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'Smart stethoscope' using AI can spot heart failure, study finds
AI can help to improve the performance of ‘smart stethoscopes’, enabling doctors to diagnose heart failure earlier and improving outcomes.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 4, 2022


Scientists discover link between high blood pressure and diabetes
The long-standing enigma of why so many patients suffering with high blood pressure also have diabetes has been cracked by researchers.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 3, 2022


Researchers discover how eating fish protects our brains from air pollution
Older women who eat more than one to two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may counteract the effects of air pollution.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 3, 2022


Growth charts for the brain help to understand mental illness as we age
The researchers provide a growth chart to assess brain development and aging, not only for children, but across the lifespan from 2 to 100.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 3, 2022


When should you neuter your dog to avoid health risks?
Some dog breeds have higher risk of developing certain cancers and joint disorders if neutered or spayed within their first year of life.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022


Can being obese make you dumber and more forgetful?
A new study has found that greater body fat is a risk factor for reduced cognitive function, such as processing speed, in adults.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022


Researchers discover new compound that prevents and treats type 2 diabetes
The compound activates a natural signaling pathway that protects the body from harmful, obesity-driven metabolic changes leading to diabetes
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022


Rosemary found useful against COVID-19, Alzheimers and other diseases
Scientists find evidence that carnosic acid (found in the herb Rosemary) can block SARS-CoV-2 infection and reduce inflammation.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022


Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know
The National Football League announced funding of a novel clinical trial that will assess the therapeutic efficacy of cannabis compound THC.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 2, 2022


Blood iron levels could be key to slowing ageing
Genetic data suggests that maintaining healthy levels of iron in the blood could be a key to ageing better and living longer.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 1, 2022


Experimental new treatment may have cured a man of HIV
A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 1, 2022


Scientists create artificial muscles made of proteins
Researchers have succeeded in developing a muscle solely on the basis of natural proteins controlled by pH and temperature changes.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 31, 2022


AI can predict risk of a heart attack in the next year from a routine eye scan
An AI system is capable of spotting whether someone will have a heart attack within the next year — through a routine eye scan.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 30, 2022


New smartwatch app improves sleep quality for those with nightmare disorders
NightWare’s digital therapeutic uses the watch’s sensors to track the user’s heart rate and movement as they sleep.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 30, 2022


Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease
Study of older adults is 'first direct evidence' of protection against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, other conditions.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 30, 2022


Carbon nanotubes could be the answer to anticancer drug delivery
The key is that the nanotubes pull the liposomes and the cancer cells together, allowing the membranes of the liposome and cancer to mix.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022


Smartphone, M.D.: Turning your smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system
A new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19 / flu detection system.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022


‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralyses
Researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and repair spinal cord tissue.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022


Gut microbiome may hold key to combat muscle decline as we age
In skeletal muscle, decreased performance and increased fatigue are associated with a decline in the efficiency of mitochondria.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022


Players needed to solve puzzles and help advance cancer research
Scientists in Barcelona have launched GENIGMA, a videogame that enlists players to solve puzzles while generating real-world cancer data.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
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