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Breakthroughs in TB prevention offer hope for children

Taking a common antibiotic could more than half the risk of children becoming sick with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to findings presented this week at a conference on lung health.

20 Nov 2023

Review sheds light on the complex challenge of diagnosing and managing cow's milk allergy in children

The Nutrients journal review highlights the challenges in diagnosing and managing Cow's Milk Allergy (CMA) in children, emphasizing the discrepancy between clinical guidelines and actual practice, and the need for improved strategies in prevention and management.

14 Nov 2023

An effective solution to improve visualization of the cervix during pelvic exams

Pelvic exams are an indispensable part of gynecological care and are used to screen for conditions, such as cervical cancer, that affect millions of patients every year.

14 Nov 2023

Endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome share genetic risk factors, UQ research shows

University of Queensland researchers have shown that endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) share genetic risk factors, explaining why patients with one condition may also have the other.

26 Oct 2023

AI chatbot ChatGPT may not be accurate enough for self-diagnosis

ChatGPT, a sophisticated chatbot driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, has been increasingly used in health care contexts, one of which is assisting patients in self-diagnosing before seeking medical help.

16 Oct 2023

Analysis suggests the need for pharma research into non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Analysis of the online conversations among patients with Parkinson’s Disease suggests a need for pharmaceutical research to be targeted at treating the non-motor symptoms of the disease.

12 Oct 2023

Progress and challenges in completing the human gene catalogue

A group of authors reviewed the progress and challenges in annotating the human genome, including protein-coding genes, isoforms, and non-coding RNAs, and advocated for a universal annotation standard for clinical use.

5 Oct 2023

Long COVID research plagued by flawed methods, say experts

Overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, among other things, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition - epidemiology - have distorted the risks, say the researchers.

25 Sep 2023

The importance of using the American Heart Association-recommended technique for blood pressure measurement

A modified cross-over design to compare methods of taking blood pressure readings.

19 Sep 2023

Researchers identify new blood marker for dopamine system damage

The marker in question is called DOPA decarboxylase (DCC). In the current study, DCC was found to be elevated in individuals with Parkinson's disease as well as in people with other diseases that result in dopamine deficiency in the brain. However, the marker was normal in other brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. The researchers even noticed that DCC was elevated in individuals with Parkinson's many years before they developed any symptoms.

19 Sep 2023

Alzheimer's screening just got easier, more accurate with new blood test

A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest pathology.

31 Aug 2023

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Researchers trained machine learning (ML) models to analyze RNA molecular signatures in patients’ blood.

28 Aug 2023

A comprehensive global and regional analysis of human Brucellosis incidence

An evidence-based estimation of global and regional human Brucellosis incidence.

23 Aug 2023

Study explores the use of collective intelligence to improve medical diagnosis

A recent study revealed the possibility of combining knowledge representation models and collective intelligence for medical diagnosis.

17 Aug 2023

Study explores the challenges of the clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A recent study evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic characteristics of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

16 Aug 2023

ADHD diagnosis in childhood vs adulthood: is there a difference in genetic architecture?

Researchers investigated whether individuals diagnosed with ADHD during childhood vs adulthood differed in terms of unique and shared genetic and functional architectures.

9 Aug 2023

Reinforcement learning improves performance of AI-based skin cancer diagnosis

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used to diagnose skin cancer, but it cannot (yet) keep pace with the complex decision-making of doctors in practice.

28 Jul 2023

Research shows diagnostic error as a leading cause of death and disability

Improving diagnosis in health care is a moral, professional and public health imperative, according to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.

17 Jul 2023

Machine learning's potential for rapid LRTI diagnosis

A team of researchers evaluated the use of prediction models in LRTI diagnosis.