A 57-year-old woman from Wisconsin recently sustained a rather unfortunate injury to her buttock. She had attended the hospital for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan and had entered the machine with a concealed firearm. ...
Dec 28, 2023
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Focused ultrasound technology is a non-invasive treatment method that focuses ultrasound energy on a few millimeters of the brain, including deep regions, to treat neurological disorders without opening the skull. It has ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Aster-CMI Hospital, have developed an AI tool that can identify the median nerve in ultrasound videos and detect carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Researchers have found a way to predict which patients are likely to respond to radium-223, a standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.
Dec 21, 2023
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A reusable vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.
Dec 18, 2023
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People considering cosmetic surgery—such as a breast augmentation, liposuction or face lift—should have extra protection following the release this week of new safety and quality standards for providers, from small day-clinics ...
Dec 15, 2023
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The largest U.S. and U.K. news sites are continuing to stigmatize people's weight with the images they use, suggests a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Health Communication.
Dec 14, 2023
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Body dissatisfaction at age 11 is linked to increased risk of depression by age 14, finds a new longitudinal study led by UCL researchers.
Dec 13, 2023
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Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have examined the brains of 16 patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 with persisting symptoms. They have found differences in brain tissue structure between patients with ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Changes in small blood vessels are a common consequence of diabetes development. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Munich have now developed a method that can be used to measure these microvascular ...
Dec 11, 2023
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