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Eye Scans to Detect Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease
03/09/2017
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It is said that eyes are the window to the soul. Well, what about the window to our health?We recently reported on two AI systems trained to detect eye diseases, specifically diabetic retinopathy and congenital cataracts. Now, we’ve found groups exte...
New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer's ability to spread
18/06/2017
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A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed cancer cells to break away from a tumor and spread the disease elsewhere in the body.The team also reported that the combined use of tw...
Cancer cells cast a sweet spell on the immune system
06/04/2017
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Cancer cells have surface proteins and sugars that link with immune cells to quiet their reaction to the cancer. Current immune therapies block interactions between PD-L1 proteins (light green) on tumor cells and PD-1 proteins (teal) on T cells to aw...
A new class of materials could revolutionize biomedical, alternative energy industries
29/01/2017
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Polyhedral boranes, or clusters of boron atoms bound to hydrogen atoms, are transforming the biomedical industry. These humanmade materials have become the basis for the creation of cancer therapies, enhanced drug delivery and new contrast agents ne...
1 Device, 17 Diseases..!
08/01/2017
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Visualize talking to your best friend on the phone, when instantly a text message from your doctor pops up. A plug-in module on your smartphone has detected an unusual chemical pattern in your breath, and you need to come in to be evaluated for earl...
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