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IMAGE: The machine learning technique developed by Dr. Takemura and team could distinguish tumor tissue from healthy tissue in ex vivo images of resected tumors, with 86% accuracy. view more
Credit: Hiroshi Takemura from Tokyo University of Science
Tumors can be damaging to surrounding blood vessels and tissues even if they re benign. If they re malignant, they re aggressive and sneaky, and often irrevocably damaging. In the latter case, early detection is key to treatment and recovery. But such detection can sometimes require advanced imaging technology, beyond what is available commercially today.
For instance, some tumors occur deep inside organs and tissues, covered by a mucosal layer, which makes it difficult for scientists to directly observe them with standard methods like endoscopy (which inserts a small camera into a patient s body via a thin tube) or reach them during biopsies. In particular, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) typically found in
Rouhani: Foreign companies not allowed to test Covid-19 vaccines on Iranians
A medic prepares the Coviran coronavirus vaccine produced by Shifa Pharmed, part of a state-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate, for injection in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 29, 2020. The first study of the safety and effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to receive the domestically developed shot in the hardest-hit country in the Middle East. Photo: AP/Wide World Photos
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says foreign companies will not be allowed to test their Covid-19 vaccines on the Iranian people, voicing his support for the Health Ministry, which prevented the move.