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Investigators identify blood protein signature for non-invasive diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
For children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic, relapsing condition of the gastrointestinal tract, getting the right diagnosis relies on a combination of clinical evaluation, imaging, endoscopy and ...
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Naturally shed baby teeth may hold the key to understanding how early-life exposures shape health
"Primary teeth provide a unique timeline of early life," Dr. Synnøve Stokke Jensen at the University of Bergen says. "They preserve information from pregnancy and childhood that cannot be captured retrospectively in other ...
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New framework renders AI more trustworthy for cancer subtyping
Medical artificial intelligence (AI) faces a fundamental challenge: uncertainty quantification. Artificial neural networks are largely unaware of the limits of their training data and can become overconfident when confronted ...
Jun 23, 2026
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RNA biomarkers identified that could offer a simple blood test for earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered blood RNA biomarkers that offer a promising, minimally invasive approach for earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Jun 22, 2026
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Biopsy-to-biomarker results still take 27 days for lung cancer, according to study
Even as biomarker testing has become increasingly important for selecting the right lung cancer treatment, the time it takes to order these tests hasn't improved. Overall, the time from biopsy to biomarker results is about ...
Jun 22, 2026
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CT tissue images can now be virtually stained in 3D
Rudolf Virchow fundamentally changed medicine when he formulated his cell theory of disease in the 19th century: Diseases do not arise inexplicably within the organism, but rather in specific cells and tissues. To this day, ...
Jun 21, 2026
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Mass spectrometry platform could shrink cancer drug discovery cycle to four hours
Researchers at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) have developed a next-generation technology platform designed to accelerate one of the slowest and most challenging stages of cancer drug discovery: identifying ...
Jun 20, 2026
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Community reservoir of drug-resistant Klebsiella emerges across U.S., analysis shows
A common bacterial strain that lives naturally in people's guts can cause a dangerous or deadly infection for some, especially when it becomes multidrug resistant and causes chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Therapeutic target for dangerous fungal infections identified
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a promising new therapeutic candidate against Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen that has alarmed health officials worldwide ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Strep by strep: Researchers unravel genetics powering emerging infectious disease threat
A fast-rising strep bacterium has become increasingly notorious for causing serious infections in humans, including complications that can lead to muscle damage and patient death. New Houston Methodist research published ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Blood test estimates biological ages of 11 separate organ systems to predict disease risk years ahead
The candles on your birthday cake don't tell the whole story. As anyone who ever attended a high school reunion can tell you, some people age faster than others.
Jun 15, 2026
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How wastewater could spot hidden HIV burden in communities before clinics do
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) detection in wastewater offers a novel approach to monitor the virus in communities. Baylor College of Medicine researchers and colleagues at collaborating institutions report in Nature ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Silicon-slide imaging could speed cancer diagnosis with 99% agreement, no dyes needed
Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new stain-free imaging platform designed to analyze tissue samples more quickly and consistently, supporting future AI-assisted cancer ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Thesis strengthens forensic assessments in cases of suspected stabbings
How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide—an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and ...
Jun 15, 2026
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Severe COVID-19 reveals distinct immune patterns tied to metabolism, not just antiviral response
Patients with COVID-19 can show several different antiviral immune response patterns, which may influence how the disease develops. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Genome Medicine, highlighting ...
Jun 12, 2026
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Math may transform how rural British Columbia hospitals manage life-saving blood donations
In medical emergencies, timely access to blood can mean the difference between life and death. Managing supply in rural communities is a major challenge, but Simon Fraser University researchers say part of the solution may ...
Jun 11, 2026
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AI diagnoses brain tumors in minutes instead of weeks
Experts in Heidelberg, Germany, have developed an AI system that can classify brain tumors with unprecedented accuracy using standard microscopic tissue sections. Using digitized standard stains, the system identifies more ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Ultrasensitive blood test predicts head and neck cancer relapse months earlier
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has found that an ultrasensitive blood test called HPV-DeepSeek could help identify which people with HPV-associated head and neck cancer still had cancer ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Uncertainty-aware AI and lensfree holography enable reliable automated HER2 assessment for breast cancer diagnostics
The integration of AI into digital pathology has the potential to transform cancer diagnostics by enabling scalable, quantitative analysis of tissue specimens. However, widespread deployment of AI-assisted pathology remains ...
Jun 10, 2026
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How a louse-borne pathogen evades the immune system
Louse-borne relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia recurrentis, which is transmitted by body lice (not head lice). The disease was first described by Hippocrates (460–370 B.C.). Initial symptoms include ...
Jun 10, 2026
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Blood test method detects cancer DNA at 5%, down from 15%-20% threshold
Blood tests have proved to be a promising tool for detecting and monitoring cancer. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have now developed a new method that makes it ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Routine exposure to harmful levels of formaldehyde risking health of thousands of NHS staff, findings suggest
Routine exposure to harmful levels of the human tissue preservative formaldehyde is risking the health of thousands of NHS staff working in pathology departments across the UK due to poor monitoring and control, finds an ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Machine learning model improves accuracy of liquid biopsy results
A machine learning model developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center filters out the biological noise in liquid biopsy samples, helping clinicians better match therapies to their patients' tumors.
Jun 9, 2026
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AI can reveal brain tumor risks without costly genetic testing
Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze routine pathology slides to help classify meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumor in adults, and predict a patient's ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Blood test may predict immunotherapy response in head and neck cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that a simple blood test could help identify which patients with head and neck cancer will be most likely to benefit from immunotherapy, according to a study published in the Journal ...
Jun 8, 2026
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