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Medical Xpress / AI-electrocardiogram model developed to diagnose liver disease earlier
As rates of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea increase, cases of advanced chronic liver disease and resulting liver scarring or cirrhosis also are rising. Patients are often diagnosed based on ...
Medical Xpress / Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to widespread energy, immune and vascular changes
New Australian research has identified simultaneous abnormalities across multiple biological systems in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
Medical Xpress / Distinct components of mRNA vaccines cooperate to instruct efficient germinal center responses
mRNA vaccines, such as those used against COVID-19, are effective at generating antibody responses. These antibodies are produced through specialized immune structures called germinal centers, but until now it was not fully ...
Medical Xpress / Confused by the doctor's questionnaire? Study suggests it's common
Imagine sitting down for an appointment with a therapist—or any care provider. Perhaps it's the first time you've seen this provider, or the first time in a while. You'll likely need to fill out a form with a set of questions ...
Medical Xpress / New risk score helps predict pancreatic cancer recurrence
Cedars-Sinai investigators, leading a multi-institutional team, have developed and validated a tool to predict which patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) need closer monitoring because their cancer is ...
Medical Xpress / Antimalarial drug candidate shows potential for fighting resistance and reducing malaria transmission
Researchers have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially reduce malaria transmission.
Medical Xpress / Doctors deliver 'miracle' baby while removing 22-pound ovarian cyst
Ryu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother's uterus, resting on his mother's vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abdominal ectopic pregnancy.
Medical Xpress / 3D bioprinting offers alternative to animal testing for skin disease research
At TU Wien, researchers are developing three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques that can be used to create living biological tissue—for example, to study skin diseases.
Medical Xpress / AI in primary care: Experts warn of safety risks as tech outpaces regulation
From digital scribes to ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering GP clinics. New University of Sydney research warns that technology is racing ahead of safety checks, putting patients and health systems at ...
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin shows greater potential than cannabinoids for obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment
In a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder than cannabinoids.
Medical Xpress / Mapping pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes: New mouse line links neuronal activity to cell survival
Nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord are wrapped in an insulating sheath known as myelin. For a long time, this barrier, which is essentially the brain's white matter, was believed to serve the main function of speeding ...
Medical Xpress / Not everyone reads the room the same: Some brains perform a complicated assessment—while others take a shortcut
Are you a social savant who easily reads people's emotions? Or are you someone who leaves an interaction with an unclear understanding of another person's emotional state?
