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AI-powered study pinpoints genes that shape bones

Using artificial intelligence to analyze tens of thousands of X-ray images and genetic sequences, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and New York Genome Center have been able to pinpoint the genes that shape our skeletons, from the width of our shoulders to the length of our legs.

20 Jul 2023

Research illuminates the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions

Combining data from full-body x-ray images and associated genomic data from more than 30,000 UK Biobank participants, researchers have helped illuminate the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions.

20 Jul 2023

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.

19 Jul 2023

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers have identified a potential immune biomarker associated with pulmonary TB in active patients compared to controls.

19 Jul 2023

Researchers develop new method for early breast cancer detection

A research team from PSI and ETH Zurich, together with the Baden Cantonal Hospital and University Hospital Zurich, wants to improve a method used for diagnosing breast cancer.

19 Jul 2023

AI-based analysis method accelerates study of cell structures

BESSY II's high-brilliance X-rays can be used to produce microscopic images with spatial resolution down to a few tens of nanometers.

18 Jul 2023

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real people, the drug agent has to take a journey through the infinitely more complex environment within our bodies and arrive, intact, inside the affected cells.

17 Jul 2023

Impaired sleep quality linked to adverse health parameters in older individuals with obesity

The associations between sleep quality and health parameters in older adults with obesity.

14 Jul 2023

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved completeness of pretreatment CT reports in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including for established sites of unresectable or challenging-to-resect disease.

13 Jul 2023

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

The devastating COVID-19 pandemic occurred when the SARS-CoV-2 virus, native to a species of bats, mutated to infect humans.

10 Jul 2023

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

An international research team involving scientists from the University of Vienna, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and Univeristy of Edinburgh has described the process of growing three-dimensional manganese dendrites.

10 Jul 2023

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

Research discusses the process of discovering anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drugs from medicinal plants found in the Australian rainforest. It focuses on the pathways from the discovery of bioactive plants to the validation in an appropriate neuro-inflammatory mouse model, using some examples from their current research.

9 Jul 2023

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA alone could have benefitted from an alternative or additional MRI evaluation, including using a specialized abbreviated protocol for the modality.

7 Jul 2023

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by binding an effector molecule, activity at the distal active site is regulated) in protein complexes.

6 Jul 2023

Using AI might afford large-scale evaluation for splenomegaly on CT examinations

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), using an automated deep-learning AI tool, as well as weight-based volumetric thresholds, might afford large-scale evaluation for splenomegaly on CT examinations performed for any indication.

3 Jul 2023

Deep learning model could help identify high-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a deep learning-based model using initial chest radiographs predicted 30-day mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), improving upon the performance of an established risk prediction tool (i.e., CURB-65 score).

30 Jun 2023

High-res insights into key bacterial enzyme could lead to development of new antibiotics

A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity College Dublin, has gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacteria.

30 Jun 2023

X Ray News and Research

AI-powered study pinpoints genes that shape bones

Research illuminates the genetic basis of human skeletal proportions

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers develop new method for early breast cancer detection

AI-based analysis method accelerates study of cell structures

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Impaired sleep quality linked to adverse health parameters in older individuals with obesity

Synoptic reports improve completeness of pretreatment CT reports in advanced ovarian cancer

Scientists investigate a bat virus with pandemic potential

New insights into the growth dynamics of mineral dendrites

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

Scientists develop breakthrough approach to create artificial allosteric sites in protein complexes

Using AI might afford large-scale evaluation for splenomegaly on CT examinations

Deep learning model could help identify high-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

High-res insights into key bacterial enzyme could lead to development of new antibiotics

20 years later: lessons from SARS-CoV-2 inform preparedness against future pandemics

The effect of coffee consumption on abdominal aortic calcification among adults

Beware the chair: sedentary habits harm bones, contribute to higher body fat, study reveals

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