Study finds that eight factors put Black adults at greater risk of early death Black adults who live in the United States have a 59% higher risk of premature death than White adults. May 25, 2023 0 28
Are emergency departments unsafe? Patients and professionals think so Emergency departments (EDs) are currently unsafe places for both professionals and patients, according to the results of an international survey carried out for the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) and published ... May 25, 2023 0 8
Team develops a new framework for super-resolution ultrasound Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have used deep learning to develop a new framework for super-resolution ultrasound. May 25, 2023 0 4
Comparing the polarimetric properties of fresh and preserved brain tissue Gliomas are a group of tumors that originate from glial cells (non-neuronal cells) in the central nervous system and are characterized by diffuse infiltrative cell growth. They can spread quickly throughout the brain and ... May 25, 2023 0 23
New research shows luspatercept enables majority of patients with MDS to end reliance on blood transfusions Treatment with luspatercept improved red blood cell counts and erythroid responses compared to treatment with epoetin alfa in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), allowing the majority to no longer require regular ... May 25, 2023 0 3
Types of bacteria vary widely in tumors of people with early vs. late-onset colorectal cancer Researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the make-up of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person's tumor varied significantly ... May 25, 2023 0 2
Multiple sclerosis: Ultrastructural changes in brain tissue promote inflammatory processes It is 7 am, the alarm clock rings—you open your eyes, swing your legs out of bed, give a talk at work, play a tennis match in the evening. Billions of nerve cells that make up the gray matter in our brain allow us to perform ... May 25, 2023 0 18
Alzheimer's drug development pipeline: Promising therapies, pharma investment drive momentum in clinical trials More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a staggering number that's expected to double within the next 30 years. May 25, 2023 0 4
Stretchable knee wearable offers insight into improving e-textiles for health care Mobility limitation is an initial stage of human mobility disability and an early sign of functional decline. It can manifest as muscle weakness, loss of balance, unsteady gait, and joint pain. Long-term and continuous monitoring ... May 25, 2023 0 13
Examining risk factors for bleeding events in patients with acute coronary syndrome Bleeding events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are associated with poor outcomes. Risk factors and their associations with in-hospital events in older patients with ACS are not fully understood because older ... May 25, 2023 0 12
