News tagged with predictive tool


New QResearch tool to improve stroke treatment

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have developed a new predictive tool to help GPs identify and treat patients at risk of stroke.

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer drugs taking shape

In the era of molecular medicine, potentially active compounds for use in cancer therapies can be identified faster than ever before. Yet pinpointing the molecular target of an anticancer compound and deducing ...

Cancer created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tests to predict heart problems may be more useful predictor of memory loss than dementia tests

Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of heart disease and stroke may be more useful predictors of future decline in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking, than a dementia risk score, according to a new study ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New tool determines leukemia cells' 'readiness to die,' may guide clinical care

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a novel method for determining how ready acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells are to die, a discovery that may help cancer specialists to choose treatments option more ...

Cancer created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ambos' call-outs rise and fall with the temperature

(Medical Xpress) -- If the temperature hits 30 degrees, Brisbane ambos can expect approximately 10 per cent more call-outs that day for people with chronic conditions, research from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical ...

Health created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's plaques in PET brain scans identify future cognitive decline

Among patients with mild or no cognitive impairment, brain scans using a new radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer's disease that may predict future decline, according to a multi-center study ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New risk score predicts heart disease in patients with chest pain

A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of coronary artery disease who might need further diagnostic work, says a study published on BMJ today. The tool is more accurate than existing models and could ...

Cardiology created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small 'neural focus groups' predict anti-smoking ad success

Brain scans of a small group of people can predict the actions of entire populations, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Oregon and the University of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Negative prediction for sudden cardiac death high with ECG

(HealthDay) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG), with or without echocardiogram (ECHO), may have potential value as a mass screening tool to identify the most common causes of pediatric sudden cardiac death (SCD), ...

Cardiology created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tools for predicting diabetes exist but are not used, research shows

New research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that many cases of diabetes could be prevented by making use of existing prediction tools.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most hospital readmission prediction models perform poorly

A review and analysis of 26 validated hospital readmission risk prediction models finds that most, whether for hospital comparison or clinical purposes, have poor predictive ability, according to an article in the October ...

Health created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New prostate cancer biomarkers move closer to clinical use

Conway Fellow, Professor William Watson and Professor John Fitzpatrick, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital recently received a translational research award for the validation ...

Cancer created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0