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New ultrasound-based tool offers precise measurement of lung diseases

Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung.

13 Aug 2024

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Researchers determined the relationship between animal and dietary plant fat intake with mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other causes.

13 Aug 2024

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Researchers investigated the transfer of biological embedding of life experience across generations by evaluating traumatic childhood experiences of mothers and epigenetic clocks in pregnant mothers and their newborn offspring.

13 Aug 2024

Mayo Clinic pioneers use of pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

Cardiologists in Mayo Clinic's Heart Rhythm Clinic are using a new innovative energy source to safely and successfully treat a common type of heart arrhythmia.

13 Aug 2024

Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products - as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods - was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Professor Hiroki R. Ueda (RIKEN Center for Functional Biology, concurrently team lead), Dr. Kazuhiro Kon (at the time of the research, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and their colleagues at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, have elucidated the importance of proper regulation of the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons, the major inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, in the long, deep sleep (rebound sleep) that occurs after prolonged wakefulness.

13 Aug 2024

Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions

A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue.

13 Aug 2024

Generative AI in genetics: Effective but needs monitoring for consistency

Samuel (Sandy) Aronson, ALM, MA, executive director of IT and AI Solutions for Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine and senior director of IT and AI Solutions for the Accelerator for Clinical Transformation, is the corresponding author of a paper published in NEJM AI that looked at whether generative AI could hold promise for improving scientific literature review of variants in clinical genetic testing.

13 Aug 2024

Early detection of cardiovascular diseases using advanced machine learning

How can diseases of the cardiovascular system be detected before symptoms appear? Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have found a way to track them down at an early stage.

13 Aug 2024

California bill would require state review of private equity deals in health care

A bill pending in California's legislature to ratchet up oversight of private equity investments in health care is receiving enthusiastic backing from consumer advocates, labor unions, and the California Medical Association, but drawing heavy fire from hospitals concerned about losing a potential funding source.

13 Aug 2024

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

The associations between neighborhood characteristics and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children.

13 Aug 2024

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

Whether prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 booster vaccinations consistently leads to optimal public health outcomes across diverse socio-economic settings.

13 Aug 2024

Global launch of new Biosen C-Line glucose and Lactate analyzer

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AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Researchers used AlphaFold and homology modeling to identify potent TAAR1 agonists, showing AlphaFold's superior performance in drug discovery for neuropsychiatric conditions.

13 Aug 2024

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Research reveals that sulfonamides and cephalosporins significantly increase the risk of serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions, highlighting the importance of careful antibiotic selection in elderly patients.

12 Aug 2024

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but it could be a good parenting tool too, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State.

12 Aug 2024

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers have resolved the high-resolution structure of the human dopamine transporter bound to cocaine, providing critical insights into the molecular basis of cocaine's addictive properties.

12 Aug 2024

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Human proteins undergo a variety of chemical modifications following their synthesis. These modifications regulate their structure, function, and stability.

12 Aug 2024

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

Study reviews the impact of long COVID on individuals, health systems, and global economies, highlighting the need for a coordinated, patient-centered approach for future research and policy development.

12 Aug 2024

NIH study finds routine lab tests fall short in diagnosing long COVID

A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found that routine lab tests may not be useful in making a long COVID diagnosis for people who have symptoms of the condition

12 Aug 2024

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New ultrasound-based tool offers precise measurement of lung diseases

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Mayo Clinic pioneers use of pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Innovative AI system uses tongue color to identify multiple health conditions

Generative AI in genetics: Effective but needs monitoring for consistency

Early detection of cardiovascular diseases using advanced machine learning

California bill would require state review of private equity deals in health care

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

Global launch of new Biosen C-Line glucose and Lactate analyzer

AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

NIH study finds routine lab tests fall short in diagnosing long COVID

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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