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Best new tech this month

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Microsatellite instability cancer tests

New US research compares the data of newly diagnosed cancer patients who received two different types of tests to determine their course of treatment.

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Vaccine for highly fatal tropical disease

In a mouse study, UCLA researchers tested a vaccine against the bacterium that causes melioidosis and found it was highly protective against the disease.

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AI can detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images

Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images, much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows.

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AI can detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images

The findings bring healthcare professionals closer to being able to quickly diagnose patients with COVID-19 and other pulmonary diseases with algorithms that comb through ultrasound image

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“NHS needs £8.5 billion yearlycash injection”

John Appleby, Director of Research and Chief Economist at the Nuffield Trust, and colleagues argue that, “it is clear that an immediate priority should be given to investment that will su

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News in brief: May 2024

Microbiology 

Identifying non-culturable Legionella with sequencing

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Novel genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease

The study utilised whole-genome sequencing and identified 17 significant variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease in five genomic regions.

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Fibroblast cells and pancreatic cancer growth

The US study provides clues as to why pancreatic cancer is more common and aggressive in older people.

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Reversible, non-hormonal male birth control

The researchers demonstrate that treating male mice with an existing class of drugs, HDAC (histone deacetylase) inhibitors, can interrupt the function of this protein complex and block fe

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Examining the medical mystery of child hepatitis outbreak

The outbreak affected only children under the age of 10.

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“TB vaccine shrinks mice cancer tumours”

The UC Davis Health study is the first to show the promising effects of the vaccine in treating liver cancer.

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