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New AI-based screening strategy uses ECG to detect heart defects

Researchers explore the use of artificial intelligence in enhancing the yield of conventional screening for ASDs using 12-lead electrocardiography.

21 Aug 2023

COVID-19 associated with increased risk of developing various autoimmune diseases and risk could be attenuated by vaccination

COVID-19 can increase the risk of various autoimmune diseases; however, this risk appears to be mitigated by vaccination against COVID-19.

21 Aug 2023

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on childbearing rates in the United States.

21 Aug 2023

Is there an association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease?

Researchers evaluated the impact of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) on neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

21 Aug 2023

Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

Study developed a machine-learning-based model using the Medical Record Longitudinal Information AI System (MERLIN).

21 Aug 2023

The standard of care and recent advancements in the control of skin inflammation

Researchers discuss current therapeutic interventions for atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents.

21 Aug 2023

Tribal health workers aren’t paid like their peers. See why Nevada changed that.

Linda Noneo turned up the heat in her van to ward off the early-morning chill that persists in northern Nevada's high desert even in late June.

21 Aug 2023

The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after covid test flop

In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state's public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected with the new, rapidly spreading coronavirus.

21 Aug 2023

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

Study evaluated associations between gut microbiome (MB), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation (DNAme), and nutrition.

21 Aug 2023

How age, socioeconomic status, and gender disparities affect the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

Researchers investigate gender-, socioeconomic status-, and age-based disparities in chronic kidney disease.

21 Aug 2023

How did exposure to health information and media health literacy affect fruit and vegetable consumption among Thai youth?

The influence of the internet as a health information source for Thai youth.

21 Aug 2023

How effective is the keto diet for managing PCOS?

Scientists discuss the metabolic advantages of the ketogenic diet in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome.

21 Aug 2023

Associations between alcohol intake, cancer risk, and modifying factors in women: smoking, BMI, and MHT interactions

Researchers examined the association between moderate alcohol intake and specific cancer risks.

21 Aug 2023

London Medical Laboratory in talks with SUS to help slash Brazil’s patient waiting lists

Brazil’s NHS equivalent, the SUS, is the largest Government-run public healthcare system in the world. It’s free at the point of access but faces strong demand and increasing wait times.

21 Aug 2023

Common cold coronaviruses may offer pre-existing immunity to COVID-19

Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to COVID-19, according to a new study involving a Rutgers research scientist.

18 Aug 2023

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

18 Aug 2023

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

Findings from a two-year study of nearly 2,400 solid organ transplant recipients, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center (TRC) in collaboration with the New York University Center for Surgical and Applied Transplant Research, indicate spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus' omicron subvariant.

18 Aug 2023

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

E-cigarettes do have value as a smoking cessation aid, according to a new study just released by a team of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers.

18 Aug 2023

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

Tulane University, Ochsner Health and the community nonprofit RH Impact have been awarded a seven-year, $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center of excellence focused on finding solutions to address Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.

18 Aug 2023

Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect

An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical appointments.

18 Aug 2023

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New AI-based screening strategy uses ECG to detect heart defects

COVID-19 associated with increased risk of developing various autoimmune diseases and risk could be attenuated by vaccination

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

Is there an association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease?

Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

The standard of care and recent advancements in the control of skin inflammation

Tribal health workers aren’t paid like their peers. See why Nevada changed that.

The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after covid test flop

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

How age, socioeconomic status, and gender disparities affect the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

How did exposure to health information and media health literacy affect fruit and vegetable consumption among Thai youth?

How effective is the keto diet for managing PCOS?

Associations between alcohol intake, cancer risk, and modifying factors in women: smoking, BMI, and MHT interactions

London Medical Laboratory in talks with SUS to help slash Brazil’s patient waiting lists

Common cold coronaviruses may offer pre-existing immunity to COVID-19

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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