News • Nanorobots travelling through synovial fluid
Fighting arthritis with “OrthoBots”
Enzyme-driven nanorobots could be used in the treatment of joint diseases such as arthritis. A new research project explores the potential of this technology.
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News • Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy
New tool predicts nerve damage after breast cancer chemotherapy
Researchers have developed a tool that can predict the risk level for side effects in the nervous system of women treated for breast cancer using taxanes. This could help adapt treatment.
News • Improved infection protection
S. aureus: One step closer to a vaccine
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of hospital-acquired bacterial infection, associated with over one million deaths worldwide each year. Now, researchers could be one step closer to a vaccine.
News • Focus on microproteins
Researchers find potential target for liver cancer vaccine
Microproteins hold great promise, according to new research: Since they are only expressed by liver tumor cells, the proteins could serve as a potential target for cancer vaccine development.
News • Anxiety and depression
After cardiac arrest: women at greater risk for mental health issues
Anxiety and depression hit women harder than men after they have survived cardiac arrest. New research further suggests that age also plays a major role, pointing out the need for more support.
News • Adaptive mutability
How bowel cancer flips the switch to avoid immune detection
Why does the immune system sometimes fail to control the development of bowel cancer? UK and Dutch researchers discovered how cancer cells use a genetic "switch" to evade detection.
News • Aortic analysis
Exploring the aorta's "weak spots" for aneurysms
Why do aortic aneurysms form where they typically do, at the upper arch or in the abdominal cavity? A new study explores the predilection of these sites for vascular dilatations.
News • Evolution and host-specific adaptation
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: origins of an epidemic pathogen
How do pathogenic bacteria evolve to become epidemic? To find out, researchers examined DNA data from almost 10,000 samples taken from infected individuals, animals, and environments around the world.
News • Vascular and Neurosurgery
New procedure to prevent phantom pain after limb amputation
6 out of 10 people develop pain after a limb amputation. Researchers now investigate whether a preventive, relatively simple nerve surgery can prevent patients from experiencing this pain.
News • Research on physical conditions
Exploring the link between obesity and cancer risk
Why does obesity increase the risk of cancer and possibly metastasis? Researchers in Spain are currently investigating this very question.
News • The role of tissue stiffness
Pancreatic cancer: new approach could reverse chemo resistance
Researchers at Stanford have demonstrated that conditions in the matrix surrounding pancreatic cancer cells impact whether those cells respond to chemotherapy.
News • Diabetes, hypertension, and more
AI reads facial temperature for early diagnosis of metabolic diseases
Measuring temperatures in different face regions could be used to earlier detect chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and hypertension. Researchers now show the potential of an AI-based approach.
News • Tracking the spread and evolution of superbugs
Mapping the movement of people (and their pathogen travel companions)
Integrating bacterial genomic data with detailed human mobility data makes it possible to see how pathogens causing pneumonia and meningitis, move between regions and evolve over time.
News • Imaging system in the 6G and AI era
Moving MRI to the cloud
The huge amount of data generated by modern MRI scanners presents challenges in storage, accessibility, and security. To that end, Chinese researchers have developed a cloud MRI system.
News • New insights on shape and toxicity
Small, but mighty – how gold nanoparticles (actually) kill cancer
Smaller kills faster – this is what was previously thought about gold nanoparticles used to fight cancer cells. However, new research reveals a more complex picture of these interactions.
News • "Candycrunch"
AI and mass spectrometry to find cancer clues at lightning speed
Researchers have developed an AI model that increases the potential for detecting cancer through sugar analyses. The AI model is faster and better at finding abnormalities than current methods.
News • 3D printed device
Finding paraplegia treatments with spinal cord organoids
A new research project focuses on creating a 3D printed device to grow a human spinal cord organoid for the study of spinal cord injury and subsequent drug testing.
News • Biomarkers enhance early detection
Parkinson's: blood test predicts disease up to seven years before symptoms
A novel blood test shows promise to predict Parkinson's disease in risk patients up to seven years before the typical motor symptoms appear.
News • Vital mechanism discovered
Promising approach to prevent breast cancer recurrence
Finnish researchers discovered a mechanism that wakes up dormant breast cancer cells and demonstrated that preventing the mechanism can significantly improve treatment outcomes in experimental models.
News • Opening new doors for brain study
A new approach to neuroimaging analysis
A new technique uses brain MRI data to find associations to various behaviors, and then applying predictions from those associations to an independent unseen sample.
News • Millifluidic nanogenerator
Blood-powered lab-on-a-chip to enhance disease monitoring
Researchers are proposing a new device that uses blood to generate electricity and measure its conductivity, opening doors to medical care in any location.
News • Iontronic technology
Slowly but steady gets the brain tumour
Researchers demonstrated how the growth of malignant brain tumours can be greatly decreased by using iontronic technology to continuously administer low doses of cancer drugs.
News • Near-infrared photobiomodulation
Noninvasive laser therapy shows promise in stroke treatment
In lab models of stroke, a research team showed that laser therapy improved blood flow in the brain and decreased stroke injury by stimulating the production of nitric oxide.
News • Research on immune system responses
Allergy or infection? Scientists discover distinguishing features
Scientists discover how the production of antibodies is regulated in allergy and infections. This opens the door to new therapies, without affecting the beneficial response of the immune system.
News • Imaging analysis
Vestibular schwannoma: predicting hearing loss with radiomics
Using specific radiomics features from 70 characteristics in MRI images, researchers develop an objective method to predict the hearing status of patients with vestibular schwannoma.
