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Explainable AI predicts ICU length of stay and guides clinical decision-making

Intensive care units (ICUs) face mounting pressure to effectively manage resources while delivering optimal patient care. Groundbreaking research published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research highlights how a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model is revolutionizing ICU care by not only improving predictions of patient length of stay, but also equipping clinicians with clear, evidence-based insights to guide critical decisions.

17 Jan 2025

Air pollution amplifies dementia risk in cardiometabolic disease patients - healthy habits can help

CMD patients face a 2x higher risk of dementia and MCI, but healthier lifestyles can counter air pollution's impact and reduce these risks.

16 Jan 2025

COVID-19 dramatically raises the risk of developing ME/CFS

Study highlights a fourfold increase in ME/CFS risk among COVID-19 patients, with 89% of post-COVID ME/CFS cases overlapping with severe long COVID symptom clusters.

16 Jan 2025

Scientists discover new mechanism behind Huntington’s disease brain cell death

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells.

16 Jan 2025

Immune system changes may predict antipsychotic resistance in schizophrenia Scientis...

Researchers from the National Healthcare Group (NHG)'s Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have made strides in understanding the connection between the immune system and resistance to antipsychotic medications in schizophrenia, using changes in immune cell populations to predict potential treatment resistance and initiate the most appropriate treatment sooner.

16 Jan 2025

AstraZeneca's Pioneering Research in Heart Failure and ATTR-CM

Mina Makar highlights AstraZeneca's commitment to advancing heart failure research and innovative therapies, addressing critical needs in cardiovascular health.

16 Jan 2025

New research uncovers mechanisms behind osteoarthritis risk in postmenopausal women

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that disproportionally affects postmenopausal women, and the millions affected can attest to the pain, reduced mobility and diminished quality of life that comes from this disease.

16 Jan 2025

Drug in breast cancer trials shows potential for treating blood cancers

Two new studies led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a possible way to block the progression of several forms of blood cancer using a drug already in clinical trials against breast cancer.

16 Jan 2025

Study unveils role of TLE6 in male sperm development

Infertility is a major global challenge associated with physiological and psychological impact. Genetic mutations that affect early embryonic development, oocyte (egg cell) maturation, and fertilization have recently been studied as causes of infertility.

16 Jan 2025

Owlstone Medical announces $27 million USD first close in series E financing round

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced a first closing of $27 million (circa £22 million) in its Series E financing round.

16 Jan 2025

New research identifies key subtype of bacterial vaginosis that increases chlamydia risk

Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

16 Jan 2025

Revolutionizing missing data management in EHRs with machine learning

Researchers from the National Institute of Health Data Science at Peking University and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Peking University People's Hospital have conducted a comprehensive systematic review evaluating strategies for addressing missing data in electronic health records (EHRs).

16 Jan 2025

Xenon gas offers potential neuroprotective effects for Alzheimer's patients

Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer's disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research from Mass General Brigham and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a novel-and noble-approach: using Xenon gas.

16 Jan 2025

Grifols receives grant for early Parkinson's disease biomarker discovery

Grifols, a global healthcare company and leading producer of plasma-derived medicines, today announced it has received a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to identify plasma-based biomarkers that could indicate a person’s likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD) many years before clinical diagnosis.

15 Jan 2025

Pheno Therapeutics receives clinical trial authorization for novel multiple sclerosis therapeutic

Pheno Therapeutics Limited., a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of neurological diseases, announced today it has received clinical trial authorization (CTA) from the UK’s MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) for its lead candidate, PTD802.

15 Jan 2025

Global Commission proposes new framework for obesity diagnosis and treatment

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other measures of excess body fat in addition to body mass index (BMI), and objective signs and symptoms of ill health at the individual level.

15 Jan 2025

McMaster researchers identify key immune cells linked to severe asthma

Researchers at McMaster University have made an important discovery in the field of asthma research, identifying a new population of immune cells that may play a crucial role in the severity of asthma symptoms.

15 Jan 2025

Eating greater quantities of red meat may increase risk of dementia

Red meat consumption is an established risk factor for chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

15 Jan 2025

Study reveals endometriosis as a major cause of hospitalization in Australia

University of Queensland researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia's healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation.

15 Jan 2025

Dexter software platform reveals connection between early life trauma and immune disorders

University of Birmingham venture Dexter has demonstrated the power of its Dexter software platform in a study showing that people whose childhoods featured abuse, neglect or domestic abuse carry a significantly increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis in later life.

15 Jan 2025