A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor
It’s not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing…
Muscle-driven gene therapy shows promise for protecting memory in Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating cause of memory loss and cognitive decline, for which no curative treatment…
What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where…
Patient wrongly diagnosed with cancer after biopsy sample contaminated by unclean forceps: inquest
A man died of post-surgical complications after he was wrongly diagnosed with lung squamous cell carcinoma based on…
CUHK Medical Centre cuts prices for 1,011 service items to attract patients
The debt-ridden Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Centre (CUHKMC) cut the prices of more than 1,000 service…
A rare case of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) with homozygous SMARCB1 loss and one concurrent somatic heterozygous SMARCA4 variant | Acta Neuropathologica Communications
A three-year-old male presented to the pediatric emergency department with headaches and vomiting. He appeared in poor general…
Novel 3D chromosome mapping method can reliably reveal hidden structural variants
Standard laboratory tests can fail to detect many disease-causing DNA changes. Now, a novel 3D chromosome mapping method…
A GP guide to molecular testing in lung cancer
Need to know: Lung cancer remains a significant health challenge in Australia, being the fifth most commonly diagnosed…
Disruption of glial circadian rhythms linked to Alzheimer’s disease progression
Alzheimer’s disease is notorious for scrambling patients’ daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during…
People with multiple sclerosis found to have dysbiotic oral microbiome
With ads everywhere for pro- or pre-biotic foods and supplements, most people are familiar with the gut microbiome-the…
Digital test plus blood biomarker boosts accuracy of Alzheimer’s diagnosis in primary care
By confirming cognitive impairment before ordering amyloid blood tests, this two-step approach cuts false positives, streamlines referrals, and…
Radiomics significantly outperforms clinical models for predicting NPC treatment outcome
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a highly aggressive malignancy, with most patients presenting at locally advanced stages. While immune…