Can AI-enhanced heart screening address health disparities?

Clinicians and researchers around the world are combining artificial intelligence, known as AI, with health care to help identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart failure. However, as use of these AI-enhanced tools grows, researchers at Mayo Clinic are asking, "Do these tools work reliably for people of color?" and "Are they accessible in community health care settings?"

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/can-ai-enhanced-heart-screening-address-health-disparities

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How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

The figure of the witch has long cast a spell on artists and scientists, who have alternately associated her with women displaying an uncanny knowledge of nature or a voracious sexuality. In fact, many of "witches" persecuted in Europe from the 15th century onward were midwives and healers, in line with a long tradition of lay medical practice that was more pragmatic than theoretical.

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New study may help to explain smell challenges in individuals with autism

New research from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) could help explain how the sense of smell is impacted in individuals with autism.

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Mother's blessing: Microbiota from mothers regulates lung immunity in newborns

A new study led by Bruno Silva Santos, group leader and vice-director at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published in Cell Reports revealed that a type of white blood cell, the γδ T cell, influences the transfer of maternal microbiota during birth and nursing, and impacts the lung immune response in newborns.

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New genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis revealed by analysis of multiple ancestry groups

In a large genetic study published in Nature Genetics, RIKEN researchers have identified 124 genetic markers, 34 of which are novel, that can influence the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. This information could help to develop new treatments for the painful and often debilitating condition.

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Seasonal and circadian genetic variation charted across the human body

The daily rotation of Earth and its yearly voyage around the sun marks the natural rhythm of life on the planet. Human health indicators such as body temperature, blood pressure and sleep, as well as animal behavior including foraging, molting, mating or hibernating, is influenced by innate biological clocks that work over circadian (day-night and twenty-four hour) and/or circannual (seasons and twelve-month) cycles.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/seasonal-and-circadian-genetic-variation-charted-across-the-human-body

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COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of developing diabetes

COVID-19 survivors have a 66% higher risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes following their diagnosis compared to those not diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Their findings are among the latest evidence suggesting that people diagnosed with COVID-19 may experience a range of health issues in the time period following their illness.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/covid-19-survivors-may-have-higher-risk-of-developing-diabetes

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Sporting tips for parents and preschoolers

Parents should think twice before putting preschoolers into competitive sporting programs, say Flinders University experts who are concerned about sport participation levels throughout school years to young adulthood.

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Study reveals how CBD counters epileptic seizures

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.

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Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint gastrointestinal difficulties

Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility disorders such as constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and gastroparesis.

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Lung cancer study finds new target for treatment resistance after EGFR inhibitors

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified CD70 as being highly expressed on drug-resistant cancer cells in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), highlighting a novel therapeutic target that could be used to eliminate resistant cells remaining after treatment with commonly used EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The study published today in Cancer Cell.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/lung-cancer-study-finds-new-target-for-treatment-resistance-after-egfr-inhibitors

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Ex-CEO Braun denies 'all charges' in Wirecard fraud trial

Wirecard's ex-CEO Markus Braun denied all charges against him and insisted he had no knowledge of the massive accounting fraud that brought down the German payments firm, as he took the stand for the first time on Monday.

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Coconut sugar may lower blood pressure, artery stiffness in older adults

A first-of-its-kind study finds a natural coconut sugar may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by improving blood vessel health and managing high blood pressure. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/coconut-sugar-may-lower-blood-pressure-artery-stiffness-in-older-adults

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Lifestyle found to be a bigger influence on women's sex lives than menopause

Many women's lives so busy in middle-age they have little time or energy to enjoy a regular and satisfying sex life, new study shows

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Psilocybin and mental health

Humans have long capitalized on the metabolic products of fungi for medical purposes (e.g., penicillin). Psilocybin is a fungal metabolite that has attracted increased attention from media outlets, clinicians and researchers in recent years. Naturally found in a multitude of mushroom species (colloquially known as "magic mushrooms"), the compound interacts with serotonin receptors in the brain to trigger various psychedelic effects.

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Frequent homophobic behaviors in sports leave children unsafe, finds study

A world-first study has found an education approach used widely by sport organizations to stop harmful homophobic behavior and other forms of discrimination is ineffective.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/frequent-homophobic-behaviors-in-sports-leave-children-unsafe-finds-study

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Tracking down leaks in the blood-brain barrier

In epilepsy research, it has long been assumed that a leaky blood-brain barrier is a cause of inflammation in the brain. Using a novel method, researchers from Bonn University Hospital (UKB) and the University of Bonn have demonstrated that the barrier between the blood and the central nervous system remains largely intact. The approach used in their study provides important insights into the development of epilepsy and could significantly optimize drug development in the pharmaceutical industry. The study results have recently been published in the journal Nature Communications.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/tracking-down-leaks-in-the-blood-brain-barrier

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