Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints
New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems.
Aug 2, 2022
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News tagged with flow rate
Health informatics
Machine learning goes with the flow
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained to listen to patients pass urine is able to identify abnormal flows and could be a useful and cost-effective means of monitoring and managing urology patients at home. It ...
Jul 4, 2022
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Medical research
Studying COVID-19 spread during short conversations
When a person sneezes or coughs, they can potentially transmit droplets carrying viruses like SARS-CoV-2 to others in their vicinity. Does talking to an infected person also carry an increased risk of infection? How do speech ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough omicron cases don't impair vascular health post-infection in young otherwise-healthy adults
New research finds vaccinated young adults who were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the "omicron wave" of late 2021 and early 2022 did not have lasting vascular impairment after active infection. The first-of-its-kind study ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Cardiology
Cardiologists develop a noninvasive method to predict which blockages require surgical intervention
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease and is present in about 18.2 million American adults. This disease is defined by narrowing of the vessels that supply the heart with critical oxygen and ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Medications
Histamine-suppressing drugs found to reduce benefits of exercise
A team of researchers from Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen has found that antihistamines such as Allegra or Pepcid can reduce the benefits of exercise. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smart watches can detect symptoms of COVID-19 before wearer knows they are infected
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found evidence that suggests smart watches can detect COVID-19 symptoms before a person has become aware that they are infected. On their website, the ...
Medical research
New AI strategies automate assessments of stored blood, remove human subjectivity
Each year, nearly 120 million units of donated blood flow from donor veins into storage bags at collection centers around the world. The fluid is packed, processed and reserved for later use. But once outside the body, stored ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Medications
Older, critically ill patients with COVID-19 may have increased risk of bradycardia with lopinavir and ritonavir
Older, critically ill patients with COVID-19 who received a combination of the antiretroviral medications lopinavir and ritonavir experienced bradycardia, a slow heart rate, more often, according to new research published ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Cardiology
Reducing the damage of a heart attack
In a heart attack, a series of biochemical processes leave the heart damaged, much like a car after an accident.
Jun 23, 2020
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