Researchers develop first four-arm laparoscopic surgical device Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces. Jul 7, 2023 0 49
AI can improve predictions of sudden cardiac death in patients with common heart condition Medical images contain a wealth of information beyond what is visible to the human eye. Now, scientists are using radiomics, a relatively new form of AI that uses a quantitative approach to medical imaging, to extract much ... Jul 7, 2023 0 54
Research shows people are attracted to partners who look like them University of Queensland research has found people are more attracted to those who look like them. Jul 7, 2023 0 56
More diverse datasets lead to better genetic risk prediction for heart disease Over the past decade, researchers have been developing polygenic scores—calculations of a person's likelihood of getting a disease based on the millions of small genetic differences across their genome. The accuracy of these ... Jul 7, 2023 0 84
Playing the long game: An exciting discovery in telomere disease Each time our cells divide, the protective caps that keep our chromosomes from fraying, called telomeres, lose a bit of their DNA. Telomeres shorten steadily as we age, but in certain medical conditions like dyskeratosis ... Jul 7, 2023 0 127
Collaboration develops new compound with promising activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants A collaboration between the Márquez group at EMBL Grenoble and Italian researchers from the European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno (EBRIS) has led to the development and characterization of a novel small molecule ... Jul 7, 2023 0 36
Researcher pioneers method of detecting early-stage cancer: Cheaper, faster, less invasive and accurate Jiajie Diao, associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has invented a method for detecting early-stage cancers that could help his colleagues at UC and worldwide save many lives. Jul 7, 2023 0 34
Mindfulness meditation could mitigate the adverse effects of fatigue on emotional processing Fatigue, which can be defined as lacking energy and the motivation to do things during the day, is a very common symptom that most humans will experience at least once in their life. While it is sometimes linked to medical ... Jul 7, 2023 feature 0 210
Women from refugee backgrounds at higher risk of mental distress due to COVID-19 War led Nawal Nadar to flee her home country of Lebanon to Kuwait, then the United Arab Emirates, and finally arriving in Australia in 1998. Ms. Nadar is now a maternity liaison officer at Blacktown Hospital in Sydney's West, ... Jul 7, 2023 1 62
When this therapist recommends self-care, it's not self-indulgence As a psychotherapist and wellness consultant with clients from New York to New Zealand, Aishia Grevenberg is happy to recommend self-care. But don't expect it to end in a day at the spa. Jul 7, 2023 0 40
