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Researchers at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in partnership with Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, have developed a plasmonic sensor capable of diagnosing osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in just 10 minutes using synovial fluid (SVF).

A genetic tool developed in Japan allows clinicians to determine which patients may benefit the most from pancreatic cancer surgery to remove advanced tumors after first undergoing treatment to shrink the tumors.

Research due to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2025 shows that mutations in four genes—BRCA2, CDH1, RhoA, and TP53—are associated with an increased risk for relapse and death in people with gastric cancer.