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It can be difficult to distinguish cancer from healthy tissue or to pinpoint the boundaries of a tumor, and in many cases diagnosis is subjective

In recent work with laboratory mice, researchers identify differences in immune response among mice who recovered from Ebola and those who perished

Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease remains challenging due to the low accuracy but high cost of diagnosis

NIH-funded research used machine learning algorithm to predict individual treatment response

Statin use alone or with metformin is associated with lower prostate cancer mortality from all causes, among high-risk patients

Cyclical amplification could allow doctors a 'look into the future' to pursue correct treatment

A deeper understanding of the effect that age and non-genetic factors like location and anemia status have on immune system development holds promise to improve the efficacy of childhood vaccinations

Cancer occurs as part of a lifelong process in which our genome changes over time

Study findings indicate that the burden of early-onset of colorectal cancer incidence for 45-49-year olds has been underestimated

The noninvasive test enables direct extraction of genetic information from live fetal cells

Due to the shortage of compatible organ donors, stem cell-based therapies are considered as alternative treatment options for kidney-associated diseases

A new study addresses a central conundrum of CAR-T therapies: their tendency to provoke potentially deadly runaway immune responses against healthy tissues in patients

The patch significantly prolonged survival, inhibited growth of tumors in mice

Study finds parallels between novel coronavirus and SARS mechanisms of infection

The tool is able to distinguish between malignant and benign ovarian cysts with 90 percent accuracy, in cases that cannot be distinguished on ultrasound

Although the drugs are normally very effective at binding and blocking integrase, over time, the virus can weaken this bond and thus enable its key enzyme to work again

New study shows that the burden and type of bacteria found in the lungs predicts patient outcomes

The biomarker, lipocalin 2 protein, is present in the cerebrospinal fluid

Scientists have identified strains of group A streptococcus that are less susceptible to commonly used antibiotics, a sign that these germs could be moving closer to resistance to such medicines

Finding the most suitable therapy for each patient poses a challenge due to the clinical and molecular heterogeneity of chronic lymphocytic leukemia