Pediatrics

Children's exposome associated with changes in serum metabolites

The combined effect of environmental exposures and unhealthy lifestyle habits can affect children's cardiometabolic health in a way that exceeds their separate effects. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows ...

Health

Continuous, noninvasive blood pressure monitoring using sound

A wearable blood pressure monitor uses sound to capture a continuous record of the vital sign data. Continuous, noninvasive blood pressure monitoring has been a longtime goal of medicine, given blood pressure's utility as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

An over- or under-synchronized brain may predict psychosis

Is it possible to assess an individual's risk of psychosis? Identifying predictive markers is a key challenge in psychiatry. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), part of the Synapsy Center for Neuroscience and Mental ...

Gastroenterology

Guidelines updated for diagnosis, management of focal liver lesions

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online in the July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, updated recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research team explores etiologies of splenic venous hypertension

Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease. This condition arises due to increased ...

Radiology & Imaging

New PET/MRI probe promises early discovery of covert diseases

A research team from IOCB Prague, working in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has developed a new type of contrast agent that can be used in both magnetic ...

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