Nearly one in eight infants born in West Virginia between 2020 and 2022 had in-utero exposure to opioids, stimulants and/or cannabis, according to researchers at West Virginia University Health Sciences. Amna Umer, a pediatric research associate professor in the School of Medicine, said her team's new study showed West Virginia's rates of prenatal exposure to […]
For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient Greece, baths were taken in freshwater, or sometimes the sea—which was thought of as a sacred place dedicated to local gods and so was considered an act of worship. But it was the Romans who […]
To everything there is a season, and for the flu, it’s wintertime. Flu cases peak between December and February, and the flu vaccine is your best defense. Getting the vaccine means you will be less sick even if you get a breakthrough infection. However, your immune system is in a constant race against the flu […]
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Medscape’s Physician Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2023: Contentment Amid Stress discovered what makes physicians tick at work and home. But with all of the ups and downs of being a physician, we wanted to know whether doctors would be pleased if their children followed in their professional footsteps. Or would they prefer their kids steer […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have achieved promising results on numerous tasks and could soon assist professionals in various settings. In recent years, computer scientists have been exploring the potential of these tools for detecting signs of different physical and psychiatric conditions. Depression is one of the most widespread psychiatric disorders, affecting approximately 9.5% of American […]
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict if women with breast cancer would benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgery. The new AI algorithm, part of the open-source Cancer-Net initiative led by Dr. Alexander Wong, could help unsuitable candidates avoid the serious side effects of chemotherapy and pave the […]
A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, finds that patients undergoing liver surgery fare better in higher-volume hospitals; their mortality rates are lower. Liver surgery is the standard treatment for most patients with primary and secondary liver tumors. Although postoperative mortality after liver surgery is rare, lower than […]
Myristoylation: An OverviewThe function of Myristoylated ProteinsFunction as a Molecular SwitchModification of Myristoylated ProteinsSignal Transduction and ApoptosisRole in DiseaseIn SummaryReferences This article will discuss the process of myristoylation, which plays a key role in several different biological processes and disease progression. It will provide a brief overview of several aspects of this subject. Image Credit: ART-ur/Shutterstock.com […]
Owlstone Medical (or the “Company”), a global diagnostics company developing a breathalyzer for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, and Cancer Research UK, today announces the clinical launch of the PAN Cancer trial for Early Detection of Cancer in Breath, with the first patients now being recruited for the 1,500 patient study. As […]
