by American Academy of Neurology A blood test may help researchers understand which people may take years to recover from concussion, according to a study published in the May 27, 2020 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study looked at a biomarker called neurofilament light chain, a...
by Marilynn Marchione This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former...
A simple blood test may help predict which people with multiple sclerosis (MS) will get worse during the following year, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “In a disease like MS that is so unpredictable and varies...
by University of Utah Health Sciences In her Genomic Signal Processing Lab, Alter develops new mathematical methods that are uniquely suited for personalized medicine. Credit: Nathan L. Galli, University of Utah For the past 70 years, the best indicator of life expectancy for a patient with glioblastoma (GBM)—the most common and the most aggressive brain...
by University of Utah Health Sciences A new wearable sensor that works in conjunction with artificial intelligence technology could help doctors remotely detect critical changes in heart failure patients days before a health crisis occurs and could prevent hospitalization, according to a study led by University of Utah Health and VA Salt Lake City Health...
Study examines the role of small molecule in children with a rare liver disease UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES UCLA researchers who previously found that intravenous administration of fish oil can treat a rare but potentially deadly form of liver disease in children have now monitored levels of a small molecule at...
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase your risk of stroke and other heart-related complications. Up to 6.1 million people in the U.S. have the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Paul Friedman, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify people...
Joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess prove useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to large (< 5 cm) full-thickness rotator cuff tears AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY Leesburg, VA, February 19, 2020–Two MRI findings–joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess, specifically–proved useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients...
by Ciara O’shea, Trinity College Dublin What causes neurons to die in Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a long-term (chronic) neurological condition that affects around 12,000 people in Ireland and between 7 and 10 million people worldwide. The disease affects the way the brain co-ordinates body movements like walking and talking, but cognitive abilities are...
by Tim Sullivan, Harvard Medical School3 Wearable technology and other mobile data-gathering devices should replace self-reporting diaries to track symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study from a large industry and academic collaboration argues. The study was published January 17 in npj Digital Medicine. “For clinicians to effectively manage the diseaseand for researchers...
