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News in brief: July 2024

This month's top news in brief stories

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AI search engines put to the test

Four proposed state-of-the-art image search engines for automating search and retrieval of digital histopathology slides were found to be of inadequate performance for routine clinical care, US research suggests.

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Sarcoma relapse risk reduced by 43%

A global team of researchers has announced clinical trial results that point to a new immunotherapy treatment option for two of the most common types of soft tissue sarcoma in adults.

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Avian flu detected in New York City wild birds

A small number of New York City wild birds carry the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Virology.

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Avian flu detected in New York City wild birds

The work highlights that the interface between animals and humans that may give rise to zoonotic infections or even pandemics is not limited to rural environments and commercial poultry o

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Novel triple antibiotic combo

Traditional strategies have focused on modifying antibiotics or utilising β-lactamase inhibitors, such as avibactam (AVI), but the efficacy of these is limited against metallo-β-lactamase

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Tech round up: July 2024

Valanix

Novel Protein Conjugate Therapy

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Under the microscope: nephrotic syndrome

What is nephrotic syndrome?

It is a kidney disorder that causes the body to pass too much protein in urine.

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News in brief: June 2024

Translational medicine 

Late scientist's work could yield new treatments

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Tech round up: June 2024

Nuclera

Protein expression optimization

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Telomere findings may offer insights

The new findings are the first evidence that PARP1 also acts on telomeric DNA, opening up new avenues for understanding and improving PARP1-inhibiting cancer therapies.

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