Raymond DuBois
Dean, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Tweets and opinions are mine.
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Worm Embryogenesis: Cell by Cell and Gene by Gene
A single-cell map of C. elegans's transcriptome during development finds cell lineages that start out genetically different and end up as cells of similar function and genetic profile.
Raymond DuBois
Worm Embryogenesis: Cell by Cell and Gene by Gene
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Fetal Gene Therapy Helps Mice with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The animals lived longer and showed milder symptoms than untreated mice, although they didn't survive as long as wildtype mice.
Home is now the most common place of death in the U.S.
(Reuters Health) - For the first time in a least a half century, home has surpas...
GALAD score detects early HCC with strong accuracy
The GALAD score was superior to individual serum markers in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to a case-control study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal.
Racial Inequality in Prostate Cancer Outcomes
For decades, black or African American race has been associated with worse outcomes for a number of diseases. Indeed, the cancer literature is replete with find
Women in Radiology: Gender diversity is not a metric – it is a tool for excellence
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Raymond DuBois
Women in Radiology: Gender diversity is not a metric – it is a tool for excellence
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Artificial Intelligence and Surgical Decision-Making
This review describes the weaknesses of traditional clinical decision-support systems and proposes that artificial intelligence should be used to augment surgical decision-making.
Circulating Fetal Cells Sequenced for Prenatal Testing Study
Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling.
Serrated Colorectal Cancer: The Road Less Travelled?
Studies of colorectal cancer (CRC) originating through the conventional adenoma-carcinoma sequence have provided insight into the molecular mechanisms…
Adding tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today
reported study results showing the addition of tucatinib to capecitabine
(Xeloda) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) significantly improved
progression-free survival (PFS) and overall...
Raymond DuBois
Adding #tucatinib to drug combination extends survival for advanced HER2+
#breastcancer patients
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Why doesn't deep-brain stimulation work for everyone?
Personalized brain maps could improve treatment for Parkinson's disease, other neurological conditions
Researchers Projected 142% Rise in Latino Cancer by 2030
Latinos face a staggering 142% projected rise in cancer cases by 2030. To prevent this, international cancer experts intensified their research and published a book with recommendations to reduce Latino cancer.
Seeing Charleston as a work of art
In Progress
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Seeing #Charleston, SC as a work of art: charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/see… #chs via @ChasCityPaper
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Do English-Only Policies Foster or Damage Inclusivity in Science?
Speaking a common language is key to a well-integrated team, but guidance is sparse on what—if anything—principal investigators should do about it.
AstraZeneca breast cancer drug shrinks tumors in majority of women
The new drug, trastuzumab deruxtecan, was tested in a clinical trial of 184 breast cancer patients whose tumors tested positive for a marker called HER2.
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#Breastcancer drug picked up by AstraZeneca shrinks tumors in majority of women with common tumor
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Noninvasive test identifies patients with cirrhosis who can avoid endoscopy
Application of a novel noninvasive test comprised of albumin, bilirubin and platelets successfully identified patients with cirrhosis who could safely avoid screening endoscopy without the need for liver stiffness measurements by transient...
Immune repertoire fingerprinting by principal component analysis reveals shared features in subject groups with common exposures
Advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) of antibody repertoires have led to an explosion in B cell receptor sequence data from donors with many different disease states. These data have the potential to detect patterns of immune response across...
Raymond DuBois
Immune repertoire fingerprinting by principal component analysis reveals shared features in subject groups with common exposures
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Here Are the Early Results From the First U.S. CRISPR Trial for Cancer
This year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania launched the first-ever clinical trial to genetically edit the immune cells of cancer patients using the technology.
Raymond DuBois
Here Are the Early Results From the First U.S. #CRISPR Trial for #Cancer: po.st/AAPlJO via @phillymag
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Health Systems Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Death: A Workshop : Health and Medicine Division
Join the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice in DC on October 17 and 18 for a workshop exploring healthcare systems' role in preventing firearm-related injuries and death.
Raymond DuBois
Health Systems Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injuries and Death: A Workshop shar.es/a3cjEU @NAM
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