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...
by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople at risk of Alzheimer’s disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, used virtual reality to test the spatial navigation of 100 asymptomatic midlife adults, aged 43-66,...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Survival Analysis Based On Dementia Subtypes. Credit: Zhang & Song et al., Communications MedicineResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients. The study, published in the February 28 online issue of...
by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Graphical abstract. Credit: Cancer Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.12.005Researchers at the Technion’s Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences have discovered a subset of blood cells that predict the success of immunotherapy treatment. These findings are expected to streamline...
by Aarhus University Graphical Abstract. Credit: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2024). DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad271About ten percent of the Danish population suffers from chronic kidney disease, and some individuals experience rapid deterioration after the diagnosis is made. Now, a team of researchers from Aarhus University in a comprehensive study has investigated the precise risk of rapid progression, and the...
Megan Brooks The onset of psychosis in individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) may be predicted before it occurs using a machine learning tool that classifies MRI brain scans, an international consortium of researchers reported. Prior studies using brain MRI have revealed structural differences in the brain after the onset of psychosis. The new work...
Peer-Reviewed Publication KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAUST) A NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOL THAT DRAWS LOGICAL INFERENCES ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF UNKNOWN PROTEINS PROMISES TO HELP SCIENTISTS UNRAVEL THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CELL.CREDIT: © 2024 KAUST; IVAN GROMICHO. A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that draws logical inferences about the function...
by Uppsala University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUsing the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months. The tool has been developed by a research group at Uppsala University in the hope of increasing patients’ motivation to...
by Amsterdam University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn patients with major depression disorder, it is now possible to predict within a week whether an antidepressant will work thanks to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). With the help of an AI algorithm, a brain scan and an individual’s clinical information, researchers from Amsterdam UMC...
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Sasha Wolff/WikipediaMigraine is often under-diagnosed and untreated, and even when it is treated, it can be difficult to treat early enough as well as find strategies to prevent attacks. A new study looks at ways to more accurately predict when a migraine will occur—through the use of mobile apps to...
