INTERVIEW - Hamid Tizhoosh: Revolutionizing medical image contouring to...
Contouring medical images -- deciding what tissue is normal and what is cancerous in an MRI, ultrasound, CT or other scan -- can be a tricky business. First, it’s time consuming. Depending on the body...
View ArticleEU reports decline in cancer mortality rates
Good news: cancer mortality rates are on the decline, and are estimated to continue declining in the coming year, according to a report published last week in Annals of Oncology. The study used...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/27-3/2
Here are the top medical innovation stories making headlines this week! EU reports decline in cancer mortality rates Good news: cancer mortality rates are on the decline, and are estimated to continue...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 3/5-3/9
Here’s your weekly collection of medical news making waves this week. Robotic surgery: Improving patient outcomes and opening the door for telesurgery We are still a long ways away from an android...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 3/12-3/16
Here's your weekly summary of the top medical news of the week! CellTex scandal breakdown: Stem cells, Rick Perry and the FDA There has been an explosion of news suggesting an illegal stem cell...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 3/19-3/23
Here's your weekly collection of medical stories making headlines this week! Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells for first time Scientists have produced somatic stem cells from fully...
View ArticlePersonalized medicine: How genetic testing, data mining and mice are changing...
Personalized medicine is medical care customized to a patient’s specific genetic and demographic profile. It is an odd idea to think that traditional medicine was not always personalized, but truly...
View ArticleDesigned by nature: How natural compounds are used in mainstream medicine
Modern pharmaceuticals have played an important role in extending our lives. When we think about drug discovery, we generally imagine scientists in white lab coats mixing chemicals together until …...
View ArticleCould an aspirin a day keep cancer away?
Those who take aspirin daily in order to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke may also be preventing cancer. Who knew that such an accessible and cheap drug could have so much potential in...
View ArticleStartling melanoma rate jump spurs warnings and research
Next time you decide to head to the tanning salon to get that bronzed glow for beach season, think again. A recent study by the Mayo Clinic reported a significant escalation in skin cancer, especially...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 4/9-4/13
Resistant malaria spreads as research funding challenges continue Resistant malaria strains have recently been reported in Cambodia, Thailand and parts of Myanmar. Containing resistance and preventing...
View ArticleNanobubbles and nanoparticles improve chemotherapy
Recently, in several articles here on Patexia, we have commented on the importance of nanotechnology in medicine, including everything from lamprey robots to micro-surgeries. There is even a novel...
View ArticleAre we funding the right cancer research?
Since President Richard Nixon declared a 'War on Cancer' with the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971, the US has spent more than $100 billion on cancer research. While there have been some...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top trends for 4/16-4/20
Collaborative research utilizes 'social networking' science to identify IQ gene Everyone has been talking about a new study that links specific genes to both brain volume and IQ. But perhaps more...
View ArticleNeural stem cells and regenerative medicine may be key to disease treatment
Regenerative medicine describes a relatively new avenue of biomedical and clinical research, involving the discovery of novel techniques to restore lost tissue function in the human body. Core...
View ArticleMedical Weekly: Top trends for 5/7-5/11
Here’s the top medical news of this week! Promising new HIV treatments give hope for eventual cure The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the most pressing...
View ArticleNanotechnology sheds light on cancer stem cell therapy
A new nanotechnology breakthrough is helping scientists and oncologists evaluate why a certain subset of early-stage cancer cells, called cancer stem cells (CSC), are resistant to many front-line...
View ArticleMedical Weekly: Top trends for 5/14-5/18
Here’s your weekly roundup of exciting medical news. Paralyzed people control robotic arms directly with brain activity A new study in Nature reports that two paralyzed people were able to grasp...
View ArticleMedical Weekly: Top trends for 5/21-5/25
Here's your weekly wrap up of the top medical news! Baby kept alive with world’s smallest artificial heart Italian doctors are reporting that they kept a 16-month-old boy alive for 13 days as he...
View ArticleRegulator of p53 discovered – potential new tumor suppressor
A tumor suppressor gene acts as a molecular guardian against cancer by protecting the cell from various forms of damage and oncogenic pre-events. The silencing of tumor suppressors, in concert with...
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