Evidence Reinforcing Approval of New Cancer Drugs Raises Questions
NewsAround half of trials that supported new cancer drug approvals in Europe between 2014 and 2016 were judged to be at high risk of bias, according to a new study.
Read moreA New Study Shows That Vitamin D Deficiency Is Strongly Linked to Increased Mortality, and Encourages Supplementation
NewsA new study shows that vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to increased mortality, and encourages supplementation.
Read moreEndocannabinoids Are Widely Expressed in the Human Testis
NewsResearchers present findings which indicate that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) may be directly involved in the regulation of the physiology of the human testis.1
Read moreGenetic Preparation for Hibernation Is Key for Grizzly Bears
NewsNew RNA sequencing-based genetic research conducted at Washington State University's Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Center shows grizzlies express a larger number of genes in preparation for, and during hibernation to cope with such stressors, than do any other species studied.
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Artificial Intelligence – Improving How We Diagnose Cancer
ArticleAI has come a long way from its humble beginnings. With the advanced development of AI systems and machine learning, more significant medical applications for the technology are emerging. In this article, we explore how the field of cancer diagnosis is advancing hand-in-hand with AI.
Read moreNew Platform to Analyse exRNA for Cancer Diagnostics
ArticleProfessor Hsueh-Chia Chang tells us about the proposed diagnostic platform and some of the advantages it could offer over current methods of analysing exRNA.
Read moreUK BioBank Project Is Taken to the Next Level by Sequencing 500,000 Genomes
ArticleIn a bid to push personalized medicine forward, an ambitious ground-breaking £200 million project will see the 500,000 BioBank participants' whole genomes sequenced.
Read moreAutomated, Reproducible Workflows Can Speed Up EM Image Analysis
ArticleElectron microscopy (EM) image analysis can be an immensely useful process for researchers, but too often is also laborious and time-consuming. New software packages are changing that. We caught up with Laurent Billy, Director of Product Management, Applications Software at Thermo Fisher Scientific to find out more about the future of EM image analysis.
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