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A team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has developed the MIRO (Micro Immune Response On chip), a device that allows researchers to replicate the characteristics of tumors and their environment using patient cells. It is a tool that can help speed up the development of new cancer therapy treatments as well as select the most suitable ones for each person. The work has been published in the journal Nature Communications.

A common anatomical variation is being born with more than ten fingers or more than ten toes.

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that “train has already left the station,” warns one infectious disease expert.

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. Published in Science, the study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related disorders such as phobias, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Among children with high blood pressure (BP), there are racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of nutrition, lifestyle, and weight counseling, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

For men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), transurethral Holmium Laser of the Prostate (HoLEP) with Double-n Technology shows promise for improving urinary symptoms while better preserving ejaculatory function, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the World Journal of Urology.

Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates remain substantially higher, especially in certain areas of Central Appalachia, compared to elsewhere in the U.S.

Why do some people who consume a few glasses of alcohol a day develop advanced liver disease while others who drink the same amount don’t? The answer may lie in three common underlying medical conditions, according to a new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Keck Medicine of USC. The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease.

During the COVID pandemic, breast cancer screening participation rates declined worldwide. However, in Japan, nationwide changes in the rate of breast cancer screening before and during the pandemic remained unclear.

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to prevent its spread.