A new tool for mobile devices can diagnose stroke as accurately as an emergency medicine specialist in just minutes, enabling patients to get brain-saving therapies in time for maximum benefit. According to researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Houston Methodist Hospital, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool could counterbalance physician biases, reducing both overuse of CT scans and underdiagnosis of mild and moderate stroke.
Researchers at Ontario’s University of Waterloo have developed a palm-sized device that uses radio waves to read blood glucose levels, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) software to get near instantaneous results.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: MIT develops wearable sensor for ALS patients; Cord blood DNA can hold clues for early ASD diagnosis and intervention; ENIGMA consortium offers hope for improving treatment of brain injuries.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Study underscores long-term impact of COVID-19; CT scan enhancement via deep learning; Caution in screening for large fetus size.
A multi-institutional team of researchers has implicated lipid droplets, which are key energy storage units of individual cells, in innate immune defense. "Until now it was thought that [lipid droplets] were at the service of viruses or bacteria during infection," Albert Pol told BioWorld. The new study, which was published in the Oct. 16, 2020, issue of Science, demonstrated that cells also use the droplets to coordinate their defense.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Magnetic field and hydrogels could be used to grow new cartilage; COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study; Casting call: Why immobilizing helps in healing; Osteoarthritis biomarker could help 300 million people worldwide.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Study supports use of hypofractionated SRT to resection cavity in brain metastases; PDAC subtypes point to targeting strategies; NICE endorses Tagrisso; Nanofibers show well in study of skin cancer.
TORONTO – What’s the difference between an organ transplant container tucked under a paramedic’s arm and an ordinary beer cooler packed with ice? Surprisingly, not much, according to researchers at London, Ontario’s Western University. They’ve come up with a portable, temperature-controlled container that prevents spoilage of donor organs during transport to the operating room – and of potential vaccines.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Biobeat's wearable monitoring device shows promise in swine model; Neutrophils are literal obstacle to stroke recovery; Neovessel formation eyed in treating cardiovascular diseases.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Study highlights links between inflammation and Parkinson’s disease; Some sedentariness in older adults OK when it comes to brain, cognition; Microbiome metabolite affects neuropathic pain; Following neonatal lead enables spinal cord repair in mice.
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