Medical research
Battle against fatal neurodegenerative disease advances on two fronts
European researchers are pioneering a vaccine and treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study finds ChatGPT shows promise as medication management tool, could help improve geriatric health care
Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common in older adults and increases the risk of adverse drug interactions. While deprescribing unnecessary drugs can combat this risk, the decision-making ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Health
Students with disabilities match with physician residency programs at lower rates
Medical students who report having a disability are less likely to match into a residency program, according to a new Yale study involving residency programs across the United States.
Apr 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Discussions may improve adherence to diabetes medication
Not taking medications exactly as prescribed is a major barrier to the treatment of diabetes and has been shown to be more common in African American patients than in their white counterparts.
Apr 16, 2024
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Inflammatory disorders
Improving asthma control in young adults
Here's a surprising statistic: Nearly 50% of people with asthma do not take their medications as prescribed. That means they risk a flare-up of symptoms or a visit to the emergency room. Asthma researchers have studied medication ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Pediatrics
Intestinal neurons in infancy could explain wide-ranging gastrointestinal disorders in children
Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Julia Kaltschmidt and MD/Ph.D. candidate Lori Dershowitz propose a novel theory that could transform our understanding of pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders.
Apr 16, 2024
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Taking a leave of absence can harm medical students' match prospects, finds study
Students who take a leave of absence during medical school are less likely to match into a residency or fellowship program, a new Yale study finds, a consequence that disproportionately affects Black students. Because nonplacement ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Medications
Researchers say common dementia medication doesn't increase risk of death, life-threatening heart abnormalities
Researchers with McMaster University have found that a commonly prescribed dementia medication doesn't increase the risk of death or certain heart rhythm problems, contrary to past warnings.
Apr 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows AI improves accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses
A new study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine finds that computer algorithms powered by artificial intelligence based on deep learning can help health care practitioners to diagnose skin cancers more accurately. Even ...
Apr 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer
Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.
Apr 11, 2024
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