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AI shows promise for predicting embryonic health without invasive testing

Researchers evaluate the effectiveness of artificial intelligence algorithms in non-invasively predicting embryonic ploidy from embryonic images.

30 Oct 2024

Research identifies key factors in initiating tumor dormancy

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on October 11, 2024, entitled "Initiation of tumor dormancy by the lymphovascular embolus."

30 Oct 2024

Weill Cornell Medicine teams receive funding from Starr Cancer Consortium

Three teams led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have received awards from the Starr Cancer Consortium in its 17th and final annual grant competition.

30 Oct 2024

New study uses internet data to map seasonal allergy patterns across the US

Internet-derived data and AI enhance seasonal allergy predictions, revealing patterns and regional variations crucial for public health management in the U.S.

30 Oct 2024

Study finds nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduces severe COVID-19 and long COVID risks in high-risk patients

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir effectively lowers hospitalization rates and long COVID symptoms in non-hospitalized, high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

30 Oct 2024

Study reveals increased mental health issues among university students during COVID-19

PhD in Public Health candidate Elaine Russell and her mentor Kenneth Griffin, professor in the department of Global and Community Health, in George Mason University's College of Public Health, worked with Tolulope Abidogun, also a PhD in Public Health student, and former Global and Community Health professor Lisa Lindley, now of Lehigh University, to analyze data from the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA III) in an effort to understand how university students' mental health needs changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

30 Oct 2024

Researchers identify genetic markers linked to neuropathic pain

European researchers have mapped the most comprehensive phenotyping of neuropathic pain and identified genetic markers associated with this serious condition.

30 Oct 2024

New study confirms: Anti-inflammatory inhalers reduce severe asthma complications

This study highlights the benefits of anti-inflammatory inhalers in asthma management, showing reduced complications and modest improvements in symptom control.

30 Oct 2024

Survey reveals lack of awareness about pancreatic cancer risk among adults under age 50

While pancreatic cancer rates are rising in people under age 50, a new survey conducted by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) shows most people continue to believe that pancreatic disease affects only the elderly – and that there is nothing they can do to reduce their risk.

30 Oct 2024

Curcumin shows promise in preventing and treating oral submucosal fibrosis

Researchers explore the mechanisms, therapeutic potential, and clinical applications of curcumin in preventing and treating oral submucosal fibrosis.

30 Oct 2024

Higher zinc intake linked to increased endometriosis risk, study finds

Researchers explore the association between zinc intake and endometriosis risk.

30 Oct 2024

3D-printed bone model offers new possibilities for surgery

University of Texas at Dallas mechanical engineers have designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors.

30 Oct 2024

Urgent need to shift focus from fossil fuels to health

As multiple health threats from climate change break dangerous new records, the 2024 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change calls for the trillions of dollars spent funding fossil fuels to be redirected and used to drive a rapid and fair transition to a net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) economy, instead of harming the health of billions of people across the world.

30 Oct 2024

Short bursts of exercise can lower dementia risk

Just one or two sessions of physical activity at the weekend-;a pattern of exercise dubbed 'weekend warrior'---may be just as likely to lower the risk of cognitive decline, which can often precede dementia, as more frequent sessions, concludes research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

30 Oct 2024

Exercise linked to lower mortality risk in dementia patients

Physical activity of any intensity after a diagnosis of dementia is associated with around a 30% lower risk of death, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

30 Oct 2024

New guidance balances GLP-1 risks and benefits for surgery

Most patients may continue to safely take glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists as prescribed before undergoing elective surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopies, according to new clinical guidance released today by five surgical and medical societies including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), International Society of Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity (ISPCOP), and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

30 Oct 2024

Researchers identify genetic markers for cardiovascular disease

A team of researchers from Girona Biomedical Research Institute Dr. Josep Trueta (IDIBGI), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), IRB Barcelona, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has worked together to identify possible genes associated with certain metabolites - molecules involved in the body's biochemical processes - and cardiovascular risk.

30 Oct 2024

Scientists develop color-coded X-rays to detect early disease

Medical imaging is no longer in Kansas, Toto, as a team led by Penn State researchers brings traditional black and white diagnostic images of X-rays and traditional CT scans into technicolor. The researchers developed novel contrast agents that target two proteins implicated in osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease commonly characterized as wear-and-tear arthritis.

30 Oct 2024

Cardiac damage framework may identify patients who could benefit from earlier TAVR

Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD study found limited benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and moderate aortic stenosis (AS).

29 Oct 2024

Successful treatment of metastatic malignant glomus tumor with BRAF and MEK inhibitors

A new case report was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on October 11, 2024, entitled "Complete response to encorafenib plus binimetinib in a BRAF V600E-mutant metastasic malignant glomus tumor."

29 Oct 2024