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AI-driven alerts improve patient care escalation and survival rates in hospitals

Deploying and evaluating a machine learning intervention to improve clinical care and patient outcomes is a key step in moving clinical deterioration models from byte to bedside, according to a June 13 editorial in Critical Care Medicine that comments on a Mount Sinai study published in the same issue.

13 Jun 2024

Low-cost quality improvement program lowers mortality in El Salvador's pediatric ICU

Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in low and middle-income countries see elevated mortality rates, often 10 times higher than those in high-income countries.

12 Jun 2024

High-flow oxygen technique equally safe as traditional anesthesia in pediatric tubeless airway surgery

A new high-flow oxygen technique is as safe as standard anesthetic methods during tubeless upper airway surgery in children, according to University of Queensland research.

11 Jun 2024

Mount Sinai researchers use AI to identify 17 key genes in heart disease

Using an advanced artificial intelligence tool, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified rare coding variants in 17 genes that shed light on the molecular basis of coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

11 Jun 2024

Gene therapy trial: restored hearing in children with hereditary deafness

The safety and effectiveness of binaural adeno-associated virus 1 (AAV1)-human otoferlin (hOTOF) therapy in five children with autosomal recessive deafness 9 (DFNB9).

7 Jun 2024

MGI Tech launches whole workflow solution for agricultural large-scale low-pass whole genome sequencing at PAG Asia 2024

MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”), a company committed to building core tools and technologies that drive innovation in life science, today announced a highly efficient whole workflow solution for agricultural large-scale Low-pass whole genome sequencing (Low-pass WGS) based on its proprietary DNBSEQTM platforms during this year’s International Plant and Animal Genome Conference Asia (PAG Asia 2024), taking place on June 5-7 in Shenzhen, China.

From MGI 7 Jun 2024

New bilateral gene therapy shows promising results in treating genetic hearing loss

A novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness restored hearing function in five children who were treated in both ears.

5 Jun 2024

California becomes latest state to try capping health care spending

California's Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health care spending.

5 Jun 2024

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide.

31 May 2024

Researchers identify novel way to potentially slow down or halt Alzheimer’s progression

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research by identifying a novel way to potentially slow down or even halt disease progression.

27 May 2024

Harnessing molecular pathways governed by key gene to enhance wheat yields

A study from the University of Adelaide has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behavior could be altered to achieve greater yields.

23 May 2024

4 ways vaccine skeptics mislead you on measles and more

Measles is on the rise in the United States. So far this year, the number of cases is about 17 times what it was, on average, during the same period in each of the four years before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

22 May 2024

Generative AI enhances ER admission predictions with minimal training

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as GPT-4, can help predict whether an emergency room patient needs to be admitted to the hospital even with only minimal training on a limited number of records, according to investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

21 May 2024

Researchers design new regenerative medicine therapy to accelerate diabetic wound repair

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed a regenerative medicine therapy to speed up diabetic wound repair.

20 May 2024

Unraveling the genetic connection between IBD and Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant discovery, identifying genetic connections between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Parkinson's disease (PD).

14 May 2024

Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won’t have another.

Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.

10 May 2024

CRISPR-based gene editing shows promise in treating rare form of blindness

About 79% of clinical trial participants experienced measurable improvement after receiving experimental, CRISPR-based gene editing that is designed to fix a rare form of blindness, according to a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 May 2024