Medical research
'Auditing' tool can improve reliability of studies that explore relationships between things
Does coffee improve memory? Do carrots boost vision? Does vitamin D deficiency increase the risk for COVID-19?
Mar 4, 2022
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News tagged with diagnostic tests
Cardiology
Studying cellular changes in heart attack scars associated with subsequent arrhythmias
UMass Chan researchers have published a study that brings new understanding to cellular changes in heart attack scars associated with subsequent arrhythmias, a leading cause of death. The paper, authored with scientists from ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Medical research
New epigenetic biomarkers found that potentially predict preterm birth
A signature found in the cheek cells of mothers and fathers of preterm infants may help develop a test to determine whether a pregnancy may end too early. Such a test could help prevent premature births and the many resulting ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Ophthalmology
Using the eye as a window into heart disease
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can analyze eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack.
Jan 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Compendium on rapid tests for COVID-19 offers insights
A clinical practice article in the New England Journal of Medicine distills available data and clinical experience into a compendium about rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The appendix ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clinicians may soon be able to tell COVID-19 from seasonal flu with fast turnaround
For those who have made a trip to a doctor or clinic during the oncoming flu season, the most nagging concern is whether their symptoms are indicative of the garden-variety bug that is making the rounds in the workplace or ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Medical research
First detailed images of molecule associated with ALS could open door to therapies
Scientists have determined for the first time the structure of the molecule associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple other neurodegenerative diseases. The scientists at the Medical Research Council ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oops! You did it again. New test predicts if impulsivity is pathological
If you can't stop saying or doing things that you later regret, here's a diagnostic test for you: UC Berkeley researchers have pioneered a way to better determine when acting on one's worst impulses verges on pathological.
Dec 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Compact CRISPR system enables portable COVID-19 testing
A new form of CRISPR technology that takes advantage of a compact RNA-editing protein could lead to improved diagnostic tests for COVID-19.
Nov 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Second instance of canine coronavirus found in a person
A University of Florida research team is helping to build the case that coronaviruses move between animals and people at a more frequent rate than previously understood.
Nov 9, 2021
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