Weight loss and diabetes management drug linked to increased residual gastric content before anesthesia Safety concerns for patients undergoing anesthesia who use glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), which are medications approved for diabetes and weight management, were revealed in a UTHealth Houston study ... Mar 6, 2024 0 0
Study in mice reveals how the body copes with airway closure There is perhaps no bodily function more essential for humans and other mammals than breathing. With each breath, we suffuse our bodies with oxygen-rich air that keeps our organs and tissues healthy and working properly—and ... Mar 6, 2024 0 17
Study finds AI can speed design of health software Artificial intelligence helped clinicians to accelerate the design of diabetes prevention software, a new study finds. Publishing in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the study examined the capabilities of a form ... Mar 6, 2024 1 1
Schizophrenia and aging may share a common biological basis: Genetic changes in two types of brain cells Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have uncovered a strikingly similar suite of changes in gene activity in brain tissue from people with schizophrenia and ... Mar 6, 2024 0 106
Study examines delayed pediatric diagnoses in emergency departments Emergency departments (EDs) that see fewer pediatric patients are more likely to give delayed diagnoses for serious medical conditions compared to those who see pediatric patients more often, according to a Northwestern Medicine ... Mar 6, 2024 0 26
Novel device for stomach complaints is successful in human trial An endoscopic mapping device, developed over the course of a decade by scientists at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, consists of an inflatable sphere covered in sensors, delivered down the esophagus and able to measure ... Mar 6, 2024 0 18
Gene discovered that can protect against severe muscle disease A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down in serious muscle diseases, or muscular dystrophies. This is shown in a new study carried out at Umeå University, Sweden, ... Mar 6, 2024 0 51
Why do I need to get up during the night to urinate? Is this normal? It can be normal to wake up once or even twice during the night to wee, especially as we get older. Mar 6, 2024 0 2
Model estimates who benefits most from frequent COVID-19 boosters Patients kept asking a question that Nathan Lo, MD, Ph.D., infectious disease specialist, had a hard time answering: How often should I get my booster shot for COVID-19? Mar 6, 2024 1 33
Research team uncovers novel receptor function in fragile X syndrome Fragile X syndrome is one of the most commonly inherited forms of autism and intellectual disability, and no treatment currently exists. But a team of University of Illinois researchers led by Vipendra Kumar, a postdoctoral ... Mar 6, 2024 0 43