Medical research
Exploring the role of AI in the ICU
Clinicians in an intensive care unit need to make complex decisions quickly and precisely, monitoring critically ill or unstable patients around the clock.
Apr 27, 2023
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Cardiology
Model that uses machine learning methods and patient data at hospital arrival predicts strokes more accurately
Stroke is among the most dangerous and commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions. Black and Hispanic people, women, older people on Medicare, and people in rural areas are less likely to be diagnosed in time for treatment ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Model for predicting transmission of COVID-19 can help policymakers monitor virus, inform health surveillance systems
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges to public health worldwide. Tracking the dynamics of the coronavirus permits governments, organizations, and individuals to make projections in an effort to curb the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stressed grad students tend to reach out to those who are similarly overwhelmed, shows longitudinal study
Stress is ubiquitous in today's world and affects people's lives significantly. Past research has focused on how stress is transmitted between pairs of individuals and in small groups. In a new longitudinal study, researchers ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Movement information offers critical visual cues
Most research studies use pictures to explore how the brain constructs what we 'see,' but, we do not live in a static world. Motion cues offer a rich source of untapped information that can be beneficial in understanding ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Medical economics
For long-term care facilities, prioritizing part-time employee schedules can boost consistency of care
In the United States, a multi-billion-dollar industry employs nurses and nursing assistants to provide long-term care in facilities such as nursing homes, residential care facilities, and home health agencies. A new study ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Dark therapy shows promise in addressing lazy eye condition
A new pilot study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers investigates the mechanisms that underlie a treatment for patients with amblyopia, also known as "lazy eye."
Dec 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Better than a hole in the head: Modernizing intracranial pressure sensing methods
Just as blood pressure informs heart health, intracranial pressure (ICP) helps indicate brain health. ICP sensing is the burgeoning focus of Jana Kainerstorfer's biomedical optics lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Her team ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists and game designers play well together: Collaboration creates better data, better games and real impact
Jessica Hammer thinks the most important technology for making games is the brain.
Nov 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Modeling the growth process of neurons
Modeling the growth cycle of a neuron is tricky, as neurons are formed for vastly different functions all over the body. However, every neuron begins its life in about the same way and goes through five distinct stages of ...
Oct 5, 2022
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