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A skin biopsy can detect a rare neurodegenerative disease
By determining the structure of the deposits responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis through a simple skin biopsy, scientists at UNIGE are paving the way for a new diagnostic method for neurodegenerative diseases. Transthyretin ...
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Uncovering cancer's hidden oncRNA signatures: From discovery to liquid biopsy
After being described in 2018, researchers knew they had something interesting with T3p, a single small RNA found in breast cancer but absent from normal tissue. The molecule took the team on a six-year journey to systematically ...
Jan 23, 2026
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Researcher identifies biomarkers that could improve early detection of pancreatic cancer
A researcher at the IU Indianapolis Fairbanks School of Public Health has identified a set of novel biomarkers that could significantly improve early detection of pancreatic cancer, a disease with a five-year survival rate ...
Jan 22, 2026
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Donated blood has a shelf life, and a new test tracks how it ages
A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions, giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage.
Jan 21, 2026
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AI can predict preemies' paths based on blood spot data
An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood samples collected soon after they are born, a Stanford Medicine-led study has shown.
Jan 21, 2026
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Virtual histography: From tissue section to 3D image
Histology is one of the foundations of modern diagnostics. When physicians want to determine whether tissue is pathologically altered, they rely on microscopic tissue analysis: They cut the tissue into ultrathin sections, ...
Jan 21, 2026
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Blood test can identify cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms
A simple blood test can help detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, pain or weight loss. This is according to a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital and others, published ...
Jan 20, 2026
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Cancer patients warned popular supplement may interfere with treatment
For many cancer patients, hair loss is one of the most distressing side effects of their therapy. Increasingly, they have been taking oral supplements of biotin, which are marketed to consumers for their potential to improve ...
Jan 20, 2026
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New method predicts asthma attacks up to five years in advance
Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Karolinska Institutet have identified a new method to predict asthma exacerbations with a high degree of accuracy. The study is published in Nature Communications.
Jan 19, 2026
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New blood test detects subtle clotting changes in heart disease patients
Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how easily blood begins to clot, offering new possibilities for tailoring anticoagulant therapy and understanding ...
Jan 19, 2026
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A simple blood test could change how Alzheimer's is diagnosed
A blood test, combined with an ultrathin material derived from graphite, could significantly advance efforts to detect Alzheimer's disease at its very earliest stage, even before symptoms appear.
Jan 18, 2026
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Ghana collects half the blood it needs—digital approaches can improve that
It is late, the ward is crowded, and the clock is moving faster than everyone would like. A doctor has stabilized the patient as best they can, but one thing is missing—blood.
Jan 18, 2026
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Novel liquid biopsy technology lowers barriers for more efficient cancer diagnostics
A novel liquid biopsy technology is set to advance cancer diagnostics and monitoring by overcoming the long-standing challenge of simultaneously achieving high sensitivity, broad coverage, and simple workflow. A team of researchers ...
Jan 17, 2026
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New blood test shows extent of brain injury after stroke—and reveals treatment effects
Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days that follow. For many other organs, blood tests can indicate acute injury, but until now the brain ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Blood test identifies early-stage endometriosis using new microRNA biomarkers
Researchers have discovered novel biomarkers that could allow doctors to detect endometriosis in its earliest stages through a simple blood test. The findings, published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, could help ...
Jan 15, 2026
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While exploring the cosmos, astronauts also fuel explorations of the biology of aging and cellular resilience
When the four-member crew of Axiom-2 launched into space in May 2023, their 10-day mission was chock full of experiments aimed at understanding human physiology. Results from some of those experiments, now online at Aging ...
Jan 14, 2026
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ctDNA levels after neoadjuvant therapy may predict breast cancer recurrence better than pathologic complete response
The presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer after they received neoadjuvant treatment and surgery predicted worse outcomes than in ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Simple finger-prick blood test could make early detection of Alzheimer's disease more accessible
There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the first clinical symptoms become apparent. This is shown by research conducted by the European PREDICTOM ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Stem cell expert Q&A: Innovative pathways in biomedical research
New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 years—obsolete. Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., executive director of the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Biopsy-derived cryo-EM structures reveal patient-specific amyloid fibrils
Prof. Liu Cong from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has revealed the high-resolution structures of amyloid fibrils directly extracted from biopsy samples ...
Jan 13, 2026
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X-raying auditory ossicles: New technique reveals structures in record time
Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have refined an X-ray diffraction technique for detecting biological structures from nanometers to millimeters—reducing the time needed to make the measurement from around one ...
Jan 12, 2026
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Whole-genome sequencing may optimize PARP inhibitor use for cancer patients
A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine ...
Jan 12, 2026
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Intraoperative tumor histology may enable more-effective cancer surgeries
The first line of treatment for cancer is, whenever possible, to remove the cancerous tissue from the body. Though often remarkably effective, removing only the cancerous tissue is a challenge for doctors and surgeons. With ...
Jan 12, 2026
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Guidance updated for laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in ED
In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented relating to laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in the emergency department (ED).
Jan 10, 2026
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Deep learning creates virtual multiplexed immunostaining to improve cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in collaboration with pathologists from Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center and the University of Southern California, have developed a deep learning–based ...
Jan 9, 2026
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