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NYU Langone Health earns No. 1 spot in neurology and neurosurgery for the third straight year

NYU Langone Health has reaffirmed its position as the nation's top hospital for neurology and neurosurgery, securing the No. 1 ranking for the third straight year in U.S. News & World Report's annual assessment of leading hospitals.

16 Jul 2024

New gene editing technique offers hope for millions

A team led by Mass Eye and Ear researchers has demonstrated for the first time a successful restoration of hearing through a novel, in vivo genome editing approach in an adult mouse model with a form of inherited deafness caused by mutations in microRNA.

11 Jul 2024

Mayo Clinic makes medical history with total larynx transplant for cancer patient

Mayo Clinic announces a groundbreaking achievement in organ transplantation, offering hope to thousands who have lost their ability to speak, swallow and breathe on their own due to diminished function or loss of their larynx.

9 Jul 2024

New AI tool can help select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help to select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

3 Jul 2024

High-impact exercise boosts bone density without harming knee health in postmenopausal women

Study demonstrates that six months of high-impact unilateral exercise significantly improves femoral neck bone density in postmenopausal women without negatively affecting knee osteoarthritis progression.

2 Jul 2024

Research paves way for new forms of immunotherapy to treat people with Merkel cell cancer

Scientists behind a new type of immunotherapy are demonstrating significant effects in laboratory experiments in cell samples from patients with the aggressive form of skin cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma.

1 Jul 2024

Researchers develop advanced method to analyze liquid biopsies of DNA fragments in the blood

Oncologists use biopsy and imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor tumor diseases and assess treatment success.

1 Jul 2024

Long-term effects of chemotherapy on hearing and quality of life in testicular cancer survivors

An interdisciplinary study led by researchers at the University of South Florida and Indiana University has uncovered significant findings on the long-term effects of one of the most common forms of chemotherapy on cancer survivors.

28 Jun 2024

Battleground Wisconsin: Voters feel nickel-and-dimed by health care costs

The land of fried cheese curds and the Green Bay Packers is among a half-dozen battleground states that could determine the outcome of the expected November rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — a contest in which the cost and availability of health care are emerging as defining issues.

27 Jun 2024

Study shows high rates of unrecognized heart valve disease in healthy seniors

The sheer scale of undiagnosed heart valve disease in our ageing population has been revealed for the first time, thanks to new research led by the University of East Anglia.

27 Jun 2024

NIAID scientists discover probiotic treatment for eczema

NIAID research has led to the availability of a new over-the-counter topical eczema probiotic.

26 Jun 2024

Open-source platform enables high-definition spatial transcriptomics

An open-source platform developed by researchers in Nikolaus Rajewsky's lab at the Max Delbrück Center creates molecular maps from patient tissue samples with subcellular precision, enabling detailed study and potentially enhancing routine clinical pathology. The study was published in "Cell."

25 Jun 2024

First child receives skull-mounted epilepsy device in UK clinical trial

Oran, who had been having severe epileptic seizures for eight years and often needed resuscitation, was the first child in the UK to have this device implanted at Great Ormond Street Hospital in October 2023, when he was 12 years old.

24 Jun 2024

Will it soon be possible for doctors to use AI to detect and diagnose cancer?

Researchers developed binary and multiclass machine learning models to distinguish cancer from non-cancerous tissue samples.

24 Jun 2024

Innovative collar device for detecting sleep apnea in dogs at home

A doctoral study completed at the University of Helsinki investigated the diagnostic possibilities for canine sleep apnea, as well as its predisposing risk factors and potential symptoms.

19 Jun 2024

Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life returns with new season on Channel 4

Series two of Wonderhood’s Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life will air on 18 June, giving viewers exclusive behind-the-scenes access to The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world-leading comprehensive cancer center.

19 Jun 2024

Newly designed genetic therapy could alleviate debilitating giant moles in rare skin condition

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) have designed a new genetic therapy that could alleviate debilitating giant moles in a rare skin condition.

17 Jun 2024

Cross-border tumor boards enhance care for rare gynecological cancers across Europe

Cross-border tumor boards of cancer specialists from different European countries meeting virtually to review the management of individual patients with complex rare gynecological cancers from across Europe resulted in new treatment recommendations and increased access to clinical trials, according to results from a six-year study that will be presented at the ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Congress 2024.

17 Jun 2024

Research points to a potential approach to mitigating diabetes risk from antipsychotic medications

New University of Pittsburgh research points to a potential approach to reducing the risk of diabetes associated with widely prescribed antipsychotic medications.

13 Jun 2024

Haier Biomedical offers improved access to liquid nitrogen storage

Haier Biomedical has launched a new generation of liquid nitrogen containers offering easy and convenient access to stored samples.

From Haier Biomedical 13 Jun 2024