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ChatGPT: A diagnostic sidekick for doctors? Caution advised for non-professionals
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT. Recent years have seen a significant increase in the number of people seeking medical advice online. Many individuals search for a probable diagnosis by searching literature on the web concerning the symptoms they experience. Generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) […]
Study finds higher rates of autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in American children
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary vascular disease and left heart disease are not mutually exclusive, find researchers
A long-term analysis designed by Christian Gerges and Irene Lang at the Department of Medicine II of the University Hospital Vienna and MedUni Vienna indicates that one third of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) also have left heart disease. In the past, the possibility of overlap between these two conditions had not been […]
Long COVID Patients Respond Differently to COVID Vaccines
Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. A new study shows that people with long COVID respond differently to COVID vaccines and that the condition may be caused by a dysfunction of the immune system — possibly explaining why some people experience symptoms for months while […]
Liver transplant survivors recovery linked to sociodemographic factors, study shows
The resilience and coping abilities of patients who’ve had liver transplants vary and change over time and are often linked to sociodemographic factors including income, race, and education, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings could lead to tailored interventions to optimize clinical and patient-centered outcomes among liver transplant recipients. […]
Combination of gene therapy and chemotherapy may provide new treatment option in bone cancer
New research has identified a potential therapeutic target and developed a unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents. The standard-of-care treatment plan today is no different to when first introduced almost 50 years ago. However, nearly one third of patients’ relapse and need new interventions. This prompted […]
We need memory to learn—but not the way we currently use it
Sometimes we remember things that we did not even know we had memorised and sometimes the opposite happens—we want to remember something that we know we’ve learned but are not able to recall it. Faced with an exam, students only ask themselves about decontextualised exam content: in this situation, they may not be able to […]
Alzheimer's: Could the brain's glucose metabolism pave the way for new treatments?
Researchers investigated the glucose uptake and glucose metabolism in neurons. They found that neurons metabolize glucose themselves and that glucose metabolism is crucial for proper neuronal function. Further studies are needed to see whether these findings translate to humans. The brain requires large amounts of energy to function. Glucose is the primary fuel for neurons. […]
Alarming rates of teen suicide continue to increase in the U.S.
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