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AI system in eye scans enables better diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases

Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), single-gene disorders affecting the retina, are very difficult to diagnose since they are uncommon and involve changes in one of many candidate genes.

9 Jun 2023

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick.

9 Jun 2023

Similar underlying biological abnormalities, symptoms found in long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are debilitating conditions with similar symptoms.

9 Jun 2023

Brain network connections linked to anosognosia identified

Anosognosia is a condition in which a patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition.

9 Jun 2023

New technology for catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in humans

A wireless device called the UroMonitor enables accurate, noninvasive monitoring of bladder pressure in patients with overactive bladder, reports a pilot study in the July issue of The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

9 Jun 2023

Using Src N-terminal regulatory element as potential oncotarget

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 19, 2023, entitled, "Targeting the Src N-terminal regulatory element in cancer."

9 Jun 2023

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care

9 Jun 2023

PREACH-M trial: Lenzilumab may improve treatment response in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

Humanigen, Inc.today extended previously reported results by presenting additional, statistically significant hematologic improvements and reductions in inflammatory markers from lenzilumab, its investigational drug, in a Phase 2/3 trial of treatment-naïve participants with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and RAS-pathway mutations.

9 Jun 2023

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of non-communicable disease burden and death. Population-level interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can reduce disease burden, by enabling people to make daily, healthy choices via long-term structural features.

9 Jun 2023

Common diabetes drug prevents the development of long COVID, study finds

In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, prevents the development of long COVID.

9 Jun 2023

Higher levels of loss aversion among women linked to lower willingness to take risks than men

Women are less willing to take risks than men because they are more sensitive to the pain of any losses they might incur than any gains they might make, new research from the University of Bath School of Management shows.

9 Jun 2023

Drinking fruit juice has positive dietary benefits with no adverse effect on weight in pre-teens

A new study was recently published on-line in Beverages by Dr. Lynn L. Moore, a Professor of Medicine, at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

9 Jun 2023

New model can quickly screen large libraries of potential drug compounds

Huge libraries of drug compounds may hold potential treatments for a variety of diseases, such as cancer or heart disease.

9 Jun 2023

Wiley to publish EHA's open access journal beginning January 2024

Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and education, today announced that it will publish the open access journal HemaSphere on behalf of the European Hematology Association (EHA), the largest community of European hematologists, beginning in January 2024.

9 Jun 2023

Pennington Biomedical wants children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki study

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is looking for children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki research study.

9 Jun 2023

Binge drinking during adolescence leads to long-lasting brain changes, research suggests

Heavy alcohol consumption may cause permanent dysregulation of neurons, or brain cells, in adolescents, according to a new study in mice.

9 Jun 2023

WHO releases new design recommendations for future hospitals

The World Health Organisation presented in Baku (Azerbaijan) the new design recommendations for new hospitals to be built in the European Region, the result of a research partnership with the Politecnico di Milano.

9 Jun 2023

Black, Hispanic breast cancer survivors have higher mortality risk after a second malignancy

Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black female survivors of breast cancer experience higher death rates after being diagnosed with a second primary cancer than members of other ethnic and racial groups, according to recent research from investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

9 Jun 2023

How does your Skin Change during Menopause?

Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years.

9 Jun 2023

The BABY1000 study: chasing lifetime risk factors in prenatal and early postnatal life

Preconceptional parental health, pregnancy health, and early infant environment and health.

9 Jun 2023

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AI system in eye scans enables better diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Similar underlying biological abnormalities, symptoms found in long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Brain network connections linked to anosognosia identified

New technology for catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in humans

Using Src N-terminal regulatory element as potential oncotarget

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

PREACH-M trial: Lenzilumab may improve treatment response in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Common diabetes drug prevents the development of long COVID, study finds

Higher levels of loss aversion among women linked to lower willingness to take risks than men

Drinking fruit juice has positive dietary benefits with no adverse effect on weight in pre-teens

New model can quickly screen large libraries of potential drug compounds

Wiley to publish EHA's open access journal beginning January 2024

Pennington Biomedical wants children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki study

Binge drinking during adolescence leads to long-lasting brain changes, research suggests

WHO releases new design recommendations for future hospitals

Black, Hispanic breast cancer survivors have higher mortality risk after a second malignancy

How does your Skin Change during Menopause?

The BABY1000 study: chasing lifetime risk factors in prenatal and early postnatal life

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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