Reviewed A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed by Scripps Research scientists could help clinicians better screen patients for atrial fibrillation (or AFib)-;an irregular, fast heartbeat that is associated with stroke and heart failure. The model picks up on tiny variations in a person's normal heartbeat that signify AFib risk, which standard screening tests cannot […]
A study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases found no cases of soil-transmitted hookworm in hundreds of tested children, refuting a long thought public health concern that linked the illness to the ongoing sanitation crisis plaguing Alabama’s Black Belt region. The study tested stool specimens from 704 children from Alabama’s Wilcox and Perry counties for STH. […]
For the first time ever, wireless millirobots navigated a narrow blood vessel both along and against arterial flow. Researchers from the University of Twente and Radboudumc inserted the screw-shaped robots in a detached aorta with kidneys where they controlled them using a robotically controlled rotating magnet. The researchers plan to further develop the technology to […]
SOLASCURE Ltd (SolasCure), a biotechnology company developing a hydrogel containing tarumase (provisional INN), a recombinant enzyme derived from maggots, and which aims to accelerate wound debridement and contribute to wound bed preparation & healing, today announced the results of its proof-of-concept, first-in-human, Phase IIa safety study. The CLEANVLU trial evaluated the Company’s first investigational product, […]
CAR-T cell therapy is a safe and effective treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), even for patients regarded as high risk due to comorbidities. That’s the conclusion of a five-year analysis of results from the U.S. Lymphoma CAR-T Cell Consortium, a group of 17 academic cancer centers in the U.S. Their findings will be […]
Obstetricians and gynecologists at Toho University, Japan examined 1,331 cases of frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles and found that blastocysts showing shrinkage at the time of transfer had a low success rate in terms of assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes, demonstrating the adverse effect of shrinkage. To evaluate blastocyst quality, ART physicians primarily use the method […]
The one step that can cut your risk of complications after surgery Around 30% of people experience some kind of complication after an operation Stepping out for at least an hour a day may halve your risk of suffering complications after surgery. New findings presented at the recent American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2023, […]
Warning over super-strength Chinese-made ‘Frankenstein’ opioids flooding Britain as crime chiefs link substance to at least 54 deaths in last six months The National Crime Agency also said 40 more cases awaited further testing Nitazenes are estimated to be up to 40 times more potent than the drug fentanyl Super-strength opioids manufactured in illicit Chinese […]
A study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that CAR-T immunotherapy remains a viable option for patients who have lymphoma that goes into remission before the cell therapy begins. While the study doesn’t answer the question of whether cell therapy in remission is […]
EXCLUSIVE England’s fattest towns REVEALED… so is YOURS one of them? Use our interactive map to find out Four in 10 people in Kingston upon Hull have a body mass index (BMI) above 40 It means the city in East Yorkshire has the highest obesity rate in the country England’s fattest boroughs are today named […]
