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Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care
Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when...
Study shows potential to develop brain tumor liquid biopsies
Scientists are making strides in developing liquid biopsies for brain tumours by detecting tumour DNA in the fluid from around...
Water experts to study emerging threat of antibiotic resistance
Credit: Virginia Tech Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per...
New analysis about synchronization transitions improves knowledge of physical, biological systems
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--In physical, biological and technological systems, the time that a system's components take to influence each...
Penn and CHOP receive $1.84 million to study ways to curb cell phone use while driving
PHILADELPHIA -- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,450 drivers are killed each year from distracted driving. M....
Researchers find novel mutation affecting YARS causes multisystem disease
STRASBURG, PA- Researchers have identified a novel missense mutation in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS c.499C>A, p.Pro167Thr) that causes a severe recessive...
Impact of opioid epidemic on children varies by state
Credit: Troy Quast, PhD, University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (November 6, 2018) - A new report released by the...
Most patients with cystic fibrosis may receive insufficient antibiotics to fight lung infections
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Nov. 6, 2018)-The majority of patients with cystic fibrosis may not achieve blood concentrations of...
Do sexual minority women receive appropriate sexual and reproductive health counseling?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 6, 2018--According to a new study that used data from...
Researchers discover new gene for hair loss
Credit: (c) Uni Bonn Hypotrichosis simplex leads to progressive hair loss already in childhood. A team of researchers led by...
ESMO Asia 2018 Congress
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 6 November 2018 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, is...
Study illuminates the largely unrecognized role of youth caregivers
Credit: University of Miami Health System 'I need this - can you grab my pills?' 'Can you help me with...
A new piece to the puzzle sheds light on how UHRF1 regulates gene activity
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered new details about...
Ohio researchers, partners find meth, similar drug overdoses growing rapidly
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2018) - The number of overdose deaths involving methamphetamines and amphetamines in the state of Ohio...
North receives £10m government investment for AI and digital pathology
(University of Leeds) Leeds researchers have been awarded a £10.1m investment from UK Research and Innovation to expand a digital...
Sarcopenic obesity: The ignored phenotype that need more studies for a better understanding
A new condition, that occurs in the presence of both sarcopenia and obesity and termed as "sarcopenic obesity", and that...
New immunotherapy technique can specifically target tumor cells, UCI study reports
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 -- A new immunotherapy screening prototype developed by University of California, Irvine researchers can quickly...
Computer model more accurate at identifying sources of foodborne illnesses than traditional
A new computer model that uses machine learning and de-identified and aggregated search and location data from logged-in Google users...
Brown researchers develop new test to objectively measure pain, test medications
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If you've ever visited the emergency department with appendicitis, or you're one of the 100 million U.S....
Brain-derived compounds show surprising — and beneficial — results for cancer in lab studies
Credit: Larry Gilstad A lab team led by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Andrew Schally at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare...
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