2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (417+ words) Our strategy takes advantage of the immune system's innate ability to ramp up broadly in response to a variety of components found in and on pathogens," says Ivan Zanoni, Ph D chair in immunology at Boston Children's. Even though the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (720+ words) Researchers at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine have identified key mechanisms that allow colorectal tumors to resist KRAS inhibitors, uncovering both genetic and non-genetic pathways that help cancer cells survive treatment. The findings, published…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (533+ words) Inside Precision Medicine Astra Zeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have received FDA approval for Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan), an antibody-drug conjugate that offers an unprecedented improvement in survival to a patient population with no treatment options beyond chemotherapy. "Datopotamab deruxtecan is the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (367+ words) Pancreatic cancer is an often deadly disease that, even if successfully treated, has a relative survival rate of about 13%, according to the NIH. When detected and treated early, that survival rate increases substantially. Developing strategies to diagnose cancer early or…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (387+ words) A next-generation artificial intelligence system can analyze complex heart scans better than existing models without the need for laboriously, manually labeled training data. The system, outlined in Nature Communications, sets the scene for multimodal learning approaches to be further integrated…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (522+ words) Inside Precision Medicine Scientists at SRI International have developed an algorithm that analyzes menstrual cycle data to uncover hidden connections to overall health and aging, moving beyond the fertility focus of most previous research. In a study published in Science…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (303+ words) Oncology AI tools like Flatiron Health's Telescope could eliminate analyst queues for real-time hypothesis refinement and study design iteration By Jonathan D. Grinstein, Ph D The move by Flatiron Health supports the continuing trend of data companies in oncology and across…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (601+ words) The EXTEND trial enrolled patients with one to five metastatic lesions across six disease-specific "baskets," including breast, pancreatic, kidney, prostate, and other tumor types. Patients were randomized to receive either standard systemic therapy alone or systemic therapy plus MDT, which…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (309+ words) Scientists have developed a new biomarker test that can noninvasively detect kidney fibrosis from a urine sample. A study published today in Science Translational Medicine reports the test could accurately differentiate between mild and severe disease, something that is not…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (577+ words) U. K. research has shown that condensing prostate cancer radiotherapy into two sessions, but with a higher dose per session, rather than the traditional five sessions does not lead to increased side effects when treatment is delivered using state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging…...