Asthma rates lower in children who received only breast milk at birth hospital #AAP2024 #AmerAcadPeds
Infants who were exclusively fed breast milk during their hospitalization at birth were 22% less likely to develop asthma in early childhood, according to research presented during the American Academy…
Higher glucose levels worsen prognosis in ischemic stroke patients
Having higher than usual blood sugar levels at the time of hospital admission for an ischemic stroke significantly increases the risk of a poor functional prognosis or death within three…
Air pollution linked to higher risk of infertility in men
Long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a higher risk of infertility in men, whereas road traffic noise is linked to a higher risk…
Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns
Many children announce their arrival in the delivery room with a piercing cry. As a newborn automatically takes its first breath, the lungs inflate, the blood vessels in the lungs…
Greater attention needs to be paid to malnutrition in the sick and elderly. New England Journal of Medicine
As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer quality…
When to trust an Artificial Intelligence AI model
Because machine-learning models can give false predictions, researchers often equip them with the ability to tell a user how confident they are about a certain decision. This is especially important…
Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease
Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease.…
Risk of Parkinson’s more than double for people with anxiety
The risk of developing Parkinson’s is at least twice as high in people with anxiety compared to those without, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in…
Esophageal cancer, is chemotherapy before and after surgery a new standard treatment? #ASCO24
For patients with locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma that can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy treatment before and after surgery improved survival when compared to chemoradiotherapy before surgery. The research will…
Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns
Many children announce their arrival in the delivery room with a piercing cry. As a newborn automatically takes its first breath, the lungs inflate, the blood vessels in the lungs…