Medical economics
Global COVID-19 vaccine patent deal 'disappointing'
A World Trade Organization deal on patents is not the intellectual property waiver that campaigners hoped to see.
Jun 24, 2022
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Genetics
Women's heart attacks are often missed. This gene may help explain why.
When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes.
Jun 23, 2022
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Medical research
Muscle biopsy test for biomarker could lead to earlier diagnosis of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ALS causes them to deteriorate ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer's disease
The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated with Alzheimer's. The advantage of the technique is its simplicity and the fact ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Ophthalmology
When it comes to ADHD and ASD, the eyes could reveal all
The eyes may be able to signal neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD, according to new research from Flinders University and the University of South Australia.
Jun 16, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
You no longer need surgery to be diagnosed with endometriosis
By age 44, endometriosis affects around one in nine women and people assigned female at birth in Australia.
Jun 6, 2022
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Pediatrics
Researchers assess effectiveness of telemedicine for pediatric patients with genetic conditions
A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that using telemedicine to evaluate patients with rare genetic conditions resulted in a similar rate of proper diagnosis as in-person visits. ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emergency department plays key role in evaluating COVID-19 tests
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans likely share the experience of anxiously awaiting the results of a COVID test, whether a lab-based PCR test administered at a hospital, a "point-of-care" rapid ...
May 24, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
FDA OKs marketing of new test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval for the Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test, the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer disease, ...
May 9, 2022
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Cardiology
Heart artery plaque immune cells cross-react with virus and vascular proteins, a potential cause of heart attack
Researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute have discovered how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart inflammation, and other ...
May 9, 2022
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