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New VEGANScreener aims to boost diet quality among European vegans

Researchers developed VEGANScreener, a novel dietary assessment tool with 29 questions to evaluate diet quality among European vegans, aiming to address nutritional adequacies and support health care assessments.

1 May 2024

AI-enabled ECG system significantly reduces hospital mortality rates by identifying at-risk patients

A study in Nature Medicine evaluated an AI-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) system's ability to identify hospitalized patients at risk of death, demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing mortality by enhancing the rapid response systems (RRS) through real-time alerts and risk stratification.

30 Apr 2024

Wireless, bioresorbable, passive sensor for continuous pH monitoring and early identification of stomach leakage

A bioresorbable, cordless, passive sensor that monitors pH locally and detects stomach leakage early on.

30 Apr 2024

AI-MARRVEL: A leap forward in diagnosing genetic diseases with over 98% precision

The knowledge-driven MARRVEL AI-based model (AIM) to identify Mendelian illnesses.

30 Apr 2024

New SARS-CoV-2 KP.2 variant defies vaccines with higher spread, study warns

Study on the bioRxiv server reports that the SARS-CoV-2 KP.2 variant, despite lower infectivity, shows significant immune resistance and higher transmissibility compared to other variants, potentially impacting global public health and vaccine efficacy.

29 Apr 2024

Research warns of lead and uranium exposure risks from teen vaping

Frequent teen vaping might boost the risk of exposure to lead and uranium, potentially harming brain and organ development, suggests research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

29 Apr 2024

Hospital toilets harbor multi-drug resistant "superbugs", study finds

Pathogenic bacteria and fungi, including multi-drug resistant "superbugs" have been found on the floors, ceilings, door handles and other surfaces of hospital toilets in the UK, with patient toilets the worst affected, the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) will hear.

29 Apr 2024

Quantum biology's new frontier: Tryptophan networks and brain disease defense

The effects of quantum mechanics-;the laws of physics that apply at exceedingly small scales-;are extremely sensitive to disturbances.

29 Apr 2024

Study links youth vaping to increased metal exposure, raising public health concerns

Factors associated with urinary biomarkers of metal exposure from e-cigarettes.

29 Apr 2024

Study questions the need for endotype-specific diets in diabetes management

Study finds minor differences in dietary adherence and its impact on cardiovascular and kidney outcomes across diabetes endotypes, indicating limited evidence for endotype-specific dietary guidelines.

28 Apr 2024

New study reveals potential cellular mechanism behind cognitive decline in Alzheimer's

Researchers have developed a robust method for identifying rare brain neurons that re-enter the cell cycle, offering insights into their role in cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.

28 Apr 2024

Exploring the potential of ketogenic diets in managing epilepsy

The mechanisms of action, efficacy, and side effects of ketogenic diet (KD) variations in epileptic patients.

26 Apr 2024

How body shape influences colorectal cancer risk

Study reveals that specific body shape phenotypes, such as general obesity and central obesity, significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, suggesting distinct molecular pathways for different adiposity subtypes.

25 Apr 2024

Reduction of prenatal depression associated with higher full-term birth rates

The effect of lowering prenatal mother depression on gestational duration.

25 Apr 2024

Prenatal opioid exposure not associated with risk of neuropsychiatric disorders in children

Opioid use during pregnancy is not associated with a substantial increase in the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD in children, finds a large study from South Korea published by The BMJ today.

24 Apr 2024

New tARC-seq method enhances precision in tracking SARS-CoV-2 mutations

A tARC-seq approach to precisely determine SARS-CoV-2 mutation frequency.

24 Apr 2024

Bursts of beta rhythms control cognition in the brain

The brain processes information on many scales. Individual cells electrochemically transmit signals in circuits but at the large scale required to produce cognition, millions of cells act in concert, driven by rhythmic signals at varying frequencies.

23 Apr 2024

Exploring brain synchronizations to understand the neural processes behind social behaviors

We experience the world and connect with others through social interactions.

23 Apr 2024

Study discovers hidden mechanism behind rapid COVID variants

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID has the unsettling ability of often generating variants of itself. Other viruses also mutate, but as SARS-CoV-2 quickly spread throughout the entire human population during the pandemic, killing millions, the virus' dynamic evolution posed a serious problem: it repeatedly challenged our bodies' immune response fighting the virus and hindered the process of getting updated vaccines ready.

23 Apr 2024

Healthy plant-based diets cut mortality risks for Spain's seniors

A study spanning 12 years reveals that moderate adherence to a healthful pro-vegetarian diet significantly reduces mortality risks from cardiovascular disease and all causes among Spanish adults over 65.

23 Apr 2024