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Pathology

Image: Streptococcus mutans colonies growing on Mitis Salivarius Bacitracin agar showing convex, pale blue colonies with granular frosted glass appearance (Photo courtesy of Drs. Rajan and Shivani Dhawan).

Oral Bacteria Linked to Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Physicians have an increased understanding of patients entering the hospital for acute stroke, and the association between certain types of stroke and the presence of the oral bacteria centronuclear myopathies gene-positive Streptococcus mutans. More...
09 Mar 2016

Image: Histopathological findings in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (Photo courtesy of Nikon Microscopy).

Gene Predicts Outcomes for Head and Neck Patients

A human cancer-causing gene, called the DEK oncogene, can be detected in the plasma of head and neck cancer patients and this may help doctors understand how a person's immune system could be used to treat cancer or predict outcomes for patients. More...
08 Mar 2016

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Image: Histopathology of two clusters of precancerous cells (lower half of image), which arose in pancreatic cells expressing the pancreas/duodenum homeobox protein 1 and the cancer gene KRAS (Photo courtesy of Sharon Friedlander).

Genomic Analyses Identifies Molecular Subtypes of Pancreatic Cancer

Most patients with pancreatic cancer only live a few months after diagnosis and the disease is set to become the second most common cancer in westernized countries in the next 10 years. More...
07 Mar 2016

Image: The transmission electron micrograph (TEM) shows a number of round Dengue virus particles in this tissue specimen (Photo courtesy of the CDC – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Metabolite Profiling Predicts Outcome of Dengue Virus Infection

Results of a proof-of-concept metabolomic study supported the potential use of metabolite profiling to predict the outcome of patients with Dengue virus infection. More...
07 Mar 2016

Image: Odyssey Infrared Imaging System allows multiplex Western Blotting and accurate protein quantification using fluorescent dyes conjugated to secondary antibodies (Photo courtesy of LI-COR).

Human Polyomaviruses Screened in Cancer Samples

A new method to screen tumor samples for the presence of any Human polyomavirus has been created and although human polyomaviruses are commonly found in the population, they generally do not produce noticeable symptoms. More...
06 Mar 2016

Elevated Levels of Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors in Circulating Tumor Cells Predict Poor Outcome for Colorectal Cancer Patients

Cancer researchers have found that elevated expression of guanine nucleotide exchange factors in circulating tumor cells isolated from the peripheral circulation of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer was associated with shorter progression-free survival. More...
06 Mar 2016

Novel Saliva Test Identifies and Tracks Cancer

A rapid, accurate test that can detect biomarkers of lung cancer in saliva is soon to be trialed in patients and the test takes only 10 minutes to give a result and could be done in the doctor's office. More...
02 Mar 2016

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