Medications
Scientists shed light on action of key tuberculosis drug
A new study led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has shed fresh light on how a key front-line drug kills the tuberculosis bacterium.
Apr 23, 2020
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Dentistry
AI makes dentists' work easier: New model helps localize the mandibular canals
In order to plan a dental implant operation and the implant size and position, dentists need to know the exact location of the mandibular canal, a canal located in both sides of the lower jaw that contains the alveolar nerve.
Apr 21, 2020
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Medical research
Scientists hunt for antibodies, key in fight against coronavirus
Virtually all of the ways to fight COVID-19 hinge on finding antibodies. These little molecules can latch onto viruses and disable them, but they have to be custom-made for a particular virus.
Apr 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
False-negative COVID-19 test results may lead to false sense of security
As COVID-19 testing becomes more widely available, it's vital that health care providers and public health officials understand its limits and the impact false results can have on efforts to curb the pandemic.
Apr 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Artificial intelligence enables COVID-19 lung imaging analysis
For most patients who have died of COVID-19, the pandemic disease caused by a novel coronavirus, the ultimate cause of death was pneumonia, a condition in which inflammation and fluid buildup make it difficult to breathe. ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus patients can benefit from blood of the recovered, new study shows
For 10 patients severely ill with the new coronavirus, a single dose of antibodies drawn from the blood of people who had recovered from COVID-19 appeared to save lives, shorten the duration of symptoms, improve oxygen levels ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
Not just for bones! X-rays can now tell us about soft tissues too
We all learned in school that the beams from X-ray machines pass right through soft tissues like skin and internal organs, but not dense materials like bones, right? Not so fast.
Mar 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Artificial intelligence improves X-ray identification of patients with broken bones
Artificial intelligence that can "read" electronic radiology reports and flag patients with broken bones who are at risk of osteoporosis outperformed the traditional manual method of health care professionals reading X-ray ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World-first tool to improve COVID-19 diagnosis, free and online
The world's only online image-based COVID-19 diagnosis improvement tool for healthcare workers is launched today by University of Sydney spinoff DetectED-X, drawing on its global experience and outcomes in breast cancer detection ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Researchers use open-source software to improve COVID-19 screening with AI
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have partnered with an artificial intelligence (AI) startup on a project that aims to use AI to improve COVID-19 screening.
Mar 25, 2020
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