Entropy theory offers new view of critical illness beyond organ dysfunction
A new editorial in Intelligent Medicine is proposing an unconventional way to understand critical illness: not only as a failure of individual organs, but as...
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Chinese Medical Journal review examines AI’s role in inflammatory bowel disease management
Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the world of inflammatory bowel disease, where the sheer complexity of patient data has long challenged even experienced clinicians....
Can Miniature Organs Predict How Breast Tumors Respond to Treatment?
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have developed a laboratory-based method that could help predict how individual breast tumors respond to cancer treatment....
Dual-interface design enables high-performance ampere-hour aqueous zinc-iodine pouch cells
A new strategy could help transform aqueous zinc–iodine batteries from promising laboratory systems into practical large-scale energy-storage devices. In a study published in the Journal...
New Imaging Model May Improve Tracking of Brain Changes in Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new brain-imaging approach could give researchers a more sensitive way to track Huntington’s disease, revealing microscopic changes in brain tissue before they are fully...
NUS researchers engineer color-sensing yeast in scientific breakthrough
Baker’s yeast, the microorganism behind bread, beer and numerous biotechnology processes, has been given a new kind of vision. Researchers at the National University of...
Amiloride Eases Respiratory Distress from WFDC2 Deficiency by Blocking Epithelial Sodium Channels
A drug that has been used for decades to control blood pressure and fluid balance may offer a new way to relieve respiratory distress linked...
Self-Healing, Electrically Polarized Hydrogel Advances Biomedical Technology
Researchers in Japan and Germany have created a self-healing hydrogel whose internal architecture is so precisely organized that it resembles a microscopic plumbing system. Built...
SKKU scientists create first oral microbiome nanomedicine to boost anticancer immunity
A research team led by Professor Young Seok Cho of Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Medicine, in collaboration with Professor James J. Moon of the University...
Youth mental health program returns nearly $10 per dollar invested
Canada’s youth mental-health system may be able to improve care while reducing public spending, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University...
Immune Cell Differences Predict Skin Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Melanoma patients may carry clues in their blood that reveal how well their immune systems are responding to immunotherapy, according to a new study led...
AI models’ choices partly depend on the order options are presented
Large language models can appear remarkably consistent when they recommend a meal, rank job candidates, or help users make everyday choices. Yet new research suggests...
Study reveals precancerous link between air pollution exposure and lung cancer risk
A new study published in Nature Communications has identified measurable molecular changes in human blood that may help explain how long-term air pollution exposure contributes...
Multiscale Hybridization and Chemical Bonding Create Ultra-Durable Flexible Strain Sensors
New Carbon Nanotube Strategy Could Make Wearable Strain Sensors Last for Years Wearable strain sensors are rapidly moving from laboratory prototypes into health monitoring, rehabilitation...
UH Pharmacy College Receives Over $1 Million to Tackle Complex Health Challenges
The University of Houston College of Pharmacy has secured more than $1 million in new funding for three research projects aimed at some of medicine’s...