‘Multi-omics’ is changing how India spots and treats TB, cancers

‘Multi-omics’ is changing how India spots and treats TB, cancers

In the last decade, India’s use of genomics has undergone a significant transformation, so much so that the diagnoses, management, and treatment of many diseases — including tuberculosis, cancers, and those caused by antimicrobial resistance — stand on the cusp of a revolution. Most recently, in January 2024, the Department of Biotechnology said it had completed … Read more

New AI tool may help better detect, treat cancers: Study – ET HealthWorld

New AI tool may help better detect, treat cancers: Study – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that interprets medical images with unprecedented clarity and may help clinicians diagnose and better treat cancers that might otherwise go undetected. The tool, called iStar (Inferring Super-Resolution Tissue Architecture), and developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, US, provides both highly detailed views … Read more

Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve

Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve

“I don’t want to sound too depressing about this, but I think – given the almost infinite possibilities in which a tumour can evolve, and the very large number of cells in a late-stage tumour, which could be several hundred billion cells – then achieving cures in all patients with late-stage disease is a formidable … Read more

Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dropping a load of pounds through weight-loss surgery can significantly decrease your risk of developing or dying from cancer, according to three new studies. Obese folks who underwent bariatric surgery were at least two times less likely to develop certain types of cancer … Read more

Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of breast cancer patients could safely go without radiation therapy after their tumor has been removed, a new study argues. Gene testing helped doctors identify a group of women who skipped radiation therapy because their cancer showed very low risk … Read more

Promising Vaccine for ‘Mono’ Virus, Cancers, and MS

Promising Vaccine for ‘Mono’ Virus, Cancers, and MS

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two experimental vaccines show promise in protecting against infection with the “mono” virus, which also causes cancer and has been implicated as a potential trigger of multiple sclerosis, a new paper reports. Tested only in animals so far, the vaccines block two pathways … Read more

Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?

Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The introduction of HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) in the mid-1990s revolutionized the treatment of HIV/AIDS, halting disease progression and dramatically extending lives. Now, a small new study suggests another potential use for one of the standard HAART medications: It halted disease progression … Read more