Content by Owlstone Medical LtdReviewed by Louis Castel Pharmaforum, the pharmaceutical industry’s online forum established to exchange knowledge, insights, and advances in the field, has recently published an article by Owlstone CEO Billy Boyle, and Scientific Content Writer Dr. Madeleine Ball. The piece titled, ‘How breath analysis could help those living with gut health issues...
Composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles could improve the accuracy of infectious disease testing. Original story from Tohoku University Purple circles with small protrusions on a black background.GNDP particles Credit: Hiroshi Yabu By harnessing the power of composite polymer particles adorned with gold nanoparticles, a group of researchers have delivered a more accurate means...
Yale investigators from the cardiovascular medicine section have identified a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based video biomarker to identify those who might develop and have rapidly worsening aortic stenosis.This research was highlighted in a new paper, “A Multimodality Video-Based AI Biomarker For Aortic Stenosis Development And Progression,” published in JAMA Cardiology. More than 1.5 million people...
by Elana Gotkine The validated Cough, Overweight/Obesity, Globus, Hiatal Hernia, Regurgitation, and Male Sex (COuGH RefluX) score can predict the likelihood of proven gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Amanda J. Krause, M.D., from the University of California...
An artificial intelligence model can accurately identify tumors and can draw a map to explain each diagnosis.Beckman Institute Researchers at the Beckman Institute developed an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify tumors and diseases in medical images. The tool draws a map to explain each diagnosis, helping doctors follow its line of reasoning, check...
by Ohio State University Medical Center Regular exercise helps Paula Cole manage her multiple sclerosis symptoms. For years she felt helpless to fight her disease, but after connecting with a neurologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, she is empowered to live well with the disease, and advocate for the increasing number of...
Veterans with traumatic brain injuries show spinal fluid alterations resembling those in Alzheimer’s patients. University of Washington School of Medicine Credit: Benjamin Faust / Unsplash. U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that...
by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Credit: CC0 Public DomainA blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a study published March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine....
by Regenstrief Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 21,000 average risk patients at 186 sites across the U.S., led by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientist Thomas Imperiale, M.D., has found that the next-generation multi-target stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test detects 94% of colorectal cancers. This test...
by Tulane University Credit: CC0 Public DomainInhaling nontuberculous mycobacteria is common for most people. The bacteria are found in water systems, soil and dust worldwide and, for many, cause no harm.For those with underlying conditions, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can infect the lungs, causing symptoms similar to tuberculosis. Inflammation can cause a chronic and sometimes bloody...
