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Privacy-preserving training could expand medical AI for children while keeping data local
In the field of radiology, AI models have the potential to improve imaging analysis, speed up diagnoses and catch errors that might otherwise be missed. But the vast majority of these models are trained on adult data and ...
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Protein reins in intestinal inflammation by curbing an overactive immune signal
A preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered how a protein called ZBTB44 helps prevent excessive immune activity that can cause inflammation in the colon, the main section of the large ...
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A handful of walnuts a day may make your diet less inflammatory
A new study from Loma Linda University School of Public Health, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, suggests that regularly incorporating walnuts into the diet may shift the overall diet pattern ...
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Does lithium in drinking water cause a rare heart condition?
Children living in areas with higher levels of lithium in drinking water were more likely to be diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a rare heart condition that can cause a dangerously fast heartbeat, according ...
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Gut microbes from people with schizophrenia alter mouse behavior
Researchers at the University of Coimbra in Portugal recently investigated whether gut microbes from people with schizophrenia could affect behavior and immune activity in mice. Their findings, published in Translational ...
Triple-action drug retatrutide delivers major weight loss for people with diabetes, Phase III trial finds
A recent Phase III clinical trial, TRIUMPH-2, evaluated the efficacy and safety of retatrutide, a triple receptor agonist and experimental once-weekly injection being developed to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. What sets ...
Emotion-focused AI spots early signs of psychosis in youths from short speech samples
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework capable of identifying youths at high risk of psychosis from short ...
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Targeted radioactive therapy may help delay spread of recurrent prostate cancer
Adding the targeted radioactive drug 177Lu-PNT2002 to stereotactic body radiation therapy, or SBRT, may help keep recurrent prostate cancer under control longer than SBRT alone, according to new research led by investigators ...
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How a diet free from animal proteins challenges the liver
Although a plant-based diet is recommended, notably for its environmental benefits, the health consequences of such a diet—in which protein intake is exclusively plant-based—are not yet fully understood. Scientists at the ...
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AI tool reveals what attracts immune cells to tumors and what keeps them away
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborating institutions in Texas developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps explain how immune cells find their way to specific locations ...
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Continuously evolving cells help pancreatic cancer evade treatment and spread
An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients' tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
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Physical activity may improve mood and quality of life during menopause
Engaging in physical activity during menopause can improve depression, mood and overall quality of life, a new study led by UCL researchers has found. Published in Menopause, the review of more than 1,000 women studied the ...
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Exposure to 'safer' plastic additive during pregnancy linked to smaller birth size
A chemical used to make plastic more flexible, once introduced as a safer substitute for older additives now known to be harmful, may itself be harmful, slowing babies' growth in the womb, a new study shows.
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AI screening helps more people with diabetes access sight-saving eye care
People receiving AI-supported screening for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness globally, were almost twice as likely to attend specialist follow-up appointments as those receiving standard screening, according ...
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Older adults may play an overlooked role in spreading tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is still the world's deadliest infectious disease. In Taiwan, where the population is aging quickly, most TB patients are now older than 65. A new study from Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, published in The ...
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Early gut microbes help the newborn immune system fight deadly infections, mouse experiments suggest
Babies are born with some immunity, but they do not have as many tools as adults to fight diseases. Exposure to pathogens helps build their immune repertoire, but it also leaves them vulnerable to infection because many immune ...
Same duty cycle, very different outcomes: What tough materials taught us about histotripsy
One of the questions that stayed with me throughout my Ph.D. was surprisingly simple: Why are some tissues so much harder to break down with histotripsy than others? Histotripsy is a focused ultrasound technique that uses ...
Menopause is marked by a body-wide physiological 'cliff,' study suggests
The final menstrual period is preceded by abrupt "cliff-like" biological changes across multiple body systems, some of which show early signs more than a decade beforehand, according to research published in Nature Medicine. ...
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The shape of water at a key tau hotspot helps drive dementia-linked clumping
Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline. Until now, it has been unclear how misfolded ...
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Females with autoimmune diseases 'less likely to be believed' than males and face longer diagnostic delays
Females with autoimmune diseases are significantly more likely than males to have their autoimmune disease misdiagnosed as a psychiatric or psychosomatic condition, according to a study of more than 6,600 patients.
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