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Direct-to-consumer machine learning model incorrectly classifies rare, aggressive skin cancers

A new study has found that a direct-to-consumer machine learning model for detecting skin cancers incorrectly classified rare and aggressive cancers as low-risk.

30 Sep 2021

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

People love stories. We find it easier to remember events when they are part of an overarching narrative. But in real life, the chapters of a story don't follow smoothly one from another. Other things happen in between.

30 Sep 2021

Wiggling worms offer new clues into the potential impact of diet on Alzheimer's

Worms don't wiggle when they have Alzheimer's disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in Professor Jessica Tanis's lab at the University of Delaware.

29 Sep 2021

New 'priming' approach may improve the efficacy of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

A new approach to 'prime' the tumor environment may improve how effective chemotherapy is for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, one of the most aggressive forms of pancreatic cancer.

29 Sep 2021

Psychological treatment provides potent and durable relief for chronic back pain, study finds

Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic pain patients with lasting relief and alter brain networks associated with pain processing, according to new University of Colorado Boulder-led research.

29 Sep 2021

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

A non-invasive, patient-friendly imaging technique can help physicians make treatment decisions for breast cancer patients when diagnostic dilemmas arise.

29 Sep 2021

People with asymmetric brain arteries have a higher risk of developing aneurysms

It's called a silent killer. Warnings are rare, but of the million people who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm each year, almost half will die and only a third will recover without disabilities.

29 Sep 2021

Bipolar disorder patients experiencing manic episodes likely to show abnormal brain changes

Patients with bipolar disorder who experience manic episodes are more likely to show abnormal brain changes over time, according to one of the largest longitudinal brain imaging studies in its field to date.

29 Sep 2021

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer's disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging.

29 Sep 2021

The new FlowCam® LO improves particle characterization in drug development

Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies announces the release of the FlowCam® LO, the first and only light obscuration instrument with imaging capabilities.

From Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. 29 Sep 2021

MRIs found to be cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts

A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that MRIs are cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts detected by mammography.

29 Sep 2021

Research finds increases in 'pandemic brain' after COVID-19 lockdowns

Chances are, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your health — even if you have never been infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). According to new research from Harvard Medical School, the stress of isolation from lockdown and stay-at-home measures is making people sick.

29 Sep 2021

4DMedical’s unique XV Technology reveals long-term effects of COVID-19

The world’s first four-dimensional visual insight into the residual effects of COVID-19 or ‘long COVID’ providing an unprecedented ability for patients, clinicians and researchers to understand the ongoing impact of this disease has been obtained using 4DMedical’s unique XV Technology.

29 Sep 2021

Artificial sweeteners in drinks may increase food cravings and appetite, study reveals

A synthetic aftertaste might not be the only side effect of switching to diet soda, especially if you're trying to lose weight.

28 Sep 2021

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, director of laryngology research at Mass Eye and Ear, has been awarded an $11.9 million P50 Clinical Research Center Grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicable Disorders of the National Institute of Health to form a new multidisciplinary center across four academic medical institutions that will be committed to conducting research on laryngeal dystonia and voice tremor, two debilitating neurological voice disorders.

28 Sep 2021

Supercoiling and looping can transmit mechanical stress along the DNA backbone, research shows

When people think of DNA, they visualize a string-like double helix structure. In reality, the DNA double helix in cells is supercoiled and constrained into loops. This supercoiling and looping are known to influence every aspect of DNA activity, but how this happens has not been clear.

28 Sep 2021

Super-resolution imaging and size analysis of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have collaborated to develop a method to better understand and evaluate these pleiomorphisms.

28 Sep 2021

New 'reporter viruses' make it easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 in real time

A version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has been successfully modified to glow brightly in cells and animal tissues, providing a real-time way to track the spread and intensity of viral infection as it happens in animal models, researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute report in the journal The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Sep 2021

Brain communication networks altered during drug withdrawal, mice study shows

Zeroing in on specific brain regions when studying drug and alcohol abuse simplifies research but may leave out important insights.

27 Sep 2021

Mayo Clinic internist advocates a comprehensive approach to breast cancer prevention

A commentary by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Practice suggests that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and potentially reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality.

27 Sep 2021

Imaging News and Research

Direct-to-consumer machine learning model incorrectly classifies rare, aggressive skin cancers

Hippocampus connects separate, distant events to form narrative memories, study shows

Wiggling worms offer new clues into the potential impact of diet on Alzheimer's

New 'priming' approach may improve the efficacy of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Psychological treatment provides potent and durable relief for chronic back pain, study finds

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

People with asymmetric brain arteries have a higher risk of developing aneurysms

Bipolar disorder patients experiencing manic episodes likely to show abnormal brain changes

Alzheimer’s drug targets people with mild cognitive impairment. What does that mean?

The new FlowCam® LO improves particle characterization in drug development

MRIs found to be cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts

Research finds increases in 'pandemic brain' after COVID-19 lockdowns

4DMedical’s unique XV Technology reveals long-term effects of COVID-19

Artificial sweeteners in drinks may increase food cravings and appetite, study reveals

Mass Eye and Ear researcher receives P50 NIH grant to establish new center for neurological voice disorders

Supercoiling and looping can transmit mechanical stress along the DNA backbone, research shows

Super-resolution imaging and size analysis of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles

New 'reporter viruses' make it easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 in real time

Brain communication networks altered during drug withdrawal, mice study shows

Mayo Clinic internist advocates a comprehensive approach to breast cancer prevention

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