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Medical Xpress / AI can predict preemies' paths based on blood spot data
An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood samples collected soon after they are born, a Stanford Medicine-led study has shown.
Phys.org / World's first high-resolution global leaf chlorophyll map can closely track plant health
A research team led by Profs. Li Jing and Liu Qinhuo from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has developed the world's first global, high-resolution map of leaf chlorophyll ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood ADHD linked to midlife physical health problems
People who have ADHD traits at age 10 are more likely than those without such traits to have physical health problems and to report physical health-related disability at age 46, according to a study led by University College ...
Phys.org / Bats, bushbabies and aardvark edge closer to extinction in southern Africa
A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's ...
Medical Xpress / Pharmacy professor develops AI model to predict hospitalization of at-risk cardiac patients
When Arinze Nkemdirim Okere, PharmD, MBA, worked as the pharmacist for a hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, he noticed that discharged patients would regularly return, often for issues that could have been easily treated.
Medical Xpress / A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in health care and social spending
At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that investing in our health today will pay off into the future—that prevention ...
Medical Xpress / Is it cedar fever or the flu? How Texans can tell the difference
Texas winters herald the bane of many allergy sufferers: cedar fever.
Medical Xpress / Low vitamin D levels linked to 33% higher risk of hospitalization for severe respiratory infections
Severe vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher rate of hospitalization for respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, according to a new study led by the University of Surrey. Scientists found ...
Phys.org / When science jams: Biomedical engineer draws on musical roots to reimagine scientific collaboration
For Roy Maimon, hitting the bar stage and working in the scientific laboratory have never been separate worlds. During his Ph.D., the new NYU Tandon biomedical engineering assistant professor would spend his days pipetting ...
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 pandemic linked to lasting drop in depression, asthma and osteoporosis diagnoses
There has been a lasting and disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis rates for conditions including depression, asthma and osteoporosis.
Phys.org / Artificial intelligence in manufacturing rocket parts
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, promises many benefits in all domains, and rocketry is no different. The European Space Agency's Future Launchers Preparatory Program (FLPP) is investigating the use of AI to develop better ...
Medical Xpress / Distinct air pollutants show varying links to lung cancer subtypes and survival rates
A recent study has analyzed the relationship between different air pollutants and the main subtypes of lung cancer.
