Imagine a boxer dodging a punch, a musician perfectly timing a note, or a driver anticipating a green light—the brain can be seen as an amazing tool that is constantly predicting the future. But how does it do this?
AI is up to the challenge of reducing human suffering, experts say. Are we?
When Adam Rodman was a second-year medical student in the 2000s, he visited the library for a patient whose illness had left doctors stumped. Rodman searched the catalog, copied research papers, and shared them with the team.
Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year
As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case number is likely an undercount.
First stroke rehabilitation drug that reestablishes brain connections discovered in mouse model
A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.
‘Concierge’ screening for kidney transplant candidates leads to better outcomes, researchers find
Patients hoping for a kidney transplant must first undergo a battery of medical tests to determine whether they are suitable candidates for the procedure and healthy enough to take post-transplant immunosuppressant drugs to prevent organ rejection.
Elderly neurological patients are open to in-home remote monitoring, finds study
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland Business School indicates that elderly neurological patients show a willingness to accept remote monitoring (RM) in the home environment even in the pre-implementation phase. Home-based RM uses digital health technologies to track patients’ health metrics and securely transmit data to health care professionals at the clinical site.
Health insurers made $41B the year COVID-19 landed: Why are they raising rates now?
Claire Lindell had to wait months for treatment when doctors in April 2020 were forced to suddenly cancel the little girl’s spine surgery.
Nestle recalls Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s meals over choking risk
Nestle USA is recalling some frozen meals due to the possible presence of wood-like material, which could cause choking.
Eye drops derived from PEDF protein slow vision loss in animal models
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa.
Chronic sucrose consumption in mice reveals organ-specific metabolic disruptions
Researchers at the Advanced Research Unit on Metabolism, Development & Aging (ARUMDA), in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR, Mumbai and TIFR Hyderabad), have unveiled a comprehensive understanding of the harmful effects of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on human health, using a preclinical mouse model that closely mimics human consumption patterns.