Health
When is a sunburn cause for concern?
Sunburns are common—about a third of Americans get at least one each year—and are, most of the time, mild or treatable. But some burns are more severe than others.
Jul 28, 2025
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Skin Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Researcher harnesses AI to transform skin cancer diagnosis in remote areas
A researcher at Heriot-Watt University is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to give patients living in remote parts access to timely and potentially lifesaving medical diagnoses.
Jul 27, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop novel antibody-RNA therapy for resistant cancers
A specially engineered antibody that can accurately deliver RNA treatments into hard-to-reach and hard-to-treat tumors significantly improved survival and reduced tumor sizes in animal models, according to a study reported ...
Jul 17, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness in blood vessels, says new study
Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal Nature Cancer.
Jul 14, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-fighting herpes virus shown to be an effective treatment for some advanced melanoma
The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two‑thirds of the world's population and is generally associated with oral herpes, may cause painful cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth.
Jul 8, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI sharpens pathologists' interpretation of tissue samples
Pathologists' examinations of tissue samples from skin cancer tumors improved when they were assisted by an AI tool. The assessments became more consistent and patients' prognoses were described more accurately. This is shown ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Health
What the science says about sunscreen
As temperatures climb and sleeves grow shorter, a familiar ritual returns: slathering on the sunscreen—or perhaps skipping it. Confusion lingers about how to protect our skin from the sun.
Jun 26, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer
Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate with a new AI-powered tool that analyzes multiple imaging types simultaneously, developed by an international team of researchers led ...
Jun 9, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Why some skin cancers defy immunotherapy—and how to fight back
A study has revealed why some patients don't respond to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy for solid cancer tumors and identifies a new combination treatment.
Jun 2, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Who should be screened for skin cancer?
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. More than 6 million adults are treated for it each year, says Dr. Michael Colgan, a Mayo Clinic Health System dermatologist in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
May 30, 2025
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