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December 21, 2017, 10:09

BIDMC Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Identify Bacteria Quickly and Accurately

Microscope-based artificial intelligence could alleviate shortage of clinical microbiologists.

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December 20, 2017, 11:01

A new weapon against bone metastasis? Princeton lab develops antibody to fight cancer

In the ongoing battle between cancer and modern medicine, some therapeutic agents, while effective, can bring undesirable or even dangerous side effects.

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December 20, 2017, 10:21

FDA approves novel gene therapy to treat patients with a rare form of inherited vision loss

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients with an inherited form of vision loss that may result in blindness. Luxturna is the first directly administered gene therapy approved in the U.S. that targets a disease caused by mutations in a specific gene.

medical and health

December 19, 2017, 12:52

Study prompts new ideas on cancers’ origins

Mouse study shows mature cells can create precancerous lesions

cancer

December 19, 2017, 12:34

Offbeat brain rhythms during sleep make older adults forget

ike swinging a tennis racket during a ball toss to serve an ace, slow and speedy brainwaves during deep sleep must sync up at exactly the right moment to hit the save button on new memories, according to new UC Berkeley research.

aging

December 18, 2017, 10:21

The immune cells that help tumors instead of destroying them

EPFL scientists have discovered that neutrophils, a type of immune cell, can actually help lung tumors grow. The work is published in Cell Reports, and has enormous implications for cancer immunotherapy.

research

December 18, 2017, 09:44

Anti-stress compound reduces obesity and diabetes

For the first time, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich could prove that a stress protein found in muscle has a diabetes promoting effect. This finding could pave the way to a completely new treatment approach.

diabetes

December 14, 2017, 11:10

A drug to treat retinal diseases with drops instead of injections

The Spanish firm Sylentis has developed a compound to treat diseases of the retina, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, which will be administered by ophthalmic drops instead of intraocular injections.

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