According to Dr. Zaher Merhi, MD, HCLD, FACOG, and Founder of Rejuvenating Fertility Center, there are many reasons to consider freezing your eggs during the pandemic, more than any other time. They range from financial, to practical reasons, with Dr. Merhi telling The List, “Lots of people are losing their jobs. So if a woman has insurance that covers egg […]
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A new technique in which near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) is combined with machine learning could be useful for detecting cancers deep within tissue, suggests a research team from Japan. An example of such a cancer is gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). These tumors are often located in the submucosal layer and are covered by mucosal tissue, making diagnosis by conventional endoscopy […]
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior Tanzanian politician died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, his party said, adding to concern about a hidden epidemic running rampant in a country that insists it has no local transmission of the disease. The president of Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, announced the death of Zanzibar’s first vice president, Seif Sharif Hamad, on television, […]
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A research team led by Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the University of Bern found a correlation between the frequency of infections after surgery and performance in quality audits. Lower surgical site infection rates correlate with a lower audit score. In other words, looking more closely reveals more reported infections. Recommendations for possible correction are presented. The incidence of surgical […]
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Researchers from the University of Helsinki have demonstrated the possibilities of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in predicting the efficacy of a targeted cancer therapy based on the tumor tissue architecture only, without specific molecular tests. The results suggest that AI can reveal previously hidden patterns in tumor samples and allow discovery of novel tumor features predictive of outcome and efficacy of […]
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Future family of six! Jessa Duggar is pregnant with her and husband Ben Seewald’s fourth child after a previous miscarriage, Us Weekly confirms. The Duggars: A Comprehensive Guide to the Famous Family “After the heartbreaking loss of a baby last year, we’re overjoyed to share that another little Seewald is on the way,” the Counting On stars told Entertainment Tonight […]
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Every year, more than 21,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In about half of these cases, women have tumors with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). HRD describes a tumor that has an impaired ability to repair DNA damage via a specific pathway. Ovarian cancers with HRD harbor a BRCA mutation and may display other irregularities that […]
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An “immuno-storm chip” developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially lethal reaction. The device was invented at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) by Professor Matt Trau, Dr. Alain Wuethrich and Junrong Li. Professor Trau said the chip is designed to determine which patients are at risk of […]
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DNA viruses, such as herpesviruses and poxviruses, are among the most prolific and deadly viruses on Earth. Their ability to proliferate widely is due in large part to the way these viruses incubate in the body. Many DNA viral infections can enter what’s known as a latent state, in which the person does not experience symptoms of illness, though the […]
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Hong Kong’s government on Thursday approved the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine after a panel of experts fast-tracked its recommendation despite comparatively low efficacy and limited published data. Officials said the first shipment of one million Sinovac jabs was set to arrive from the mainland on Friday. The financial hub’s delayed inoculation drive will then kick off a week later on […]
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