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Medical Xpress / Father–son team integrates AI into cancer research
For more than three decades, USF Distinguished University Professor Dmitry Goldgof in the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence research. ...
Medical Xpress / New nasal vaccine has potential to transform respiratory disease prevention
A research team from Trinity College Dublin has unveiled a new approach to vaccination that could redefine how we protect against respiratory infections. In a study published in Nature Microbiology, the team demonstrate that ...
Medical Xpress / AI model powers skin cancer detection across diverse populations
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new approach for identifying individuals with skin cancer that combines genetic ancestry, lifestyle and social determinants of health ...
Medical Xpress / Sperm molecules can predict IVF success
The sperm is not a passive supplier of genetic material to the egg. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, shows that certain molecules that come with the sperm, so-called micro-RNA, contribute to the development of ...
Medical Xpress / High-speed imaging tracks live brain cell activity in awake mice
A research team from the School of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has achieved a breakthrough in brain imaging by developing the world's first technology to capture high-resolution ...
Medical Xpress / Popular weight-loss drugs show added heart protection for diabetes patients
Injectable weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events for people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harvard Medical School have demonstrated this ...
Medical Xpress / Tracking RNA levels reveals new clues in triple-negative breast cancer progression
When researchers look for potential cancer therapy targets, they typically go after protein-coding genes that participate in disease progression. Disrupt them and negate whatever role they play in cancer's development or ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental in-jail program reduces suicide attempts after release by 55%, study finds
A clinical trial to evaluate an intervention to prevent suicides among people recently released from jail reduced suicide attempts by 55%. That's according to a new study in JAMA Network Open led by researchers from Brown ...
Medical Xpress / Congenital heart disease mutation linked to kidney damage
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also contributes to kidney damage and developmental defects. Identifying this early cause of kidney damage could ...
Medical Xpress / Unfolding the truth about bladder function: New insights into how the organ actually works
According to researcher Anne Robertson, the bladder is not considered a particularly glamorous organ, despite hosting many of the same physiological elements and processes as the heart.
Medical Xpress / The science of weight loss—and why your brain is wired to keep you fat
For decades, we've been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: eat less, move more. But modern science has proven this isn't actually the case.
Medical Xpress / Blood-platelet screening in midlife could identify early risk for Alzheimer's disease
A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk for Alzheimer's disease decades ahead of time, allowing for possible preventive therapy.
