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Delirium linked to tripled dementia risk in older adults, Australian study finds

The relationship between delirium and new-onset dementia among older adults with no dementia diagnosis.

28 Mar 2024

Food allergies' broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness

Review article in Frontiers in Nutrition examines the multifaceted impacts of food allergies on individuals' economic, psychological, and social quality of life, highlighting the need for increased awareness and support for affected people.

28 Mar 2024

ChatGPT shines in medical summary task, struggles with field-specific relevance

Study assesses ChatGPT's capability to summarize medical abstracts, revealing high efficiency in producing concise, accurate summaries but highlighting challenges in accurately assessing article relevance to specific medical fields.

28 Mar 2024

Long-term use of certain progestogen drugs may raise risk of intracranial meningioma

Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today.

27 Mar 2024

Older people with delirium three times more likely to develop dementia

University of Queensland researchers have found older patients who experience delirium are three times more likely to develop dementia.

27 Mar 2024

Google Street View predicts heart disease risk based on neighborhood features

Researchers have used Google Street View to study hundreds of elements of the built environment, including buildings, green spaces, pavements and roads, and how these elements relate to each other and influence coronary artery disease in people living in these neighborhoods.

27 Mar 2024

Improving NHS staff conditions essential for service and patient outcomes

Looking after the NHS workforce is not only an ethical imperative but also a sound investment and must be a top priority, say experts in the third report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS.

27 Mar 2024

Unhoused people face elevated dementia rates compared to general population

Dementia in unhoused people was 1.9 times greater than the general population, with a higher prevalence for age groups younger than 85 years, according to new research from Lawson Health Research Institute and ICES.

27 Mar 2024

Delirium increases dementia risk and mortality in older patients

Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death among older people, finds the largest study of its kind published by The BMJ today.

27 Mar 2024

Newly discovered molecule may be a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer

A team of researchers from Hiroshima University has discovered a molecule that promotes the production of cancer cells. This molecule may prove to be a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of breast cancer.

27 Mar 2024

Managing the rise in STIs among older adults

A new research review presented at a pre-congress day for this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, 27-30 April) will look at how to manage the rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older people, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and genital warts.

27 Mar 2024

GPT-4 shows promise in locating brain lesions after stroke

Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred.

27 Mar 2024

Sensory neurons play pivotal role in orchestrating tissue repair and regeneration

Researchers from Monash University and Osaka University have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery regarding the pivotal role of sensory neurons in orchestrating tissue repair and regeneration, offering significant promise for patients with poorly healing tissues and diabetes.

27 Mar 2024

Navigating school attendance: Parents weigh physical and mental health in decisions

Study explores how parents decide whether their children should attend school or stay home due to sickness, revealing a cautious approach when in doubt, and highlights the significant consideration of mental health alongside physical well-being.

27 Mar 2024

Family dog interaction boosts physical activity in children with developmental disabilities

By engaging regularly with their family dog and teaching it a series of tricks and commands, children with developmental disabilities experienced a significant increase in their daily physical activity, a new study from Oregon State University researchers found.

27 Mar 2024

McGovern researchers debunk claims of direct neuronal activity imaging with MRI

A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute.

27 Mar 2024

Aston University's new center focuses on harnessing AI to improve people's lives

Aston University researchers have marked the opening of a new center which focuses on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve people's lives.

27 Mar 2024

Researchers develop a risk prediction model for cisplatin-induced kidney damage

Using patient data from six major U.S. cancer centers, Brigham researchers and collaborators developed a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe kidney injury after receiving the chemotherapy drug cisplatin in the largest, first generalizable study of its kind.

27 Mar 2024

Drug combination could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers and other solid tumors

A pair of medications that make malignant cells act as if they have a virus could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers and other solid tumors, reports a study published today in Science Advances.

27 Mar 2024

Breakthrough tool illuminates neural stem cell dynamics

Researchers can use the light naturally thrown off by biological specimens to better study the different states of stem cells in the nervous system, thanks to a tool developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, brightening their chances for studying the way stem cells age.

27 Mar 2024

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Delirium linked to tripled dementia risk in older adults, Australian study finds

Food allergies' broad impact on quality of life demands greater awareness

ChatGPT shines in medical summary task, struggles with field-specific relevance

Long-term use of certain progestogen drugs may raise risk of intracranial meningioma

Older people with delirium three times more likely to develop dementia

Google Street View predicts heart disease risk based on neighborhood features

Improving NHS staff conditions essential for service and patient outcomes

Unhoused people face elevated dementia rates compared to general population

Delirium increases dementia risk and mortality in older patients

Newly discovered molecule may be a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer

Managing the rise in STIs among older adults

GPT-4 shows promise in locating brain lesions after stroke

Sensory neurons play pivotal role in orchestrating tissue repair and regeneration

Navigating school attendance: Parents weigh physical and mental health in decisions

Family dog interaction boosts physical activity in children with developmental disabilities

McGovern researchers debunk claims of direct neuronal activity imaging with MRI

Aston University's new center focuses on harnessing AI to improve people's lives

Researchers develop a risk prediction model for cisplatin-induced kidney damage

Drug combination could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers and other solid tumors

Breakthrough tool illuminates neural stem cell dynamics

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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