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Medical Xpress / AI enhances mammography for better breast cancer risk prediction
The future of breast cancer screening and risk-reducing strategies is being shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a review article published on December 12 in the journal Trends in Cancer.
Medical Xpress / AI-based tool offers exciting advancement in pancreatic cancer diagnostics
Researchers have successfully developed a deep learning model that classifies pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common form of pancreatic cancer, into molecular subtypes using histopathology images. This approach ...
Medical Xpress / Screen time is a poor predictor of suicide risk, researchers find
For parents trying to shield their children from online threats, limiting screen time is a common tactic. Less time scrolling, the rationale goes, means less exposure to the psychological dangers posed by social media.
Medical Xpress / Wearable patch can monitor breathing to help save lives
Scientists have developed a wearable patch that can accurately monitor and detect changes in people's breathing—even when not in direct contact with the skin.
Medical Xpress / Too many U.S. babies still sleep in positions that raise SIDS risk
Despite decades of campaigns highlighting the "baby on back" recommendation for safe infant sleep, 12% of 4-month-old babies in the United States are still put to bed lying on their sides or tummies, a new report finds.
Medical Xpress / Study likely to change standard of care for deadly strokes
Endovascular therapy, or EVT, a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels—is 2½ times more likely than standard medical management to achieve a positive outcome after vertebrobasilar stroke that affects ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds tonsil removal is not linked to undesirable weight gain, contrary to popular belief
A trial involving Michigan Medicine researchers has upended a long-held belief that adenotonsillectomies for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing leads to undesirable weight gain.
Medical Xpress / App creates time-lapse videos of the body for telemedicine
A new app developed by Cornell researchers helps users record highly accurate time-lapse videos of body parts—a surprisingly difficult task and an unmet need in remote medicine and telehealth applications.
Medical Xpress / Proteomics and AI unite for a new era in medicine and health care
Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) scientists are part of an ambitious new program that aims to use a combination of proteomics and AI to contribute to a new era of medicine and intelligent health care. To succeed, ...
Medical Xpress / Computational model advances rational design of more effective maternal vaccines for newborns
Newborns, with their developing immune systems, face high risks of infection in the critical early months of life. While maternal vaccines can bolster infant immunity by delivering antibodies through the placenta, these vaccines ...
Medical Xpress / Trial finds quality of life similar among patients with low-risk DCIS whether they received active monitoring or surgery
Patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent active monitoring reported comparable physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes to patients who received upfront treatment, according to results from ...
Medical Xpress / Non-tumor cells in pancreatic cancer may reduce the effectiveness of the body's natural immune response
The relationship the immune system and stromal cells in pancreatic cancer can have a significant impact on patients' survival rates, according to findings of a Queen Mary-led study.