Ovarian Cancer: New Biological Markers Found That May Predict Which Patients Won't Respond to Chemotherapy
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The investigators identified new biological markers that may predict which ovarian cancer patients won’t respond to chemotherapy. Credit: Chowdhury et al, Cell. Using a novel proteogenomic strategy and …
Gut Hormone for Controlling Appetite Doubles as an Immune Regulator for the Fungal Microbiome, Researchers Find
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Candida albicans. Credit: Wikipedia. Peptide YY (PYY), a hormone produced by gut endocrine cells that was already known to control appetite, also plays an important role in maintaining the balance of…
Skin Cancer-Related Mutations Higher in the UK Than Singapore
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Scientists have discovered differences in the skin’s ability to protect itself from ultraviolet (UV) light as we age between UK and Singaporean populations, explaining huge variation in risk of the most common forms of skin cancer. A new study has shown how, on aver…
Researchers Discover a Novel Pathway That Minimizes Liver Injury During Transplantation
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UCLA-led research describes the role that a protein called CEACAM1 plays in protecting the liver from injury during the transplantation process, potentially improving transplant outcomes. But the features that regulate this protective characteristic remain unknown. In a new study, published…
Reinforcement Learning Model May Boost AI Skin Cancer Diagnosis Accuracy
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July 28, 2023 Overall, the use of reinforcement learning increased the rate of correct diagnoses made by dermatologists by 12%, while the rate of optimal decisions for management and therapy of the disease increased from 57.4% to 65.3%. …
AI Can Detect Breast Cancer as Well as Radiologists, Study Finds
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Comment Artificial intelligence can detect breast cancer in mammograms as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a new study that some experts are calling a game changer for the field of oncology. The emerging technology could cut radiologists’ workload by about half, fre…
While Resolving a Key Asthma Challenge, Researchers Create New Method to Detect Proteins in Body Fluids
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LFD based on EPX aptamer. A) Schematic illustration of structure switching construct and anticipated positive and negative tests in the presence and in absence of EPX. B) Sequences used to produce the aptamer-based LFD. C) LFD images obtained from positive and negative patient sputum samples w…
A Chance to Design Better Vaccines?
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A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, shows it may be possible to design vaccines that will induce a stronger immune response to infecting pathogens, such as the virus causing COVID-19. In this study, the authors proposed and tested a new bioinformatic ap…
First Ever International Liquid Biopsy Retinoblastoma Study
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First-ever international liquid biopsy retinoblastoma study A forthcoming study at CHLA will investigate the use of liquid biopsy for diagnosis and determining disease severity. Just a handful of years ago, retinoblastoma had the medical field stumped. This paediatric eye cancer canno…
Study Looks at Achilles' Heel of Insulin Pump Technology
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Since the insulin pump started widespread use in the early 1980s, it’s become the option of choice for type 1 diabetes patients to manage their glucose levels in a way that doesn’t require testing their blood sugar and injecting insulin multiple times daily. But now, a first-of-its kind study is lo…