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A promising new cancer technology from NIH could help improve how liver cancer is diagnosed and treated. Liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, and better treatment options are urgently needed. NIH inventors have developed two fully
1 in every 200 people with eye-related irritation in the US has uveitis. Vision loss can occur if the uveitis remains untreated, therefore, early detection is crucial. Certain uveitis cases currently require fluorescein angiography (FA) for diagnosis due to its ability to display retinal vascular
Current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and other viruses require RNA extraction and analysis of the extracted RNA sample. NIH Inventors have developed a novel, improved sample preparation method that eliminates the need for an RNA extraction step. The inventors discovered that incorporating a
NIH inventors have developed the first known method of producing Regulatory B-cells (Bregs) ex-vivo. There is a great need to supplement the low population of Bregs in a patient suffering from an autoimmune disease where Breg levels are severely reduced, such as uveitis. This method involves