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Gamma stimulation may improve memory and cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease

A surprising MIT study published in Nature at the end of 2016 helped to spur interest in the possibility that light flickering at the frequency of a particular gamma-band brain rhythm could produce meaningful therapeutic effects for people with Alzheimer's disease.

20 Dec 2023

IASLC publishes key considerations for managing low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs

Annual low-dose CT screening has been recently shown to result in high cure rates of over 80%, but methods of conducting a lung cancer screening program vary and best practices have yet to emerge.

20 Dec 2023

New vaccine design targets universal immunity with "chef"-inspired tool

Vaccine development aims at protecting as many people as possible from infections. Short protein fragments of pathogens, so-called epitopes, are seen as a promising new approach for vaccine development.

20 Dec 2023

AI-powered "Coscientist" system designs and executes chemical reactions

In less time than it will take you to read this article, an artificial intelligence-driven system was able to autonomously learn about certain Nobel Prize-winning chemical reactions and design a successful laboratory procedure to make them.

20 Dec 2023

Study reveals extensive postnatal neuronal migration in human entorhinal cortex

The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by Shawn Sorrells, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

20 Dec 2023

First new antibiotic class in decades discovered using explainable AI platform

Scientists have discovered one of the first new classes of antibiotics identified in the past 60 years, and the first discovered leveraging an AI-powered platform built around explainable deep learning.

20 Dec 2023

UVA Alzheimer's study pinpoints how tau protein damages brain cells

University of Virginia Alzheimer's researchers have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new treatments.

20 Dec 2023

Deep learning unlocks new antibiotic classes, revolutionizing the fight against resistance

A Nature journal study employs deep learning to analyze chemical sub-structures, leading to the discovery of new structural classes of antibiotics, showcasing the potential of AI in accelerating antibiotic development.

20 Dec 2023

iWHELD training improves quality of life for dementia residents, study finds

Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care substantially improved after staff took part in a digital training programme that was specially adapted to Covid-19 restrictions.

20 Dec 2023

NHS COVID-19 app study shows digital contact tracing's effectiveness in predicting virus transmission risks

A comprehensive study in the Nature journal analyzed over seven million data points from the NHS COVID-19 app, revealing how digital contact tracing can effectively predict SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks based on exposure duration and proximity.

20 Dec 2023

New statistical technique improves disease prediction for people of African descent

A team of scientists from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed a groundbreaking statistical technique, "BridgePRS," to enhance disease prediction in people of non-European ancestry, particularly those of African descent.

20 Dec 2023

Study deciphers how misfolded protein drives dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson's

A so-called pathological protein long associated with Parkinson's disease has been found in a new study to trigger cells to increase protein synthesis, an event that eventually kills the subset of brain cells that die off in this neurodegenerative condition.

20 Dec 2023

Mediterranean diet boosts IVF success

Adjuvant therapies to help infertile women conceive by IVF - especially those whose treatments have been unsuccessful in the past - are now a common feature both before and during the treatment cycle.

20 Dec 2023

Study investigates the connection between changing light levels and mental health

In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, whereas the number of absences is lower than expected between June and September.

20 Dec 2023

Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m new equity financing

Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, today announced that it has secured £3.5m in new equity financing, including £2.5m from lead investor Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and £1 million from existing investor, Gresham House Ventures (Gresham House).

From Metrion Biosciences Limited 20 Dec 2023

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

More than a year after the federal government first cut off her disability benefits, Denise Woods drives nightly to strip malls, truck stops, and parking lots around Savannah, Georgia, looking for a safe place to sleep in her Chevy.

20 Dec 2023

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

20 Dec 2023

Evolving trends in medical manufacturing

In this interview, News Medical speaks with Ascential Technologies about the evolution of medical manufacturing trends.

From Ascential Medical & Life Sciences 20 Dec 2023

Diabetes drug may help women avoid weight gain after quitting smoking

The diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) may significantly lower a woman's risk of substantial weight gain after she has given up smoking, finds a secondary analysis of clinical trial data, published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

19 Dec 2023

Daily beetroot juice supplement improves blood pressure and walking distance in COPD patients

A 12-week course of daily beetroot juice supplement for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lowered blood pressure and improved how far patients could walk in six minutes in research published today (Wednesday) in the European Respiratory Journal.

19 Dec 2023

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Gamma stimulation may improve memory and cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease

IASLC publishes key considerations for managing low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs

New vaccine design targets universal immunity with "chef"-inspired tool

AI-powered "Coscientist" system designs and executes chemical reactions

Study reveals extensive postnatal neuronal migration in human entorhinal cortex

First new antibiotic class in decades discovered using explainable AI platform

UVA Alzheimer's study pinpoints how tau protein damages brain cells

Deep learning unlocks new antibiotic classes, revolutionizing the fight against resistance

iWHELD training improves quality of life for dementia residents, study finds

NHS COVID-19 app study shows digital contact tracing's effectiveness in predicting virus transmission risks

New statistical technique improves disease prediction for people of African descent

Study deciphers how misfolded protein drives dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson's

Mediterranean diet boosts IVF success

Study investigates the connection between changing light levels and mental health

Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m new equity financing

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Evolving trends in medical manufacturing

Diabetes drug may help women avoid weight gain after quitting smoking

Daily beetroot juice supplement improves blood pressure and walking distance in COPD patients

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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