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Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a new class of tiny, self-propelled robots that can zip through liquid at incredible speeds-;and may one day even deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body.

24 May 2023

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

24 May 2023

Potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI tools in the field of clinical radiology

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the use of large language models (LLMs) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm.

24 May 2023

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called "Three Good Things" (3GT) among health care workers to assess whether gratitude practice improved well-being.

24 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

Lupus Landmark Study launched to accelerate the development of personalized treatments for lupus patients

The Lupus Research Alliance and its clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics today announced the launch of the Lupus Landmark Study, a groundbreaking observational research study to accelerate the development of personalized treatments for people living with lupus.

24 May 2023

Study supports the value of 'patient-guided tours' for understanding the experiences of patients with disabilities

Researchers looking to better understand patient experiences are turning to patient-guided tours (PGT) of health facilities, an approach drawn from the experience-based design literature.

24 May 2023

Researchers design new tool to remove clinician barriers in providing weight management care

After finding that few to no clinicians provided weight management care, researchers developed a weight loss tool called PATHWEIGH.

24 May 2023

Recommendations to ensure the accuracy and replicability of research about EHR workload

Amid an uptick in publications looking to quantify the electronic health record (EHR) workload faced by clinicians, researchers propose three recommendations to ensure the accuracy and replicability of research in this space.

24 May 2023

Study compares very low-carbohydrate vs DASH diets for obese adults with hypertension and diabetes

Adults with hypertension, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes, and who are overweight or obese, are at an increased risk of serious health complications.

24 May 2023

Focusing on satiety and satiation may be better for weight loss success

Researchers hypothesized that focusing on satiety (feeling free of hunger) and satiation (feeling satisfied with a meal) through the consumption of fruits and vegetables may be better targets for weight loss success.

24 May 2023

Rural patients have worse diabetic quality metrics than urban counterparts

Mayo Clinic researchers conducted a study within their health care system to identify factors associated with quality of care among rural and urban patients with diabetes.

24 May 2023

New tests based on biomarkers may improve diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury

Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment.

24 May 2023

Hypnotic drug class may not have increased the risk of exacerbations and death among COPD patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients newly prescribed non-benzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists (NBZRAs) such as zolpidem (Ambien, Intermezzo and other brands), a class of hypnotic drugs prescribed for insomnia, did not have an increased risk of exacerbations requiring hospitalizations or of death than those prescribed other types of hypnotics, according to research published at the ATS 2023 International Conference.

24 May 2023

Study shows a direct link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and psychosocial difficulties in adolescents

Adolescents who consume a greater amount of ultra-processed foods and drinks have more difficulties in terms of mental health, according to new research carried out by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), which analyses the habits of five hundred Spanish adolescents aged between 13 and 18.

24 May 2023

Looking at cancer drugs to help put the brakes on classic indicators of aging

Antiretroviral cocktails can make human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, undetectable and untransmittable, but both the virus and its treatment can also accelerate aging of bone and muscle.

24 May 2023

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Critical care physician Hollis O'Neal, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's Baton Rouge campus, presented data that validate a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis at the American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference.

23 May 2023

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

Powerful magnetic pulses applied to the scalp to stimulate the brain can bring fast relief to many severely depressed patients for whom standard treatments have failed.

23 May 2023

FDA clearance of BU-developed bionic pancreas brings new hope for Americans with type 1 diabetes

A bionic pancreas-;a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device-;that was first developed in a Boston University lab has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The iLet Bionic Pancreas is now commercially available, bringing fresh hope to the almost two million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

23 May 2023

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Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI tools in the field of clinical radiology

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

Lupus Landmark Study launched to accelerate the development of personalized treatments for lupus patients

Study supports the value of 'patient-guided tours' for understanding the experiences of patients with disabilities

Researchers design new tool to remove clinician barriers in providing weight management care

Recommendations to ensure the accuracy and replicability of research about EHR workload

Study compares very low-carbohydrate vs DASH diets for obese adults with hypertension and diabetes

Focusing on satiety and satiation may be better for weight loss success

Rural patients have worse diabetic quality metrics than urban counterparts

New tests based on biomarkers may improve diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury

Hypnotic drug class may not have increased the risk of exacerbations and death among COPD patients

Study shows a direct link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and psychosocial difficulties in adolescents

Looking at cancer drugs to help put the brakes on classic indicators of aging

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

FDA clearance of BU-developed bionic pancreas brings new hope for Americans with type 1 diabetes

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