Researchers from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine have identified the role of iron in ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), a form of toxoplasmosis that causes blindness. They found reduced iron concentration in the clear ...
Nov 15, 2023
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A newly developed PET radiotracer can be used to create an inflammation map of the entire gastrointestinal tract, providing detailed information to accurately detect and stage inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Targeting the ...
Nov 14, 2023
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ChatGPT, a sophisticated chatbot driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology, has been increasingly used in health care contexts, one of which is assisting patients in self-diagnosing before seeking medical help.
Oct 16, 2023
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While most individuals impacted by COVID-19 experience milder symptoms and recover within a few weeks, the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to pose a significant health challenge. Some of those affected ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Many of the diagnostic measures for opioid and stimulant use disorders currently available have barriers for usage—along with long interviews and fees, a clinician must administer them.
Aug 21, 2023
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Hearing impairment can affect children's ability to develop language and speech skills. Several diagnostic tests are required to determine the extent of hearing impairment in infants, leading to delays in treatment.
Jul 31, 2023
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Magnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is now available on the NHS. It's called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS.
Jun 7, 2023
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An experimental blood test may be able to catch a dozen different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy—including some that are particularly tricky to detect, a preliminary study suggests.
Apr 17, 2023
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A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The use of DBS samples for HCV RNA detection and genotyping ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Criteria used by neurologists to assess for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults may fail to identify the illness in children with imaging suspicious for the disease, an oversight that could delay treatment of the disease at ...
Mar 16, 2023
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