Cart is empty A trio of psychologists, two from the University of Amsterdam and a third from the University of Sussex, has found via experimentation, that short-term memory may not be as reliable as it seems. In their study, reported in PLOS ONE, Marte Otten, Yair Pinto and Anil Seth, conducted short-term memory experiments with volunteers.
Study shows digital device can improve patients’ asthma management
A new international study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed significant potential for digital technology to improve asthma control for patients.
New tool to predict people’s risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have helped to develop a new tool called “CanPredict,” which is able to identify the people most at risk of developing lung cancer over the next 10 years, and put them forward for screening tests earlier, saving time, money and, most importantly, lives.
Using photons as neurotransmitters to control the activity of neurons
Our brains are made of billions of neurons, which are connected forming complex networks. They communicate between themselves by sending electrical signals, known as action potentials, and chemical signals, known as neurotransmitters, in a process called synaptic transmission.
People with NAFLD may have decreased expression of a liver enzyme needed for medication processing
People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may process certain medications less effectively due to significantly decreased levels of an important enzyme, according to a new study from Indiana University School of Medicine. A team of researchers led by Nick Powell, PharmD, and Naga Chalasani, MD, published their findings in the article “Clinically important alterations in pharmacogene expression in histologically severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease” in the journal Nature Communications in March.
New test could help identify type 2 diabetes risk
Analyzing changes to DNA in the blood can improve the ability to predict a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a decade.
Optimizing sepsis treatment timing with a machine learning model
A new machine learning model that estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis could pave the way for support tools that help physicians personalize treatment decisions at the patient bedside, researchers say.
Fasting diet reduces risk markers of type 2 diabetes, study finds
A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Disruption from war in Ukraine pushes highly contagious infectious diseases to alarming levels
New research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15–18 April), reveals an extremely worrying picture of rising infectious diseases cases and falling levels of childhood vaccination and case detection in the eastern region of Ukraine in the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv region, the scene of some of the most intense combat in 2022.
Bailiffs pounce on Citibank’s Zambia property
COURT bailiffs this afternoon pounced on Citibank Zambia to enforce a judgment in a protracted court battle involving the bank and Suhayl Dudhia. The bailiffs were at Citibank to execute the latest judgment against the bank following a 10-year court battle commenced by a former employee who was awarded damages by the Industrial Relations Court […]