By Paul McClure December 15, 2024 Prolonged use of acetaminophen/paracetamol could be risky for over-65s Depositphotos View 1 Images Taking acetaminophen, a.k.a. paracetamol, one of the most globally recognized, widely-used painkillers for a prolonged period, increases the risk of serious complications in older folks, according to a new study. It may mean rethinking the drug’s use...
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When will Medicare cover an endoscopy?
Medicare generally covers an endoscopy when a healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Endoscopies can help diagnose or treat various health conditions. During an endoscopy, a doctor inserts a tube fixed with a camera and a light (an endoscope) into the mouth to examine a person’s gastrointestinal tract. They may also pass small tools down the...
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8 Foods That Are Bad for Your Liver — And Options That Can Reverse the Damage
Written by Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Published on April 1, 2024print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: Table of contents Food and the liver Bad foods Reversing damage Bottom line References FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images Your liver works together with every organ and system in your body. A healthy liver is important for digestion. It stores...
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DGIST develops technology to stimulate the brain with an ultra-small coil
Peer-Reviewed Publication DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) □ DGIST(President Kunwoo Lee) announced that a research team led by Prof. Kim So-hee from the Department of Robotics and Mechanical Electronics has developed a technology that enables precise brain stimulation using a coil small enough to be implanted in the body. It is expected...
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Hidden mechanism of swallowing revealed by Caenorhabditis elegans!
Peer-Reviewed Publication DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) □ DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) announced that a research team led by Professor Kim Kyuhyung at the Department of Brain Sciences has discovered a new principle that regulates how food moves through the digestive tract and is swallowed. They found that the Piezo channel proteins...
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Emotional cognition analysis enables near-perfect Parkinson’s detection
Peer-Reviewed Publication Intelligent Computing image: The pipeline illustrates how EEG signals are processed for Parkinson’s disease detection. Key features are extracted from brainwave data and transformed into images or movie representations. These are then analyzed using machine learning models to classify emotional responses, high and low valence and arousal, and differentiate patients with Parkinson’s disease...
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Wintertime is prime time for head lice: What parents need to know
by India Edwards Head lice can be a wintertime headache for families and schools, but simple precautions can stop the spread of these pesky parasites. Every year, 6 million to 12 million children in the United States, ages 3 to 11, experience head lice infestations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Contrary to...
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Clopidogrel edges out aspirin in heart procedure recovery
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at 37 sites in South Korea have found patients taking clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experienced lower rates of both thrombotic and bleeding events than those taking aspirin. Clopidogrel’s benefits remained consistent regardless of high bleeding risk (HBR) or complex PCI. PCI (also...
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Schizophrenia: Researchers observe disease processes in nerve cells
by Jörg Schäfer, NMI Naturwissenschaftliches und Medizinisches Institut in Reutlingen Example ICC images of marker expression in iPSC (left) and NPC (right) obtained by high-content microscopy. Credit: BMC Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-06127-x Up to now, schizophrenia has mainly been treated symptomatically, as little is known about the exact underlying processes. Researchers at the NMI Natural and Medical...
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AI-powered blood test spots earliest breast cancer signs
A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to identify patients in the earliest stage of breast cancer, a study suggests. The fast, non-invasive technique reveals subtle changes in the bloodstream that occur during the initial phases of the disease, known as stage 1a,...