Gynaecological cancers: immunotherapy and novel targeted drug appear beneficial in group of women with early-stage disease
Studies reported at ESMO 2024 reveal new groups of women with early-stage endometrial (1) and cervical cancers (2) who gain clinically meaningful benefit from adding immunotherapy to current…
Neurodegenerative diseases: advances in diagnosis
A new biomarker makes it easier to distinguish between Alzheimer’s and primary tauopathy.
Retinal disorder diagnosis improved by new AI-powered medical imaging, study shows
Population-based studies have shown retinal disorders are the most common cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries and the second most common cause of blindness after cataracts in…
BMI’s relation to cancer therapy mortality risks not so straightforward
While being overweight increases the risk of developing lifestyle-related diseases, there is a phenomenon known as the obesity paradox where a decreased risk of death has been seen…
Concept neurons are the building blocks of memory / Bonn researchers clarify the function of specialized nerve cells in memory formation
Certain nerve cells in the brain become active whenever they are confronted with different images or the name of a specific person or the identity of an object….