Artificial intelligence-enabled eye scans could be used to rapidly and accurately predict whether a person is at high risk of heart disease, a new study involving researchers from London's Kingston University has established.
Nov 29, 2022
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Researchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective terminations on birth prevalence and population prevalence of people with Down syndrome in Australia and New Zealand.
Dec 9, 2022
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A Mayo Clinic study finds that applying artificial intelligence (AI) to a widely available, inexpensive test—the electrocardiogram (EKG) - results in a simple, affordable early indicator of asymptomatic left ventricular ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Maverick Coltrin entered the world a seemingly healthy 8-pound boy. But within a week, he was having seizures that doctors could neither explain nor control. They warned that he would probably die within a few months.
Apr 27, 2018
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Annual screenings of patients at high risk for lung cancer can catch tumors early and improve a patient's long-term prognosis. However, low-dose computer tomography (LDCT) has a high false-positive rate that can lead to unnecessary ...
Jul 13, 2022
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New American Diabetes Association (ADA) screening guidelines may lead to the missed diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in children, according to a new study by University of Michigan.
Feb 11, 2014
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Colorectal cancer can develop for months without producing any symptoms and, as soon as the first ones appear, sometimes the disease is already in an advanced stage. Screening programs allow to detect the disease when it ...
Dec 2, 2019
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A drug that is commonly used to treat tapeworm infections might help to prevent the formation of atypical fused cells in the lungs of patients with COVID-19, according to laboratory experiments reported this week in Nature.
Apr 8, 2021
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Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age angst also be used to ...
Jan 3, 2019
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Men ages 55 to 69 should talk with their health care provider about prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. That's according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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