Content by Mass General Brigham
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A New ‘Lab-on-a-Disc’ Device Paves the Way for More Automated Liquid Biopsies
High-throughput, automated EV processing from small blood samples could streamline multiplexed liquid biopsy workflows in clinical labs
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Weight Gain and Pregnancy Complications Rise After GLP-1 Discontinuation
Discontinuing GLP-1 drugs early in pregnancy may raise risks of weight gain, diabetes, hypertension, and preterm delivery
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Customized Gene-Editing Technology Shows Potential to Treat Lethal Pediatric Disease
In preclinical models, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy precisely repaired the genetic error that causes a rare vascular disease
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Why Breast Cancer Therapy Tamoxifen May Lead to Higher Risk of Uterine Cancer
Study shows how tamoxifen may raise uterine cancer risk and points to a possible way to prevent it
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Rates of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Nearly Four-Fold Higher than Lung Cancer Screening, Study Finds
A new study finds that many eligible patients who receive other preventive screenings are not getting screened for lung cancer
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Experts Develop Laboratory Toolkit for Patients with Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Marburg Virus Disease
New resource provides guidance for healthcare facilities to perform basic laboratory testing in a safe and effective manner for patients at risk for viral hemorrhagic fevers
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Rapid Test of Cerebrospinal Fluid Decreases Time to Diagnosis for Brain Tumors
The new rapid genotyping test for brain cancers eliminates the need for invasive biopsies, reducing time to diagnosis from 10 days to 2 days
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Blood Biomarkers in Patients with Arthritis Predict CVD Risk
The six blood biomarkers improved predictions about arterial inflammation—an indicator of cardiovascular risk
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Ultrasensitive Blood Test Detects Multi-Cancer-Specific Biomarker
Novel blood test detects the highly specific ORF1p biomarker found in multiple cancers
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Genetic Mutations Linked to Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Identified
Findings point to the potential for using existing cancer therapies to treat drug-resistant epilepsy
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Epidemiologists, Experts Review Mask Use Policy in Healthcare Settings
Infectious diseases experts advocate for adapting universal masking requirements to changing conditionsPage 1 of 1
