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New 5-minute cognitive test boosts dementia care in diverse elderly populations

The 5-Cog tool significantly enhances dementia diagnosis and care for older adults in primary care, especially among Black and Hispanic communities, by being culturally sensitive and quick to administer.

6 Jun 2024

UCL research identifies brain changes in teens with internet addiction

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

6 Jun 2024

Exploring the biology behind maternal mental health disorders

Pregnancy and new motherhood transform a woman's body as well as her life. While this is often a joyous time, it can sometime lead to mental health disorders, most often anxiety and depression.

6 Jun 2024

Discovery paves the way for more specific cancer drugs with fewer side effects

The small protein ubiquitin is involved in almost every cellular process in our body: it orchestrates the stability and function of the vast majority of proteins.

6 Jun 2024

Researchers investigate the feasibility of new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have investigated the feasibility of a new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder.

6 Jun 2024

Phase III trial highlights benefits of intensity modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

According to preliminary data from a multi-institution Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) achieved similar clinical outcomes and offered significant patient benefits when compared to traditional intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as part of chemoradiation treatment for patients with oropharyngeal (head and neck) cancer.

6 Jun 2024

Novel PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of gastrointestinal cancer biomarker

A new PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of the important gastrointestinal cancer biomarker known as Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2).

6 Jun 2024

New method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new method for predicting dementia with over 80% accuracy and up to nine years before a diagnosis.

6 Jun 2024

AI-driven mammography cuts workload by 33%, boosts breast cancer detection

Implementing AI in mammography screening significantly reduces radiologists' workload and improves breast cancer detection rates, according to a study in Denmark and the Netherlands.

6 Jun 2024

Human infants use the 'helpless' period to pre-train, learn powerful foundation models

Babies' brains are not as immature as previously thought, rather they are using the period of postnatal 'helplessness' to learn powerful foundation models similar to those underpinning generative Artificial Intelligence, according to a new study.

5 Jun 2024

In utero brain overgrowth linked to severity of autism

Some children with autism experience profound, lifelong difficulties like developmental delay, social struggles and even the inability to speak.

5 Jun 2024

Elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness linked to poorer cognitive function in adolescents

Adolescents with elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness may experience poorer cognitive functions, according to a recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland.

5 Jun 2024

AI improves breast cancer screening performance and reduces false-positives

Using artificial intelligence (AI), breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings. Results of the study were published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

4 Jun 2024

Imaging News and Research

New 5-minute cognitive test boosts dementia care in diverse elderly populations

UCL research identifies brain changes in teens with internet addiction

Exploring the biology behind maternal mental health disorders

Discovery paves the way for more specific cancer drugs with fewer side effects

Researchers investigate the feasibility of new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder

Phase III trial highlights benefits of intensity modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

Novel PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of gastrointestinal cancer biomarker

New method provides a more accurate way to predict dementia up to nine years before diagnosis

AI-driven mammography cuts workload by 33%, boosts breast cancer detection

Human infants use the 'helpless' period to pre-train, learn powerful foundation models

In utero brain overgrowth linked to severity of autism

Elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness linked to poorer cognitive function in adolescents

AI improves breast cancer screening performance and reduces false-positives

Unraveling the mechanisms of PMP22 duplication in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

GSA-MiXeR: A powerful tool to improve our understanding of heritable traits and diseases

Facial thermal imaging and AI combo shows promise for heart disease detection

Cervix organ chips pave the way for next-generation studies on host-microbiome interactions

Mouse study identifies sex differences at the cellular level for heart failure

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Coronary arterial inflammation linked to high cardiac event risk even without CAD

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