Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: New molecule restores lost connections in the spinal cord, brain of mice; Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits; Nerivio wearable piloted for relief in patients with chronic migraine.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Deep learning aid for diagnosing TB in HIV patients; Self-collected swabs vs. health care worker collected for COVID-19 testing; SCAD vs. plaques in heart attacks; Diagnosing neuroblastoma in children.
A new type of SARS-CoV-2 antigen test that relies on single molecule array technology may be able to help clinicians identify which patients are most likely to experience severe disease.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: New drug shown to improve bone growth in children with achondroplasia; Failure to calibrate for ethnicity in fracture epidemiology would do more harm than good; Muscle aging: Stronger for longer; After Medicaid expansion, 'unmet need' for joint replacement surgery.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. It is also a leading cause of drug failure in clinical trials. Now, researchers have used liver organoids to develop a polygenic risk score that could predict the risk of liver toxicity for multiple different drugs, regardless of the underlying mechanism.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Algorithm improves prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma following hepatitis-driven cirrhosis; MTOR-targeting metabolite discovered; Dartmouth’s Thayer School wins NIH grant.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Sleep quality linked to onset; progression of Alzheimer's; Using magnetic resonance elastography to detect epilepsy; How can hearing loss cause dementia?
An Australian study led by University of Melbourne scientists has identified a previously unknown role for the hepatokine, sparc-related modular calcium-binding protein 1 (SMOC1), in suppressing hepatic glucose production. The investigators reported their results in the Sept. 2, 2020, edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: A simple point-of-care COVID-19 test; A deep-learning method to predict AMD risk; AP-1 and antidepressant action; Orasure collection device included in Miradx EUA.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Implant choice more important than surgeon skill for hip replacement success; Vertebral body tethering shows clinical success as treatment for scoliosis; Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility; Bioventus reports first use of its Signfuse bioactive bone graft in strip format.