Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight
Credit: European Heart Journal Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart ...
Tag: Diagnostics
Take two E. coli and call me in the morning
Synthetic bacterial memory circuits enable microbial diagnostics for sensing biomolecules in the gut Millions of people take capsules of probiotics ...
Researchers criticize study calling for expansion of genetic testing for breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have criticised a recent study calling into question guidelines on genetic testing for hereditary ...
Reducing overtesting in the emergency department could save millions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An emergency department is sometimes the first place a person thinks to go for health care. ...
Research advances smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote rural areas
Credit: SFU A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive ...
Is multiple sclerosis linked to childhood viral infections?
UNIGE researchers have discovered a potential link between viral infections in the brain in childhood and the risk to develop ...
Infrared imaging technology being developed to better detect breast cancer
Non-invasive technology developed through RIT and Rochester Regional Health partnership may provide complementary testing options to reveal tumors hidden behind ...
Russian scientists patent new agent for X-ray
Credit: Anton Popov Russian scientists found that nanocrystal tungsten trioxide can be used instead of barium for X-ray examinations and ...
Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to ...
Predictors of cognitive recovery following mild to severe traumatic brain injury
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 25, 2019--Researchers have shown that higher intelligence and ...
De-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
Credit: National Cancer Institute About one of every five breast cancers presents with high levels of HER2 proteins. Known as ...
Artificial intelligence improves heart attack risk assessment
OAK BROOK, Ill. - When used with a common heart scan, machine learning (ML), a type of artificial intelligence, does ...
Intelligent testing could save lives by defusing ticking time bomb of liver disease
A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of ...
Blood test predicts stroke risk in patients with diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. "Every 40 seconds ...
Does stimulation of the brain’s dorsal anterior insula trigger ecstasy?
Epileptic patients tested before potential surgery experienced an ecstatic aura when the dorsal anterior insula of the brain was stimulated, ...
More women in US receive 3D mammography but disparities remain
New Haven, Conn. -- Use of 3-D mammography, an advanced form of breast cancer screening, has risen rapidly in recent ...
UTA working to develop longwave infrared photonic device technology
Nanophotonic devicesCredit: UT Arlington A research team from The University of Texas at Arlington is working with the Army Research ...
Detecting problems of the anti-bleeding system in 60 minutes
Researchers from the Universities of Geneva and Franche-Comté have developed an innovative device that investigates a patient's platelet capacity in ...
The pressure difference and vortex flow of blood in the heart chambers may signal heart dysfunction
Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED FROM Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 316: H882-H888, 2019. Copyright © 2019 the American Physiological Society ...
Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Comprehensive study offers previously unknown clues to autism's underlying biology Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked ...