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A smartphone AI-based face-screening tool is being developed that may help paramedics to identify stroke within seconds, which is quicker and more accurate than is possible with current technologies. The team of biomedical engineers at RMIT University published a paper in Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine describing the development of the AI capabilities behind …
Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, a new study from Cancer Research UK has revealed. * Published in the British Medical Journal, this is the first major study to examine trends in cancer incidence and mortality amongst middle-aged adults (35-69 yrs.) in …
The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The findings, published today in JAMA Network Open, suggest that simply asking a patient about walking limitation could allow clinicians to identify those in need of further bone health screening and prescribe interventions …
There’s a lot of talk about artificial intelligence, or AI, these days. AI is everywhere—from virtual assistants to facial recognition software. The technology is even assisting doctors and scientists. So what exactly is AI? And how is it helping advance scientific research? “AI is basically trying to teach computers to ‘think’ in the same way …
The test, Galleri®, developed by the firm Grail, searches for fragments of cancerous DNA in the blood, and it is reported in the journal The Lancet, by researchers from New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, to detect one cancer case for every 189 over-50s tested. “The possibility of screening for multiple types of cancer …
Women who are struggling to get enough sleep may want to get their blood pressure checked, this study published in the journal Hypertension from Brigham and Women’s Hospital highlights how important sleep is to staying healthy and keeping blood pressure in check. It can be difficult to put your brain to rest and get …
Doctors urgently need better international guidance on treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the over 50s, conclude world-leading experts reviewing current research on this increasing issue globally. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, the team’s findings highlight a ‘striking’ gap in knowledge about older people as existing guidelines focus on children …
Blood levels of four biomarkers for heart and kidney disease fell after treatment with the Type 2 diabetes medicine canagliflozin, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. News Release Research Highlights: An analysis of a clinical trial of more than 2,500 people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease found that high …
According to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health conducted at Klick Labs, 1 in 5 people may not be as healthy as they appear. The study describes a new way the researchers developed to detect the earliest signs of type 2 diabetes, and using this approach the research team found that a …
According to a news release, in people with no thinking and memory problems, a simple test may predict the risk of developing cognitive impairment years later, according to a study published in the April 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “There is increasing evidence that some …