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News • Sustainable implementation

How healthcare and the environment can benefit from 'Green' AI

AI has had a transformative effect on healthcare – but what about the environmental cost? Will healthcare be picking up the bill later down the line? A new paper explores sustainable options of AI…

News • Current insights and research priorities

Atrial fibrillation during sepsis: what clinicians know (and what they don't)

A new review brings together the current evidence on sepsis-associated atrial fibrillation (SAAF) – and maps the research needed to close the gaps.

News • Benefits of reduced sugar consumption

Skipping sweets could help protect the gut microbiome during antibiotic therapy

Could a patient's sweet tooth sabotage antibiotic treatment for blood cancer? A study suggests that eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.

News • Point-of-Care test system

From a drop of blood to results in under 10 minutes

Danish researchers have developed a technology that identifies and measures the concentration of pharmaceuticals in the blood in under 10 minutes. The faster turn-around time can mean the difference…

News • After-effects of implantation

Drug-releasing electrode preserves hearing after cochlear implant surgery

Surgical insertion of a cochlear implant into the inner ear often triggers acute inflammation, tissue scarring, and other damage. Researchers have developed a electrode to protect residual hearing.

News • RxFINE-Low trial

Evaluating chemotherapy benefit in high-risk early-stage breast cancer

Can patients with high anatomic risk but low genomic risk for early-stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer do similarly well without chemotherapy? A new trial aims to evaluate the benefits for this subgroup.

News • Onkologie

Tumours use antioxidants to evade immune attack

A Cambridge study reveals how tumours suppress immune responses – and how blocking this mechanism could make immunotherapies effective in more patients.

News • New approach to limit infections

Cystic fibrosis: restoring the respiratory protective barrier

To fight cystic fibrosis at the source, scientists have both identified a key infection mechanism and a way to correct the defect. Their insights could help limit serious complications in CF patients.

News • Collagen-targeted protein CA

New MRI agent to earlier detect lung cancer, hidden metastases

A research team has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agent that detects invasive lung cancer and metastatic disease at earlier stages than conventional imaging approaches.

News • Promising treatment synergies

Pancreatic cancer radiotherapy could also boost immunotherapy

Radiotherapy may be able to do far more than simply destroy tumor cells. A review explores how combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy could improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

News • Beyond antibiotics

3D micro-bladder model to test phage therapy on recurrent UTIs

A new study shows that phage therapy could help reduce recurrent infections, which happen when the bacteria responsible for UTIs ‘hide’ in the tissue of the bladder.

News • Dyspnea treatment approach

Is laughter the best medicine? For COPD, it might at least help

Deliberate laughter therapy offers an effective low-cost complementary treatment to help patients with COPD reduce breathing difficulties at home without specialist support, new research finds.

News • Environmental exposure

Researchers explore link between microplastics and lung cancer

People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to new research.

News • Microbiome map reveals complex interactions

Frenemies in the gut: how bacteria help and hinder each other

A new study sheds light on the complex competition and cooperation between bacteria in the gut microbiome. These insights could be leveraged for targeted manipulation of the microbiome.

News • Bloodstream infections

Rethinking bacterial culturing to accelerate sepsis diagnostics

Using a specialized “broth”, researchers have developed a way to condense the days-long diagnosis timeline for sepsis to just hours, facilitating faster diagnosis and clinical decision-making.

News • Biphasic drug delivery system

3D-printed microneedle patch could improve skin cancer treatment

This small patch contains tiny microneedles that can gently pass through the outer layer of the skin without drawing blood, to deliver two anti-cancer drugs for localised skin cancer treatment.

News • Researchers explore role of lymphoid structures

‘Immune organ’ inside skull could help fight brain cancer

Researchers have found an ‘immune organ’ inside the skull, which directs brain defenses. The findings may offer a new way to fight brain cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

News • Tissue model mimics colonization

'Metastasis-on-a-chip' to advance understanding of cancer spread

Cancer metastasis is responsible for at least two-thirds of cancer deaths. Researchers have developed a multi-organ chip that mimics how cancer cells spread to distant organs to gain new insights.

News • Research explores key role of chromatin

Kabuki syndrome: new insights offer hope for therapies

New research has identified a previously unknown mechanism of Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The discovery could open new therapeutic perspectives.

News • NSCLC immunotherapy response prediction

AI-powered “virtual patient” to advance personalised cancer treatment

On the way to a patient's “digital twin”: A novel, AI-powered virtual patient simulation system integrating multimodal data is designed to advance personalised cancer treatment.

News • Neuroscience

Possible biomarker for suicidal thoughts identified

Researchers identified a possible biomarker linked to severe suicidal thoughts. It may also help explain why some people recover, opening a new path for research into resilience and prevention.

News • Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Chronic fatigue syndrome: paving the way for better treatment

In the DISCOVER-ME project, researchers search for biological characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis, and also investigate whether patients can be divided into different subgroups.

News • Deep visual multi-omics profiling

Digital pathology AI to break down tumor cell populations

Digital pathology and spatial omics could enable researchers to see how a tumor's different cell populations function, opening new perspectives for precision cancer therapy.

News • Impact of climate change

Droughts fuel spread of infectious diseases

Researchers warn that droughts could make humans and wildlife more vulnerable to certain infectious diseases, leading to surges in illnesses like cholera and West Nile virus around the world.

News • iPSC-derived assembloids

Heart valve organoid to advance understanding of cardiac conditions

In a first for the field, a team has grown heart valves on organoids. This work is an important step toward better understanding—and treating—a number of serious heart disorders.

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