Nature Medicine, Published online: 28 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-025-03900-7
Trained and validated on multimodal data from 14.5 million images from multicountry datasets, a foundation model is shown to increase diagnostic and referral accuracy of clinicians when used as an assistant in a trial involving 16 ophthalmologists and 668 patients.
Nature, Published online: 06 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09272-9
A study reports whole-genome sequences for 490,640 participants from the UK Biobank and combines these data with phenotypic data to provide new insights into the relationship between human variation and sequence variation.
World J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jul 24;16(7):106981. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.106981.
ABSTRACT
Cancer remains a major global health concern, with escalating incidence and mortality rates underscoring the urgent need for novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Increasing evidence has identified the oral microbiota as a critical contributor to tumorigenesis, thereby expanding the understanding of cancer pathogenesis beyond conventional risk factors such as tobacco use and genetic predisposition. This review summarizes recent progress in elucidating the complex relationship between the oral microbiota and various malignancies, particularly oral squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Pathogenic bacteria, including Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, have been implicated in promoting tumor progression through mechanisms involving chronic inflammation, the production of metabolic toxins, and immune evasion. The dysbiosis of the oral microbiota, often driven by lifestyle factors such as poor diet, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption, further exacerbates these carcinogenic processes. Emerging therapeutic approaches including probiotics, oral microbiota transplantation, and CRISPR-based bacterial editing are under investigation for their potential to restore microbial homeostasis and suppress pathogenic species. Additionally, saliva-based microbial biomarkers have shown promise for non-invasive cancer screening. The integration of multi-omics technologies and artificial intelligence-driven platforms is further advancing the development of precision oncology. This review aims to consolidate fragmented findings concerning the oral microbiota-cancer axis and address existing gaps in mechanistic understanding. The review's significance lies in the translational potential of microbial research to clinical applications, offering opportunities to reduce the global cancer burden through early detection and microbiota-targeted therapies.
PMID:40741186 | PMC:PMC12304933 | DOI:10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.106981
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