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AI-based model enhances efficiency of Type II diabetes prevention efforts

Better prevention of Type II diabetes could save both lives and money. The U.S. spends over $730 billion a year - nearly a third of all health care spending - on treating preventable diseases like diabetes.

28 Feb 2024

Poorly controlled asthma linked to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

Patients whose asthma is poorly controlled have eight times excess greenhouse gas emissions compared with those whose condition is well controlled—equivalent to that produced by 124,000 homes each year in the UK—indicates the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Thorax.

28 Feb 2024

Study: Potential biomarker in the blood predicts sudden cardiac deaths

The discovery of a biomarker readily measured in blood could be a significant step towards preventing sudden deaths.

28 Feb 2024

Uncovering the role of mucus in pancreatic cancer transformation

Knowing exactly what's inside a tumor can maximize our ability to fight cancer. But that knowledge doesn't come easy. Tumors are clusters of constantly changing cancer cells.

28 Feb 2024

New lung cell atlas unveils pathways to lung adenocarcinoma development

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center built a new atlas of lung cells, uncovering new cellular pathways and precursors in the development of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.

28 Feb 2024

Novel drug combination shows promise for treating advanced skin cancers in kidney transplant recipients

People who have had a kidney transplant are at high risk for developing skin cancers. New research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is exploring the best combination of treatments to target skin cancers while preserving the transplanted organs.

28 Feb 2024

Calcium crystal deposits linked to worsening knee osteoarthritis, study finds

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting approximately 600 million people worldwide and 34 million people in the U.S.

28 Feb 2024

Anti-cancer drug shows promise in treating brain injuries after stroke

A study by the Institut de Neurociències of the UAB (INc-UAB) demonstrates in animal models the benefits of vorinostat after having suffered a stroke.

28 Feb 2024

AGA publishes white paper on the future of IBD care in the United States

Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) published a white paper on the future of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care in the United States.

28 Feb 2024

AHA scientific statement: Advances and challenges in AI applications for cardiovascular medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) may transform cardiovascular medicine. For now, though, many challenges remain, and few AI tools have been proven to improve care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

28 Feb 2024

Bio-Hermes data reveals strong correlation between blood biomarkers and Alzheimer's amyloid plaques

The Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation, (GAP) is releasing the first results from the Bio-Hermes-001 Study.

28 Feb 2024

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Genetic risk tool could aid early diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis patients

Young people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could also help diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier, to start effective treatments.

28 Feb 2024

ChatGPT aids in discovering potential Alzheimer’s treatments through drug repurposing

ChatGPT-4 to identify drug repurposing candidates against Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

28 Feb 2024

Using machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients.

28 Feb 2024

Cannabis users may be at higher risk of heart attack and stroke

An analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoking, eating or vaporizing it, was significantly associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even after controlling for tobacco use (combustible cigarettes and other tobacco products) and other cardiovascular risk factors, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

28 Feb 2024

Medical Condition News

AI-based model enhances efficiency of Type II diabetes prevention efforts

Poorly controlled asthma linked to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

Study: Potential biomarker in the blood predicts sudden cardiac deaths

Uncovering the role of mucus in pancreatic cancer transformation

New lung cell atlas unveils pathways to lung adenocarcinoma development

Novel drug combination shows promise for treating advanced skin cancers in kidney transplant recipients

Calcium crystal deposits linked to worsening knee osteoarthritis, study finds

Anti-cancer drug shows promise in treating brain injuries after stroke

AGA publishes white paper on the future of IBD care in the United States

AHA scientific statement: Advances and challenges in AI applications for cardiovascular medicine

Bio-Hermes data reveals strong correlation between blood biomarkers and Alzheimer's amyloid plaques

Heart of Kent Hospice appoints Bedfont and NewMed as Headline Sponsors for Bluebell Walk 2024/25

Genetic risk tool could aid early diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis patients

ChatGPT aids in discovering potential Alzheimer’s treatments through drug repurposing

Using machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients

Cannabis users may be at higher risk of heart attack and stroke

Kefir shows promise in improving gut health of ICU patients, study finds

New blood biomarkers identified to predict cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients

An Arm and a Leg: Wait, is Insulin cheaper now?

How can food influence the severity of menopausal hot flashes?

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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