Cart is empty Nearly 10% of people live with chronic kidney disease—in other words, their kidneys can’t adequately filter waste from their blood. Now a Canadian study links that malfunction to impaired cognitive performance in reasoning, working memory and reaction time.
US Preventive Services Task Force recommends osteoporosis screening for women 65 years and older
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends osteoporosis screening to prevent osteoporotic fractures for all women aged 65 years and older and for postmenopausal women aged younger than 65 years at increased risk. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published online Jan. 14 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
AI models tested for privacy-safe radiology report analysis
Artificial intelligence (AI) and, above all, large language models (LLMs), which also form the basis for ChatGPT, are increasingly in demand in hospitals. However, patient data must always be protected. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have now been able to show that local LLMs can help structure radiological findings in a privacy-safe manner, with all data remaining at the hospital.
Semaglutide doubles risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Use of once-weekly semaglutide more than doubles the risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous.
Managing cardiovascular risk factors can influence health outcomes for carriers of heart failure variant
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have published a study in JACC: Heart Failure that sheds light on how managing cardiovascular risk factors can influence health outcomes in carriers of the transthyretin V142I variant.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study finds
Picture two patients receiving acute care: one is hospitalized in a unit where three nurses have five patients and three have six, and another where all six nurses have six patients. Evidence has shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with better patient outcomes, including mortality and infection.
A deadly brain-eating amoeba lurks in freshwater swimming holes—here’s what you need to know
On hot summer days, hitting the beach is a great way to have fun and cool off. But if you’re not near the salty ocean, you might opt for swimming in a freshwater stream, river, lake or pool.
Electroactive ‘scaffolding’ biomaterial could transform improve bladder regeneration
A team of Northwestern scientists has developed an electroactive “scaffolding” material that improves bladder tissue regeneration and organ function better than current techniques, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications.
Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity—but this can be turned around
Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this risk can be reduced through positive experiences.
Genetic risk for mental health issues linked to higher divorce rates
People who get divorced tend to have higher genetic predispositions for psychiatric disorders, even if they never develop these conditions themselves, according to a Rutgers Health analysis of millions of marital histories in Sweden.