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32,000 images of analysed CT scans released for AI development
Thousands of images have been released to encourage scientists to develop their analysis of lesions, advocating its use for the development of a new universal lesion detector...
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IgE protein may protect against skin cancer
The components of the immune system that trigger allergic reactions may also help protect the skin against cancer, suggest new findings...
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Brain changes responsible for the appetite effects of cannabis identified
New research on how cannabis use alters eating behaviour could lead to treatments for appetite loss in chronic illness...
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Urine tests are important in diagnosing myeloma
It may be better to examine the urine and the blood of patients suspected of tumours of the plasma cells...
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pGENMi predicts genomic features associated with drug responses
A new system, pGENMi, could predict genomic features associated with drug responses, by identifying differences in gene expression...
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Discovery of statistical method identifies cancer predisposition
New statistical method, ALFRED, could identify predisposition for cancers by using cancer genome data sets to identify risk variants.
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Next-generation therapeutic helps immune cells detect, destroy cancer
Researchers have found that cancer cells evade destruction by macrophages in two ways...
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New cancer immunotherapy shows promise in early tests
Researchers report that in preclinical models they can amplify macrophage immune responses against cancer using a self-assembling supramolecule...
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Researchers apply computing power to track the spread of cancer
Researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another...
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C6 gene unlocks mysteries to our immunity
Researchers have identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection and disease...
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Researchers uncover new target to stop cancer growth
Researchers have discovered that a protein called Munc13-4 helps cancer cells secrete large numbers of exosomes that stimulate tumour progression...
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Human immune ‘trigger’ map paves way for better treatments
A discovery about how human cells are 'triggered' to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death could have implications for treating cancer, stroke and tissue injury, and immune disorders...
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CRISPR-Cas9 tool could increase cancer risk
Therapeutic use of gene editing with the so-called CRISPR-Cas9 technique may inadvertently increase the risk of cancer...
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p53 gene prevents cancer development
Scientists have discovered how the most important gene in preventing human cancer, p53, is able to stop the development of lymphoma and potentially other types of cancer...
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Scientists decode ASCT2 protein as possible cancer drug target
Scientists in the Netherlands have investigated the structure of the human glutamine transporter ASCT2 in a bid to generate leads for cancer drug development.
