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AHA scientific statement highlights evidence for shared decision-making in cardiovascular care

A new American Heart Association scientific statement highlights evidence that supports shared decision-making, a term that describes the process of ensuring patients have the knowledge and tools to make decisions about their health in collaboration with their professional health care team.

14 Aug 2023

Proposed rule would make hospital prices even more transparent

"How much is the ice cream?" A simple enough question, featured on a new TV and online advertisement, posed by a man who just wants something cold. A woman behind the counter responds with a smile: "Prices? No, we don't have those anymore. We have estimates."

14 Aug 2023

Research could improve the safety and reliability of human-in-the-loop AI systems

Researchers are developing a way to incorporate one of the most human of characteristics – uncertainty – into machine learning systems.

11 Aug 2023

Scientists leverage machine learning and AI to guide vaccine development

From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines.

11 Aug 2023

Singing and speech linked to same neural networks in the brain

The neural network related to speech is mostly located in the left cerebral hemisphere, while singing has been primarily associated with the structures of both hemispheres. However, a new study indicates that the left hemisphere has a greater significance, including in terms of singing, than previously thought.

10 Aug 2023

Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

10 Aug 2023

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

Yale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases afflicting tens of millions of people in the United States.

9 Aug 2023

Can CBT help type 2 diabetes and obesity patients implement lifestyle alterations?

Researchers examine the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on lifestyle changes among type 2 diabetes and obesity patients.

9 Aug 2023

Cytochromes P450 enzymes exhibit unique soft-robotic properties, study reveals

Study reveals an important discovery in the realm of nanomachines within living systems.

8 Aug 2023

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

During the five decades that followed Roe v. Wade, lawsuit after lawsuit in states across the country chipped away at abortion rights. And again and again, the people who went to court to defend those rights were physicians who often spoke in clinical and abstract terms.

7 Aug 2023

How do dietary patterns influence inflammatory bowel disease?

Researchers used bibliometrics to analyze studies describing the effects of dietary patterns on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

7 Aug 2023

The impacts and implications of virtual consultations in cancer genetics amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors assessed the opportunities and challenges brought on by the swift transition to virtual consultations.

4 Aug 2023

Deep learning improves protein design by 10x

The key to understanding proteins -; such as those that govern cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases -; is quite simple. Identify their chemical structure and find which other proteins can bind to them. But there's a catch.

3 Aug 2023

Cerebellum plays a key role in generalized convulsive seizures, study finds

Recurrent seizures are debilitating and can sometimes, be fatal. The onset and presentation of seizures vary significantly among epilepsy patients. Of more than 25 categories of seizure presentations within epilepsy, those with motor convulsions are perhaps the most disruptive and generally most feared among patients and caregivers.

2 Aug 2023

Insilico Medicine uses AI to discover novel SIK2 inhibitors

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the application of multiple generative AI models and AlphaFold structures for drug discovery.

2 Aug 2023

Pet ownership and care can support communication, wellbeing for people with aphasia

Feathers, fins or fur, all pets can make us feel happier. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that pet ownership and pet care can also support communication and wellbeing, especially for people with acquired language difficulties such as aphasia.

2 Aug 2023

Study provides new insights into the intricate cellular processes driving heterotopic ossification

In a new study published on 21 July 2023 by the journal Bone Research, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University, using a combination of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), delved into the contribution of synovial/tendon sheath progenitor cells to heterotopic bone formation.

1 Aug 2023

Aromas while sleeping boost cognitive capacity

When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed.

1 Aug 2023

COVID-19 led to increased anxiety for families with children with neurodevelopmental conditions

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Global Health analyzed data from more than 6,600 families with a child with a neurodevelopmental condition (NDC)-;autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, developmental language disorder, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, and intellectual disability-;from 70 countries, including the United States.

31 Jul 2023

AI language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates in analogical reasoning

People solve new problems readily without any special training or practice by comparing them to familiar problems and extending the solution to the new problem.

31 Jul 2023

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AHA scientific statement highlights evidence for shared decision-making in cardiovascular care

Proposed rule would make hospital prices even more transparent

Research could improve the safety and reliability of human-in-the-loop AI systems

Scientists leverage machine learning and AI to guide vaccine development

Singing and speech linked to same neural networks in the brain

Longer duration of type 2 diabetes linked to brain changes

Yale researchers create "humanized" liver in living mice to study chronic liver diseases

Can CBT help type 2 diabetes and obesity patients implement lifestyle alterations?

Cytochromes P450 enzymes exhibit unique soft-robotic properties, study reveals

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

How do dietary patterns influence inflammatory bowel disease?

The impacts and implications of virtual consultations in cancer genetics amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Deep learning improves protein design by 10x

Cerebellum plays a key role in generalized convulsive seizures, study finds

Insilico Medicine uses AI to discover novel SIK2 inhibitors

Pet ownership and care can support communication, wellbeing for people with aphasia

Study provides new insights into the intricate cellular processes driving heterotopic ossification

Aromas while sleeping boost cognitive capacity

COVID-19 led to increased anxiety for families with children with neurodevelopmental conditions

AI language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates in analogical reasoning

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