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WHO-backed study finds no link between mobile phone use and brain cancer
It also showed no link between other head and neck cancers.
Sarah Fielding09.04.2024MIT experts develop AI models that can detect pancreatic cancer early
Researchers at MIT’s CSAIL division built two machine learning algorithms that can detect pancreatic cancer at a higher threshold than current diagnostic standards.
Malak Saleh01.12.2024UK authorizes first gene therapy for treating sickle cell disease
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Agency approved the first-ever CRISPR-based gene editing treatment for blood disorders.
Malak Saleh11.16.2023An experimental rice-sized implant monitors how drugs affect tumors
Researchers have developed a rice-sized implant hat can test the effects of drugs on a patient’s brain tumor in real-time during surgery. Experts at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston designed the device specifically to help test treatments in patients with brain cancers or gliomas, a type of tumor that originates in the brain or spinal cord.
Malak Saleh09.07.2023YouTube will tackle cancer misinformation as part of its updated health policy
New guidelines lay out how health content will be reviewed.
Sarah Fielding08.15.2023Scientists have successfully engineered bacteria to fight cancer in mice
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have made a promising discovery that could lead to new cancer treatments in the future. Scientists conducted tests in which they altered the genomes of skin-based microbes and bacteria to fight cancer. These altered microbes were swabbed onto cancer-stricken mice and tumors began to dissipate.
Lawrence Bonk04.14.2023Researchers made cyborg locusts that can smell cancer
In a recent study published in the journal bioRXiv, a team of University of Michigan researchers detailed a locust-based cancer screening system
Igor Bonifacic06.21.2022Massive DNA study of human cancers offers new clues about their causes
UK scientists analyzed the complete genetic makeup of 12,000 tumors from NHS patients.
Mariella Moon04.22.2022A magnetic helmet shrunk a deadly tumor in world-first test
Scientists have created a helmet that uses magnetic therapy to reduce deadly brain tumors.
Saqib Shah07.26.2021Moderna enters clinical trials for its mRNA-based flu vaccine
Moderna has injected its mRNA-derived vaccine for the seasonal flu into a human volunteer for the first time as part of a Phase 1/2 clinical study, the company announced on Wednesday.
Andrew Tarantola07.07.2021The mRNA tech we used against COVID could help us finally beat malaria
As vaccination rates for the current pandemic continue to climb, the medical community is looking ahead to turn this powerful genomic weapon against myriad other deadly diseases.
Andrew Tarantola05.17.2021MIT's oncological risk AI calculates cancer chances regardless of race
Artificial intelligence and machine learning systems continue to be adopted into an ever wider array of healthcare applications, such as assisting doctors with medical image diagnostics. Capable of understanding X-rays and rapidly generating MRIs -- sometimes even able to spot cases of COVID -- these systems have also proven effective at noticing early signs of breast cancer which might otherwise be missed by radiologists. Google and IBM, as well as medical centers and university research teams around the world, have all sought to develop such cancer-catching algorithms.
Andrew Tarantola01.27.2021Modified 'stealth' virus could fight advanced cancers
Scientists have developed a modified "stealth" virus that can fight metastatic cancers without tripping the human immune system.
Jon Fingas11.29.2020A new drug cocktail could help fight the toughest cancers
This could have far-reaching implications in the search for a cancer vaccine.
Daniel Cooper11.11.2020Telehealth got a huge boost from COVID-19. Now what?
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, venturing outside in New York felt like preparing for battle. “Cancer doesn’t stop for COVID,” said Dr. Mara Weinstein, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Weinstein told Engadget that she is still seeing patients every day in upstate New York.
Cherlynn Low07.16.2020Intel and Penn Medicine are developing an AI to spot brain tumors
Using Intel’s AI hardware and software, Penn Medicine will lead 29 international healthcare and research institutions in creating an AI model trained on the largest brain tumor dataset ever -- and it will do so without sharing sensitive patient data.
Christine Fisher05.11.2020Students develop a smart bra for early breast cancer detection
Students from the Swiss university EPFL have developed a smart bra designed to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. They believe it's the first piece of clothing that can be used for cancer prevention. They even claim that it's comfortable and that the tech is "nearly imperceptible."
Christine Fisher04.03.2020Star Trek-inspired medical bed could make X-rays more affordable
X-ray scans are unavailable for most people on Earth (two thirds of them, according to 2012 WHO data), in part due to the sheer cost of the machines themselves. The superheated filament in conventional X-ray machines requires so much energy and heat that it costs millions of dollars just to keep the patient safe. Nanox might just have a way to make these scans widely available, though. It's introducing the Nanox.Arc, an X-ray machine that looks like a Star Trek biobed and promises to lower the cost to low five-digit figures.
Jon Fingas01.16.2020Microsoft AI helps diagnose cervical cancer faster
In some cases, AI-assisted cancer detection might be more than a convenience -- it could be the key to getting a diagnosis in the first place. Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have developed an AI tool that helps detect cervical cancer, freeing doctors in India and other countries where the sheer volume of patients could prove overwhelming. The team trained an AI to spot signs of the cancer by feeding it "thousands" of annotated cervical smear images to help it spot abnormalities (including pre-cancerous examples) that warrant a closer look. Doctors would only have to look at those slides that justify real concern.
Jon Fingas11.10.2019IBM AI helps predict breast cancer a year before it appears
IBM isn't just using AI to predict diabetes. Its researchers have developed an AI model that can predict malignant breast cancer within a year with an 87 percent accuracy rate comparable to human radiologists. While there are already AI prediction methods that rely on either mammogram images or medical records, IBM's stands out by using both -- and it's potentially more reliable as a result.
Jon Fingas06.18.2019