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Pathology

IBS Colon Reacts Differently to Bacteria

Irritable bowel syndrome disturbs bowel function and the condition leads to repeated episodes of abdominal pain, and usually gives rise to constipation or diarrhea. Around 10% of people in Sweden suffer from IBS, and it is twice as common among women as among men. More...
21 Sep 2017

Image: A histopathology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. A moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma shows encircling of an islet and stromal desmoplasia. The desmoplasia is manifested by fibromyxoid stroma with a haphazard arrangement of cells (Photo courtesy of Pathpedia).

Combination Liquid Biopsy Diagnoses Early Cancer

Few patients with pancreatic cancer survive longer than five years, in part because most patients are identified only after their disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Most early-stage pancreatic cancers are found incidentally during an imaging scan and generally cause no symptoms. More...
20 Sep 2017

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Image: A human malignant melanoma cell viewed through a fluorescent, laser-scanning confocal microscope. Invasive structures involved in metastasis appear as greenish-yellow dots, while actin (green) and vinculin (red) are components of the cell’s cytoskeleton (Photo courtesy of Vira V. Artym, PhD, PMP).

Early Stage Melanoma Identified by Simple Blood Test

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye. More...
20 Sep 2017

Handheld Mass Spectrometer Identifies Cancer Tissue in Seconds

A team of scientists and engineers has invented a powerful device that rapidly identifies living cancerous tissue, giving surgeons precise diagnostic information about what tissue to cut or preserve. More...
19 Sep 2017

Image: A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Epstein-Barr virus budding in a B cell (Photo courtesy of The Multiple Sclerosis Discovery Forum).

Epstein-Barr Virus Increases Risk of MS

While being infected at a young age with Epstein-Barr virus generally causes few, if any, symptoms, delayed exposure into adolescence or adulthood can cause infectious mononucleosis with symptoms that can be quite severe. More...
15 Sep 2017

Image: Common tumor markers used in the diagnosis of cancer (Photo courtesy of Health Education Library).

Tumor Marker Tests Overused in Primary and Secondary Care

A tumor marker is a biomarker found in blood, urine, or body tissues that can be elevated by the presence of one or more types of cancer. The vast majority of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care may not be necessary as the tests assisted with a cancer diagnosis in just 2% of patients. More...
15 Sep 2017

Image: The NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer used for quantification and purity assessment of RNA samples (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Blood Test Predicts Prostate Tumor Resistance

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death among European men. In metastatic PCa progression from a hormone-sensitive state to castration resistance under androgen deprivation therapy marks the transition to the lethal phenotype of the disease. More...
07 Sep 2017

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