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Nov 29, 2024

Algorithms based on deep learning can improve medical image analysis

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This is the result of AutoPET, an international competition in medical image analysis, where researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) were ranked fifth.

The seven best autoPET teams report in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence on how algorithms can detect lesions in (PET) and computed tomography (CT).

Imaging techniques play a key role in the diagnosis of cancer. Precisely determining the location, size, and type of tumor is essential for choosing the right therapy. The most important imaging techniques include positron emission tomography (PET) and computer tomography (CT).

Nov 29, 2024

Reclassification of Gene Variants Linked to Hereditary Colorectal Cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, health

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the most clinically challenging malignancies facing our public health system. CRC accounts for the second and third most common cancer in males and females, respectively. In addition, CRC represents one of the most deadly cancers, expected to result in over 50,000 mortalities in 2024.

Hereditary colorectal cancer (HCRC) occurs when a parent passes a cancer gene to a child. Unfortunately, we have not identified a single gene that causes the disease. Hereditary CRC syndromes, such as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC; also known as Lynch syndrome) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), describe a group of genetic diseases that confer a high risk of developing CRC. As our knowledge has expanded, we have learned about a growing number of genetic variants in the genes that predispose carriers to CRC. However, the precise role of some variants in the development of CRC cancer remains unclear. Uncovering more information about these variants, called variants of uncertain significance.

As our knowledge has expanded, we have learned about a growing number of genetic variants in the genes which predispose carriers to CRC. However, the precise role of some variants in the development of CRC cancer remains unclear. Uncovering more information about these variants, called variants of uncertain significance (VUS), can aid in optimizing screening and surveillance programs.

Nov 29, 2024

A Maze of Death by Philip K Dick FULL AUDIOBOOK

Posted by in category: media & arts

Nov 29, 2024

Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have made a significant advance in the field of molecular robotics by developing custom-designed and programmable nanostructures using DNA origami

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

Nov 29, 2024

Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated

Posted by in category: cosmology

Space-time may not be continuous but instead made up of many discrete bits – and we may be able to see their effects near the edges of unusually bright black holes.

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Nov 29, 2024

Nanotechnology: A potential cure for incurable diseases

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, neuroscience

Nanotechnology is poised to transform neurological disorder treatments by overcoming the blood-brain barrier, enabling effective medication delivery for conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s. This innovative approach also shows promise in dermatology and cancer treatment, enhancing drug absorption and targeting, while minimizing side effects. Experts at AIIMS highlighted ongoing research and potential breakthroughs expected in the next few years.

Nov 29, 2024

Asymmetric dearomative single-atom skeletal editing of indoles and pyrroles

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Skeletal editing has emerged as an appealing strategy for scaffold-hopping-based drug discovery, but the enantioselective single-atom skeletal editing of N-heteroarenes is challenging. Now, using trifluoromethyl N-triftosylhydrazones as carbene precursors, the enantiodivergent dearomative skeletal editing of indoles and pyrroles has been achieved through asymmetric carbon-atom insertion.

Nov 29, 2024

Extending the Sun’s Lifespan

Posted by in category: futurism

One day our Sun will die, and consume our world in fire, but is it possible to refuel our Sun so that it might live trillions and trillions of year to come?

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Nov 29, 2024

What Your Brain Is Really Doing When You’re Doing ‘Nothing’: Default Mode Network

Posted by in category: neuroscience

When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network (DMN) is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other. New research, including a recent study of the brain on psilocybin, is revealing the default mode networks’s role in memory, social awareness and sense of self.

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Nov 29, 2024

Newly Discovered Microbe Turns Carbon Into Energy — and Sheds Light on Life’s Origins

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry

An unusual mode of energy metabolism discovered in a newly identified microbe provides fresh insights into primitive life processes and offers promising biotechnological applications.

Unearthed in the deep springs of northern California, this organism converts carbon dioxide into energy-rich chemicals using a previously unknown metabolic pathway, potentially mimicking early life mechanisms and paving the way for advancements in microbial manufacturing and biofuel production.

Discovery of Unique Microbe.

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