» Gene editing extends lifespan in mouse model of prion disease
14/01/25 23:17 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Researchers have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50 percent in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment, which uses base editing to make a single-letter cha...
» AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread
14/01/25 17:49 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain cancer using MRI scans, offering insights into patients' cancer without aggressive surgery.
» Genetic risks for age-related macular degeneration
14/01/25 17:49 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects about 200 million people worldwide and can result in legal blindness, impairs an area of the eye (retina) used for reading, driving and many other critical daily tasks. A new study of...
» Study uses design features of the ICU to evaluate delirium
13/01/25 18:42 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
ICU delirium can be associated with a multitude of factors including underlying and acute medical conditions, pharmacologic agents or treatment regimens like surgery. Currently there is no definitive consensus on drug interventions that ...
» New research highlights trends in ADHD diagnoses
13/01/25 18:41 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
New research identifies differing trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among adolescents and adults, including an increase among adults from 2020 to 2023. The study found a significant downward trends in AD...
» Lower access to air conditioning may increase need for emergency care for wildfire smoke exposure
11/01/25 22:40 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
People who have limited access to air conditioning may be at higher risk of seeking emergency care for health problems following exposure to wildfire smoke, according to a new study. The study found that exposure to fine particle matter ...
» Dangerous bacterial biofilms have a natural enemy
11/01/25 22:40 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as preventing equipment corrosion in industrial...
» Dementia with Lewy bodies has been difficult to diagnose early, but comprehensive cognitive testing could change that
10/01/25 19:35 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study. Although DLB is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia following Alzheimer's Disease, it is usually misdiagnosed, pre...
» Why more men than women are diagnosed with deadly heart disease
10/01/25 19:35 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Women may be missing a diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition due to guidelines that don't account for natural differences in sex and body size.
» Men more than three times as likely to die from a brain injury
10/01/25 17:20 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
An analysis of U.S. mortality data reveals the disproportionate impact of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) on older adults, males and certain racial and ethnic groups.
» Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering
10/01/25 17:17 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States -- steer patients to use their own pharmacies. However, these pharmacies appear less ...
» Tongue cancer organoids reveal secrets of chemotherapy resistance
10/01/25 03:33 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Tongue cancer (TC) cells can enter a chemo-resistant state by activating pathways related to autophagy and cholesterol synthesis, report researchers. Using a large-scale library of TC organoids they developed, the researchers performed c...
» Disovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential
09/01/25 21:31 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
An international research team has discovered a new type of skeletal tissue that offers great potential for advancing regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
» New AI platform identifies which patients are likely to benefit most from a clinical trial
09/01/25 18:00 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
A new study demonstrates that a first-of-its-kind platform using artificial intelligence (AI) could help clinicians and patients assess whether and how much an individual patient may benefit from a particular therapy being tested in a cl...
» A new turning point in lung cancer treatment, inspired by mussels
09/01/25 17:58 from ScienceDaily: Today's Healthcare News
Scientists have developed inhalable lung cancer therapeutics utilizing mucoadhesive proteinic nanoparticles.