A new protein risk score developed to predict the risk of death for persons with heart failure (HF) has demonstrated good calibration and may help clinicians better stratify mortality risk in these patients. The score is ...
Jan 1, 2024
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Immunotherapy agents that inhibit the molecules PD1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4 have become widely used in clinical practice to treat non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC. Approximately 20% to 50% of advanced NSCLC patients have strong ...
Aug 20, 2021
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Autism detection using electronic health record (EHR) data achieves clinically meaningful accuracy by age 30 days, which improves by age 1 year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 6, 2023
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Machine learning can use electronic health record (EHR) data to predict colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in adults 35 to 50 years of age, according to a study published online March 10 in PLOS ONE.
Mar 22, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Observational registry-based research can inform patients and physicians about prognosis for subacute or chronic neck or low back pain, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of The Spine Journal.
Aug 28, 2014
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Sleep stabilizes previously gained knowledge, and by doing so, helps to develop long-term memory. In a new study, Tübingen researchers Nicolas Lutz, Ines Wolf and Stefanie Hübner investigated whether sleep also improves ...
Oct 18, 2018
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Natural menopause occurs when the menstrual periods cease due to the naturally decreased ovary function. There is a significant interindividual variation in the age at natural menopause but, on average, women undergo it around ...
Apr 21, 2021
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We all react to stress in different ways. A sudden loud noise or flash of light can elicit different degrees of response from people, which indicates that some of us are more susceptible to the impact of stress than others.
Nov 19, 2020
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In a column appearing in the current issue of the journal Nature, McLean Hospital biostatistician Nicholas Lange, ScD, cautions against heralding the use of brain imaging scans to diagnose autism and urges greater focus on ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Advanced bowel cancer cells have very few "molecular flags" on their surface, helping to explain why they may be hard for the immune system to detect, a new study has shown.
Nov 18, 2019
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