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The root causes of long-COVID still a mystery

In a recent article posted to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers presented baseline outcomes from a longitudinal assessment of post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC), also known as long-COVID.

25 May 2022

Anosmia in pediatric COVID-19

The current paper, published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, examines the prevalence of anosmia in children with COVID-19 using a smell awareness survey.

24 May 2022

Survey: Parents are generally receptive to the use of AI tools in pediatric ED, but reservations remain

Parents are generally receptive to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the management of children with respiratory illnesses in the Emergency Department (ED), according to a survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

24 May 2022

Computational modeling fine tunes RBD-1C aptamer against SARS-CoV-2 S protein

Researchers used the SARS-CoV-2 sequence against aptamers to perform the in silico selection of an aptamer against the SARS-CoV-2 S protein.

24 May 2022

AI tool helps doctors predict cancer risk in lung nodules seen on chest CT

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool helps doctors predict the cancer risk in lung nodules seen on CT, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

24 May 2022

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for Whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

24 May 2022

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

In this interview, we talk to Takayuki Baba about ongoing research using artificial intelligence to achieve earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

24 May 2022

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein mutations on the performance of rapid antigen tests

The study findings showed that the rapid antigen tests with the DMS approach could accurately identify antibody escape mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 N protein.

24 May 2022

Using microfluidics and magnets to isolate rare, allergen-reactive white blood cells

Across the world, food allergies are on the rise. One of the most important cells in studying this ailment are basophils, which activate inflammation and other responses to allergens such as rashes, and sometimes, anaphylaxis.

23 May 2022

Health authorities must revolutionize testing to deal with future covid-19 prevalence

Dealing with lower covid-19 levels will require improved understanding of what diagnostic tests are best used for. It will also need more accurate tests, but as testing demand will fall, delivering that needs incentive-based support.

23 May 2022

Emergency department plays vital role in investigating the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis played a key role in investigating the accuracy of many different types of COVID-19 diagnostic tests administered in real-life conditions.

23 May 2022

Novel genetic test enables earlier, more accurate diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency disorders

Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) can result in chronic and sometimes life-threatening infections. More than 450 PIDs have been described, but timely and accurate diagnoses remain a challenge.

23 May 2022

Potential new diagnostic marker predicts successful, efficient development of mammalian egg cells

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona have identified a potential new diagnostic marker that predicts the successful and efficient development of mammalian egg cells.

23 May 2022

Real-world vaccine effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT1262b2 in immunocompromised adults

Researchers assessed the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised adults.

23 May 2022

Study shows the QuickNavi-COVID19 Ag test has a high diagnostic performance for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in nasopharyngeal samples

Researchers evaluated the diagnostic performance of a COVID-19 antigen test during the recent surge caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

23 May 2022

The impact of delayed COVID-19 contact tracing on health outcomes

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the impact of a delay in tracing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case contacts on health outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmissions, hospitalizations, and deaths in England.

23 May 2022

Voice analysis app predicts most cases of worsening heart failure in advance

A voice analysis app used by heart failure patients at home recognizes fluid in the lungs three weeks before an unplanned hospitalization or escalation in outpatient drug treatment. The late breaking research is presented at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 May 2022

New training scheme for convolutional neural networks automates cell segmentation and counting

The use of machine learning to perform blood cell counts for diagnosis of disease instead of expensive and often less accurate cell analyzer machines has nevertheless been very labor-intensive as it takes an enormous amount of manual annotation work by humans in the training of the machine learning model.

20 May 2022

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers summarized known literature findings of the unexplained post-acute infection syndromes (PAISs).

20 May 2022

New funding boost to combat antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics have saved countless lives since they were introduced in the 1940s, curing infections and making procedures like chemotherapy and surgeries safer. But their effectiveness is waning.

19 May 2022

Diagnostic News and Research

The root causes of long-COVID still a mystery

Anosmia in pediatric COVID-19

Survey: Parents are generally receptive to the use of AI tools in pediatric ED, but reservations remain

Computational modeling fine tunes RBD-1C aptamer against SARS-CoV-2 S protein

AI tool helps doctors predict cancer risk in lung nodules seen on chest CT

New analysis finds persistent racial, ethnic disparities in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer

Using AI to Achieve Earlier Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein mutations on the performance of rapid antigen tests

Using microfluidics and magnets to isolate rare, allergen-reactive white blood cells

Health authorities must revolutionize testing to deal with future covid-19 prevalence

Emergency department plays vital role in investigating the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Novel genetic test enables earlier, more accurate diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency disorders

Potential new diagnostic marker predicts successful, efficient development of mammalian egg cells

Real-world vaccine effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT1262b2 in immunocompromised adults

Study shows the QuickNavi-COVID19 Ag test has a high diagnostic performance for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in nasopharyngeal samples

The impact of delayed COVID-19 contact tracing on health outcomes

Voice analysis app predicts most cases of worsening heart failure in advance

New training scheme for convolutional neural networks automates cell segmentation and counting

The enigma of post-acute infection syndromes

New funding boost to combat antibiotic resistance

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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