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Harnessing artificial intelligence for infectious disease prevention

A new research review to be given at a pre-congress day for this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) will look at the many ways artificial intelligence can help prevent infectious disease outbreaks including ensuring staff wear personal protective equipment correctly and managing day-to-day hospital activities such as medication prescription and cleaning.

27 Feb 2024

Harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance infectious disease outbreak investigations

A new research review to be given at a pre-congress day for this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) will highlight the potential artificial intelligence (AI) has to improve the speed and accuracy of investigations into infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals, and potentially provide real time information to stop or prevent them.

27 Feb 2024

Research reveals increased mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors after cardiovascular events

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and VCU Health Pauley Heart Center indicates that survivors of childhood cancer are at a significantly higher risk of death following a major cardiovascular event - including heart failure, heart attack or stroke - than the general public.

27 Feb 2024

GENERATE study: Remote genetic education boosts testing rates for inherited cancer risk

Even as it's become clear that an inherited susceptibility to some cancers is more common than once thought, genetic testing of family members of cancer patients hasn't increased as much as experts had hoped.

27 Feb 2024

Study reveals distinct molecular features of proximal and distal colon cancers

The colon is often thought of as one organ, but the right and left parts of the colon have different molecular features in cancers.

27 Feb 2024

Brain research offers new insights on aphantasia and autobiographical memory

When people lack visual imagination, this is known as aphantasia. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) investigated how the lack of mental imagery affects long-term memory.

27 Feb 2024

Gender differences explored: Cardiovascular health variances in women's lifespan

Women's cardiovascular disease risks and outcomes differ throughout the lifespan from those of men, according to a collection of studies devoted to cardiovascular medicine research focused on women of all ages, published today in a special "spotlight" issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

27 Feb 2024

Bariatric surgery outperforms medical management in long-term diabetes control

People with type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery achieved much better long-term blood glucose control compared to people who received medical management plus lifestyle interventions, according to a new study published in JAMA, or Journal of the American Medical Association, and funded by the National institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of The National Institutes of Health.

27 Feb 2024

FB1006: AI-discovered drug advances to clinical trials for ALS treatment

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal type of motor neuron disease characterized by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain, resulting in muscle weakness and paralysis that can include the inability to walk and speak, or even swallow and breathe.

27 Feb 2024

Proximity to unhealthy food environments raises heart failure risk

Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurats may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

27 Feb 2024

Without Medicare Part B’s shield, patient’s family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight

Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. "She was the kind of person who didn't go to the doctor for anything."

27 Feb 2024

A government video would explain when abortion is legal in South Dakota

South Dakota lawmakers want state officials to create an educational video to help doctors understand when they can end a pregnancy without risking prison time under the state's near-total abortion ban.

27 Feb 2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps prevent postpartum mental health challenges in low-resource settings

Results from a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, or both six weeks after birth.

26 Feb 2024

Study finds October-born kids less likely to catch flu post-vaccination

Study shows October as the optimal month for influenza vaccination in young children, aligning with CDC guidelines to maximize protection against seasonal flu.

26 Feb 2024

Wayne State researchers lead $9.6 million study on cancer genetics in African Americans

A team of researchers from Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has received a five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for the study "Genetic Variation in Cancer Risk and Outcomes in African Americans."

26 Feb 2024

Neuropsychiatric symptoms can be potential predictors of Alzheimer's development

As the years add up, it's common to notice slight changes in our ability to remember and think. Older people who have more marked changes than their peers can be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

26 Feb 2024

Glitazone drug use by diabetic patients associated with lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer

Diabetic patients who take anti-diabetic drugs - known as glitazones - long term had a lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer compared with diabetic patients on other medications, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.

26 Feb 2024

Gut bacteria may be responsible for sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher.

26 Feb 2024

Study reveals early death predictors in COVID-19 patients with cardiac injury

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The activation of immune and thrombotic biomarkers at admission, and their ability to predict cardiac injury and mortality patterns in COVID-19, remains unclear.

26 Feb 2024

Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began – particularly among females – a new study finds.

26 Feb 2024

Hospital News and Research

Harnessing artificial intelligence for infectious disease prevention

Harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance infectious disease outbreak investigations

Research reveals increased mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors after cardiovascular events

GENERATE study: Remote genetic education boosts testing rates for inherited cancer risk

Study reveals distinct molecular features of proximal and distal colon cancers

Brain research offers new insights on aphantasia and autobiographical memory

Gender differences explored: Cardiovascular health variances in women's lifespan

Bariatric surgery outperforms medical management in long-term diabetes control

FB1006: AI-discovered drug advances to clinical trials for ALS treatment

Proximity to unhealthy food environments raises heart failure risk

Without Medicare Part B’s shield, patient’s family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight

A government video would explain when abortion is legal in South Dakota

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps prevent postpartum mental health challenges in low-resource settings

Study finds October-born kids less likely to catch flu post-vaccination

Wayne State researchers lead $9.6 million study on cancer genetics in African Americans

Neuropsychiatric symptoms can be potential predictors of Alzheimer's development

Glitazone drug use by diabetic patients associated with lower risk of primary and secondary brain cancer

Gut bacteria may be responsible for sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases

Study reveals early death predictors in COVID-19 patients with cardiac injury

Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

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