Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancers. The current medical playbook—surgery followed by chemotherapy—initially shows promise.
Toothpaste made from your own hair may offer a sustainable and clinically effective way to protect and repair damaged teeth.
Algorithms submitted for an AI Challenge hosted by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) have shown excellent performance for detecting breast cancers on mammography images, increasing screening sensitivity while maintaining low recall rates, according to a study published in Radiology.
Researchers have shown in Frontiers in Digital Health that abnormalities of the vocal folds can be detected from the sound of the voice.
Late actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman in the 1970s and ’80s, became an activist for spinal cord injury research after being paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident—making him a lifelong wheelchair user and on a ventilator.
Researchers have created what could be called “skin in a syringe.” The gel containing live cells can be 3D printed into a skin transplant, as shown in a study conducted on mice.
Adding a MET gene inhibitor enhances the effect of combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to a multicenter study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers from the CIBERONC cancer research network.
Electroretinography (ERG) is an ophthalmic diagnostic method used to determine whether the retina is functioning normally. It is widely employed for diagnosing hereditary retinal diseases or assessing retinal function decline.
An international research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing technology to dissolve painful kidney stones in the urinary tract using tiny robots. The research is published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.
Targeting cellular structures called nuclear speckles could be a completely new approach for treating proteinopathies—diseases driven by abnormal accumulation of misfolded proteins—such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases.