M.D., and patient Amber Pearson. Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres HicksA patient at Oregon Health & Scienc

Neurology January 05,2024

Brain implant successfully controls both seizures and OCD

by Erik Robinson,Oregon Health & Science UniversityOHSU neurosurgeon Ahmed Raslan, M.D., and patient Amber Pearson. Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres HicksA patient at Oregon Health & Scienc

Neurology January 05,2024

A potent antibiotic has emerged in the battle against deadly, drug-resistant superbugs

Acinetobacter baumannii, seen under a scanning electron microscope, is a gram-negative bacterium responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each year. An experime

Breakthroughs January 04,2024

A potent antibiotic has emerged in the battle against deadly, drug-resistant superbugs

Acinetobacter baumannii, seen under a scanning electron microscope, is a gram-negative bacterium responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each year. An experime

Breakthroughs January 04,2024

Shortened radiation course safe for early-stage breast cancer patients with elevated risk of recurrence

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA three-week course of radiation therapy is as safe and

Oncology January 04,2024

Shortened radiation course safe for early-stage breast cancer patients with elevated risk of recurrence

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainA three-week course of radiation therapy is as safe and

Oncology January 04,2024

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de

Oncology January 04,2024

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de

Oncology January 04,2024

Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology

Oncology January 04,2024

Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology

Oncology January 04,2024

As segregation rises in communities, so do cancer death rates

by Cara MurezWhether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death

Oncology January 04,2024

As segregation rises in communities, so do cancer death rates

by Cara MurezWhether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death

Oncology January 04,2024

With the number of pathologists declining, team develops AI to be used as a diagnostic tool

byTechnion - Israel Institute of Technologya. A 2D visualization of the image feature vectors by applying t-SNE. Each point represents a single patient in the BCCA test set. The t-SNE embedding

Technology & AI January 04,2024

With the number of pathologists declining, team develops AI to be used as a diagnostic tool

byTechnion - Israel Institute of Technologya. A 2D visualization of the image feature vectors by applying t-SNE. Each point represents a single patient in the BCCA test set. The t-SNE embedding

Technology & AI January 04,2024