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Screening for skin cancer: Who is at risk?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There are three major kinds of skin cancer—squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma. Melanoma is the most dangerous. The first sign of melanoma is a change in an existing mole or a new, unusual-looking growth on the skin. Characteristics of a mole that may indicate melanoma are: There are
High-throughput screening of TnpB proteins identifies hypercompact genome editors
Research Briefing Published: 29 June 2023 Nature Biotechnology (2023)Cite this article 904 Accesses 2 Altmetric Metrics details Subjects TnpB proteins are hypercompact RNA-guided DNA endonucleases. By systematically mining and characterizing TnpB proteins from the IS605 family, we identified potent genome editors and established a framework for high-throughput annotation and screening of TnpB systems in prokaryotic
Lung Cancer Screening Results Influence Follow-Up Adherence
Radiology > Diagnostic Radiology — Study suggests groups to target for enhanced outreach to encourage regular screening by Elizabeth Short, Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 25, 2023 A patient's Lung Computed Tomography Screening Reporting & Data System (Lung-RADS) score was the factor most strongly associated with adherence to recommended screening follow-up, a single-center study showed.
Screening device accurately detects amblyopia (lazy eye)
A handheld screening device that detects subtle misalignment of the eyes accurately identifies children with amblyopia (lazy eye), according to a study published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. "The findings suggest that pediatricians and other primary care providers could use the device to catch amblyopia at an early…