News • Reduction of cardiovascular disease risk
Chrononutrition: Eat early, save your heart
Beware of midnight snacks: New research shows that the time at which we have our meals could influence our risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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News • Medical communication
Research shows why doctors should listen more to their patients
Clinicians tend to disregard patient self-assessments for their diagnostic decisions, new research suggests – a mistake that might cause those patients unnecessary harm.
News • Lung development research
Immune cell insights for better treatments of respiratory diseases
Researchers have created a first-of-its-kind immune cell atlas of the developing lung, revealing coordination between the immune and respiratory systems much earlier than previously thought.
News • Mental health biomarkers
Could a blood test identify suicidal thoughts?
A new US study suggests a new way to personalize mental health care: They found compounds in the blood of people with depression and suicidal ideation that could be detected using a blood test.
News • Raman spectroscopy
Novel bacteria identification methods to speed up disease diagnosis
A new approach to the identification of harmful bacteria: A new study explores how spectroscopic techniques can be used for quick analysis directly from the skin.
News • Miniature marvels
Wireless mini robots successfully navigate arteries
Dutch researchers successfully inserted magnet-controlled miniature robots into an aorta model with kidneys. In the future, this technology could be used to remove blood clots.
News • Optoacoustic imaging method RSOM
AI tells diabetes severity from the skin
Using AI and optoacoustic imaging, researchers have developed a new method to assess microvascular changes in the skin – and thus the severity of diabetes in the patient.
News • Imaging white matter damage
Advanced MRI detects brain changes after Covid-19
Using diffusion MRI technology, researchers in Sweden have found differences in brain tissue structure between patients with persisting symptoms after Covid-19 and healthy people.
News • CTC, ctDNA and exosomes in PCa management
Prostate cancer: Blood-based liquid biopsies yield valuable information
US researchers discuss three blood-based liquid biopsies, namely circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA and tumor-derived exosomes, as they relate to prostate cancer management.
News • Tissue oxygenation
Photoacoustic imaging for better diagnoses of ovarian cancer
Researchers and clinicians at Washington University in St. Louis found a way to improve diagnostic accuracy of potentially cancerous lesions in the ovaries and adnexal regions, or the fallopian tubes.
News • Cytokine reference
New “dictionary” reveals suprising complexity of immune responses
Scientists map the effects of 86 immune-signaling molecules called cytokines on every major immune cell type, creating a reference for studying the inner workings of the immune system.
News • Battle of the AI large language models
Elicit: A better ChatGPT for medical research?
Researchers explored the potential of two generative AI models for answering clinical questions and literature selection for medical research – one fared signifcantly better than the other.
News • Synthetic biology
Artificial cells could be used in drug delivery, tissue engineering
Researchers have developed a simple, yet efficient way to create cell-like synthetic structures. These artificial cells could be used for a range of medical purposes – for example, in drug delivery.
News • Friend and foe in one
Breast cancer: The paradoxical role of white blood cells
White blood cells found in breast tumors can both help and hinder the spread of cancer cells to other organs, a new study from Karolinska Institutet shows.
News • Unexpected behaviour
Pathogens can force their way through the immune defense, new study shows
Breaking & entering – on a minuscule scale: US researchers have shown how some pathogens like Toxoplasma can enter cells using physical force to cause an infection.
News • Neurology research
New study: Restoring lost brain function after stroke
Neurobiologists in Sweden have discovered a way to partially restore communication between nerve cells in the brain after a stroke. This could lead to future treatments, the researchers say.
News • Impaired immune response
Research identifies being overweight as risk factor for Covid-19 severity
Being overweight – not just being obese – can increase Covid-19 severity. the elevated BMI creates an impaired antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to vaccination, new research finds.
Article • Knowledge gaps in gender medicine
Covid-19 and sex: higher mortality of male patients
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected scientific research in numerous ways – for example by highlighting knowledge gaps in gender medicine. In many studies differences in morbidity and mortality between women and men surfaced incidentally. While the extent and causes of these differences remain largely unexplored, the preliminary insights confirm the need for further research.
News • Using low-frequency electromagnetic fields
New method can detect early-stage breast cancer in two minutes
University of Waterloo researchers are pioneering a method to detect breast cancer in women early enough for them to receive life-saving treatment.
News • Based on image-based flow cytometry
Rapid test to predict severe Covid-19 infections
Researchers have developed a method for assessing the number and structure of aggregated blood platelets (or thrombocytes) that can potentially help quantify the risk of a severe Covid-19 infection. As a result, they have identified a predictive biomarker for the seriousness of a Covid-19 infection. This will allow physicians to adjust treatment at an early stage. The researchers used a method…
News • Troponin assessment
Blood test aids emergency diagnosis of heart conditions
A high sensitivity blood test can improve diagnosis for one in five patients who have a heart muscle injury, according to new research.
News • WSI-based analysis
AI-driven classification of diffuse gliomas skips molecular testing
Research from Shenzhen proposes an integrated diagnosis model for automatic classification of adult-type diffuse gliomas directly from annotation-free standard whole-slide pathological images.
News • Ventricular fibrillation research
Promising therapeutic target for cardiac arrhythmias discovered
A newly discovered signaling mechanism implicated in the development of ventricular fibrillation offers promise of future treatment options for this life threatening condition.
News • Encouraging results of DARS trial
A ‘new gold standard’ for head and neck cancer radiotherapy
New research suggests a new approach to precision radiotherapy can reduce the risk of swallowing problems for patients, without impacting the success of treatment.
News • Flexible materials for imaging
'Bendy' X-ray detectors could revolutionise cancer treatment
New tissue-equivalent materials developed at the University of Surrey could pave the way for a new generation of flexible X-ray detectors, with potential applications in cancer treatment.
