It is recognized that low fruit and vegetable consumption is a major, modifiable, risk factor associated with raised blood pressure. However, how the national supply of fruit and vegetables has impacted blood pressure trends is little-known.
Remote technologies help occupational therapists get patients home quicker
Using remote consultation technology to assess a patient’s home environment allowed for quicker hospital discharge and freed up staff time for other care, according to new research published by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Validation platform allows local hospitals to determine how well AI systems would detect breast cancer
While there are currently a dozen approved AI systems for breast cancer screening, it has been difficult to evaluate their clinical performance objectively. Now, however, there is a Swedish validation platform ready to compare how well AI systems detect signs of breast cancer—and its development has been led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.
Researchers find a source of depression linked to a single enzyme
Researchers at Wuhan University in China have found a previously unknown mechanism linking gut bacteria, estradiol, and depression in women. The study, “Gut-microbiome-expressed 3b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase degrades estradiol and is linked to depression in premenopausal females,” is published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
Enhanced recombination among omicron variants shown contributes to viral immune escape, finds study
In January 2022, around the time that the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 started spreading rapidly, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) led by Shashank Tripathi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, and Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, noticed that there was an unusually high increase in the number of recombinant strains of the omicron variant.
Examining palliative care and physician assisted death
In a new article, Sándor Kőmüves looks at the phenomena of palliative care and physician assisted death and their interrelationships on several levels. The researcher begins with an analysis of the definition of palliative care, citing the most important accepted conditions that such care must meet. The detailed definition does not take into account and does not clearly indicate the inclusion of assisted death or euthanasia in activities related to medical and related care addressed to terminally ill patients.
Pentagon study finds higher cancer rates among pilots, ground crews
Military pilots and the ground crews who fuel and maintain their aircraft have higher rates of certain types of cancer, a new study shows.
Anxiety attacks: Symptoms and calming techniques
Anxiety attacks can seem overwhelming when you’re in the middle of one, but with the right coping tools you can come out the other side.
Gerber baby formula recalled due to bacteria concerns
Perrigo Co., which makes Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula, has recalled the product over concerns about contamination with a potentially dangerous bacteria.
Advanced brain imaging study hints at how DMT psychedelic alters perception of reality
Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity.