by Noah Fromson, University of Michigan Credit: Jacob Dwyer, Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered how to screen for genetic mutations in cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds—and possibly streamline the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas, a study suggests. A team of neurosurgeons and engineers at Michigan Medicine, in collaboration...
By Maham Javaid March 23, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. For those wondering how they are getting urinary tract infections despite taking care of their hygiene and urinating after sex — two known ways to avoid the risk of UTIs — a new study suggests that bacteria from meat may be responsible. E. coli bacteria from...
BY ALEXANDER TIN MARCH 23, 2023 / 11:57 AM / CBS NEWS A key piece of the body’s immune response to COVID-19 looks to have been damaged in people who caught the disease before they were vaccinated, a study published this month found, resulting in a “major reduction” to part of the defense the body typically...
In some patients, the fungus can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body causing serious, and sometimes deadly, invasive infections. A potentially deadly fungus has been detected in dozens of states, including Ohio. The CDC calls it an urgent threat, and if an infection is left undetected and untreated it can spread to the...
Image credit: Edwin Tan/Getty Images. A recent study introduces a new, noninvasive means of using focused ultrasound to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The technique involves destroying a small neuron cluster to interrupt the neuronal network that produces uncontrolled movement and motor impairment. Compared to study participants receiving a sham treatment, twice the number of individuals receiving...
MARCH 20TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, NEUROLOGY, REHAB Kandu Health, a digital health company based in California, has developed a platform to assist stroke survivors with aftercare. Healthcare for stroke patients is primarily focused on acute care to limit the damage caused by the stroke. However, the company has identified that stroke survivors are frequently...
by University of Hertfordshire Sea Hero Quest visual examples of wayfinding and path integration levels. Wayfinding levels 6, 8 and 11 presented in A, B, and C respectively. Path integration level 4 is presented in D. Credit: PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282255 New research from the University of Hertfordshire has found that a mobile-phone game app can...
by Nemours Children’s Health System Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than their peers, despite high risk for serious eye disorders, according to a study by Nemours Children’s Health published today in Pediatrics. “I noticed that many of our patients with autism have...
Summary: The psychedelic compound DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) increases connectivity across the brain, allowing for greater communication between different areas and networks. The brain changes are most prominent in brain areas linked to higher functioning, such as imagination. Source: Imperial College London Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity....
by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor March 20, 2023 7:54 AM Executives at GSK Plc GSK-0.03%+ Free Alerts, Moderna Inc MRNA-0.19%+ Free Alerts, and CSL Seqirus, owned by CSL Ltd CSLLY, said they are developing or about to test sample human vaccines against bird flu as a precautionary measure against a future pandemic. Others, like Sanofi SA SNY+1.29%+ Free Alerts, said they “stand ready” to...
