RECOVER study report could aid doctors in diagnosing pediatric long COVID symptoms Peer-Reviewed Publication CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES DR. Sindhu Mohandas, CO-DIRECTOR, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROGRAM AT CHLA IS PART OF A MULTI-CENTER COLLABORATION THAT PUBLISHED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE EFFECTS OF LONG COVID IN CHILDREN.CREDIT: CHLA LOS ANGELES (February 9, 2024)—Up to...
One of Norway’s biggest achievements to date in the practical application of artificial intelligence is in identifying bone fractures. The secret of this success may benefit many of our business leaders.No-one wants to slip on the ice. But if you get taken to hospital in Vestre Viken and they suspect that you may have a...
Biophysical SocietyNew research by Joseph Reiner and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University shows promise for a urine-based test for ovarian cancer. Reiner will present their research at the 68th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, to be held February 10 – 14, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previous research showed that there are thousands of small molecules, called...
by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging A) PET images of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-ZCAM241 uptake at baseline and 3, 7, and 12 days after injection as inflammatory arthritis developed in single representative individual mouse. Images are normalized to SUV of 0.5 for direct comparison between time points. (B) CD69 immunofluorescence Sytox (Thermo Fisher Scientific) staining of...
Lowering the recommended age for baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) would reduce prostate cancer deaths by about 30% in Black men without significantly increasing the rate of overdiagnosis, according to new screening guidelines from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Specifically, baseline PSA testing in Black men should begin at age 40-45, sooner than current guidelines recommend, and...
by Elana Gotkine For older primary care patients, clinician decision support can reduce unspecified testing compared with traditional case-based education alone, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Stephen D. Persell, M.D., M.P.H., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues examined the effect...
by Eindhoven University of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCurrently, when lung cancer is suspected, a “morsel” of tissue is removed and examined under the microscope. This may change in the future. During her Ph.D. research, Sylvia Roovers-Genet examined proteins in the blood of people with, without, and with possible lung cancer, and thereby developed a method...
by Krista Conger, Stanford University Medical Center Collagen fibers in a three-dimensional hydrogel (left panel). When advanced glycation end products—a byproduct of poorly controlled diabetes—are added (right), the fibers are shorter and more cross-linked, creating conditions that favor cancer progression. Credit: Weiguo FanFor centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools—exploring joints and palpating...
by Edith Cowan University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUnexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term prognosis. The understanding of factors that could contribute to rapid weight loss remains poor, with current treatments including...
By Isabella Cueto The descent into dementia can feel like traversing a minefield, coming across new symptoms without the hope of a cure. But some dementia patients, even up to 10% of people diagnosed with the condition, might actually have undiagnosed liver disease and accompanying neurological problems, a new study in JAMA Open Network suggests. Most...
