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Elitza Theel, Ph.D., Director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, discusses eastern equine encephalitis virus, which is spread via mosquito bite.

This week’s research roundup features a study on glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy by abrogating the topBP1/ATR-mediated DNA damage response.

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss the detection of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) in serum as a biomarker for the presence of invasive fungal infections.

This week's research roundup features research on the treatment of Membranous Nephropathy.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester again has been ranked the nation's best hospital in U.S. News & World Report's 2019–2020 "Best Hospitals" rankings.

This week's research roundup features a study on methylated DNA in pancreatic juice distinguishes patients with pancreatic cancer from controls.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing determines whether these bacteria are susceptible or resistant to a particular antibiotic. Bacteria are added onto plates of solid agar, where each plate has a different and increasing concentration of antibiotic than the previous plate. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is the lowest concentration of an antimicrobial that inhibits growth of the bacteria.

This week's research roundup features research on the phase II evaluation of aggressive dose de-escalation for adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in human pappillomavirus-associated oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma.

Curtis Hanson, M.D., discusses the importance of detecting immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable region gene (IGHV) when acquiring prognostic and potentially therapeutic information in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients in CAP TODAY.

This week's research roundup features a study on the joint association of mammographic density and polygenic risk score and how they contribute to the prediction of breast cancer.

This week's research roundup focuses on a study on the molecular subtyping of clinically localized urothelial carcinoma. This study revealed lower rates of pathological upstaging at radical cystectomy among luminal tumors.

This week's research roundup features a study on galectin-3 levels and outcomes after myocardial infarction.

This week's research roundup features research on oncological outcomes following partial nephrectomy and percutaneous ablation for cT1 renal masses.