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Medical Xpress / AI model could warn of cardiac arrest 10 to 15 minutes early
Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Rajat Deo has been studying electrocardiographic (ECG) data and cardiac rhythms for nearly two decades at Penn. He says that every second, hospitals generate "enormous streams of ECG ...
Medical Xpress / Revealing the unusual ability of a protein involved in lung and thyroid cancer
Research conducted at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has revealed an unexpected behavior observed in a protein involved in several types of cancer: it manages to self-activate, meaning it gives itself the order ...
Medical Xpress / Preclinical efficacy of experimental peptide therapy suggests a new target for metastatic breast cancer treatments
A peptide that successfully targeted and killed metastatic cancer cells in mice may open the door to developing more efficient ways to detect and treat metastatic breast cancer in humans, UTHealth Houston researchers have ...
Medical Xpress / Tumor-on-a-chip reveals how pancreatic cancer interacts with scar tissue and resists treatment
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in large part because tumors do not exist in isolation. Instead, they are surrounded by a dense and complex network of blood vessels, connective tissue, ...
Medical Xpress / Choosing safer diabetes medications for older adults
Older adults with type 2 diabetes face a difficult trade-off: they are among the most vulnerable to medication-related harms yet are often underrepresented in the clinical trials that guide treatment decisions. A new study ...
Medical Xpress / Tumor bacteria inspire peptide that starves prostate cancer cells in preclinical tests
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in cancer tumors. When tested in combination with radiation in animal models of prostate cancer, it was highly ...
Medical Xpress / Sedatives in pregnancy not linked to psychiatric disorders in children
A large South Korean study published by The BMJ finds no increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, in children whose mothers used sedative drugs (benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics) ...
Medical Xpress / ChatGPT advice preferred over that of professionals, finds mental health study
Artificial intelligence provides good answers to mental health questions. Young people even like ChatGPT's responses better than health care professionals' advice, according to a new study published in DIGITAL HEALTH.
Medical Xpress / Reward or punishment? New study reveals learning processes in the fruit fly brain
Researchers at Leipzig University have gained important insights into learning mechanisms in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Medical Xpress / Maternal antibodies in pregnancy may shape lifelong defenses against gum disease
A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has identified a significant link between maternal care and lifelong oral health. Led by Prof. Avi-Hai Hovav and the DMD/Ph.D. student Reem Naamneh from the Faculty of Dental ...
Medical Xpress / AI computation enables clearer views of the deep brain, bypassing the need for expensive equipment
Professor Iksung Kang (School of Electrical Engineering), in collaboration with Professor Na Ji's research team at UC Berkeley, has developed a technology that accurately corrects image aberrations in microscopes used for ...
Medical Xpress / Early disadvantage linked to fewer preventive dental visits into adulthood
People who experienced early socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) were 12–16% less likely to go for preventive dental visits during both adolescence and adulthood, a new University of Bristol study has found. The findings, published ...
