Blood test predicts which patients with lung cancer will benefit from newly approved immunotherapy drug

A team led by investigators at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute has discovered that a particular marker on tumor ...

Tightening the focus of subcellular snapshots: Combined approach yields better cell slices for cryoET imaging

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...
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“Recipe book” for reprogramming immune cells

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the ...
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New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Include At-Home HPV Tests. Here's What Docs Think of Them

Self-swab HPV tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer in or away from a doctor's office.

A mother and daughter received the same cancer diagnosis. Here's what happened.

The mother and daughter received identical diagnoses just over a year apart of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs ...

Rapid test could help pinpoint IBD diagnosis, study suggests

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and ...
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Can the New At-Home HPV Test, Teal Wand, Really Replace Pap Smears?

If you've been putting off scheduling your Pap smear—maybe for months, maybe longer—take a deep breath. There's no judgment ...

Meet The Bacteria That Eats Electricity And Breathes Metal — A Biologist Explains

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...
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New test could help pinpoint IBD diagnosis, study finds

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and ...