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AI outperforms clinicians in triaging post-operative patients for ICUe
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of a machine-learned algorithm correctly triaged the vast majority of post-operative patients to the intensive care unit in...
Social media's impact on mental health: An 8-year longitudinal study
However, research led by Sarah Coyne, a professor of family life at Brigham Young University, found that the amount of time spent on social...
Doubled fat burn by exercising before breakfast
According to a small study, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat...
Repeated febrile convulsions linked to epilepsy and psychiatric disorders — large Danish study
The risk of febrile convulsions increases with the child's fever, and approximately 4% of Danish children suffer from febrile convulsions. A study from the...
Interstitial cystitis medication may be toxic to the retina
A drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades, now appears to be toxic to the retina, the light sensing tissue at the...
Home genetic testing kits may deliver 'wrongly reassuring' results
Consumer genetic tests could be giving false reassurance to those at heightened risk of cancers, a study, by clinical genetic testing company Invitae, revealed....
Widely available drug reduces head injury deaths by up to 20% — large trial
A low cost and widely available drug could reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients by as much as 20%, depending on the severity...
Heart failure and the obesity paradox
While obesity significantly increases the chances of developing heart failure, for those with established heart failure overweight may confer a survival benefit compared with...
Canadian review: Aspirin not recommended for those not at risk of CVD
Those who've never had a heart attack or stroke, should not be taking daily aspirin to prevent them, found a Canadian review of ...
Energy-saver washing machines may fail to eradicate pathogens
Repeated Klebsiella oxytoca contamination on the skin of premature babies in a German hospital's neonatal intensive care unit was eventually traced to the inability...
Young rugby players: Blood-brain barrier damage may occur even with mild head trauma
For the first time, researchers were able to detect damage to the blood-brain barrier (BBB) caused by mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), in martial...
Epilepsy: Seizures not forecastable as expected
Epileptic seizures can probably not be predicted by changes in brain wave patterns that were previously assumed to be characteristic precursors. This is the...
AI 'at best' on a par with human experts when making image-based diagnoses – review
Artificial intelligence (AI) is "at best" on a par with human experts when it comes to making medical diagnoses based on images, that a...
Three-in-one inhaler therapy improves lung function and reduces exacerbations
Patients with severe asthma which is not controlled with standard treatment – leaving them at risk of severe asthma attacks – could benefit from...
Optimal CPR compression rate and depth for neurologically intact survival — NIH study
A study of more than 3,600 patients who experienced cardiac arrest outside the hospital., where compression rate and depth were being recorded as part...
Deaths halved among infarct patients attending ‘Heart School’
Patients who attend “Heart School”, as almost every patient in Sweden is invited to do after a first heart attack, live markedly longer than...
African American children respond differently to asthma medications
African Americans suffer asthma more often and more severely than Caucasian patients. However, clinical trials that have shaped treatment guidelines have included few African...
Babies' gut bacteria affected by birth delivery method
Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria – their microbiome – than those delivered by caesarean, research has shown. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger...
For the planet, eating some meat better than going vegetarian
A diet that involved reducing animal food consumption by two-thirds – – generally had a lower climate and water footprint than the...
Just do it: Happy introverts may simply choose to be extraverts
If you are an introvert, force yourself to be an extravert — you'll be happier, found a small US personality study. That's the...
Migraines a significant risk factor for dementia
Migraines were a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease and all‐cause dementia, according to a Canadian five-year prospective cohort study.
Dementia is the most common...
Once or twice weekly daytime nap linked to lower heart attack/stroke risk
A daytime nap taken once or twice a week may be associated with significantly lower risk of a cardiovascular disease event, finds Swiss research....
After the honeymoon: Changing partners doesn't change relationship dynamics
An eight-year study of 554 people in Germany showed that eventually, they had the same dynamics in new partnerships as in past broken relationships,...
Hearing aids linked to reduced risk of mental decline and falls but few get them
Hearing aids are associated with significantly reduced risk of physical and mental decline, although only 12% of those formally diagnosed with hearing loss...
MRI scans more effective at detecting prostate cancers
Using MRI scans to target biopsies is more effective at detecting prostate cancers that are likely to need treatment than standard ultrasound guided biopsies...
Simple blood test identifies concussions absent on CT scans
Many patients with concussion have normal CT scans and are discharged from the hospital without follow-up. But a blood test that is currently under...
Concussions linked to erectile dysfunction in former football players
Former professional football players who experienced concussion symptoms, including loss of consciousness, disorientation or nausea after a head injury, are more likely to report...
Pets, especially dogs, linked with better cardiovascular health
Pet owners were more likely to report more physical activity, better diet and blood sugar at ideal level, with the greatest benefits for those...
Massive study concludes that there is no 'gay gene'
The largest study to date on the genetic basis of sexuality has revealed five spots on the human genome that are linked to same-sex...
Tramadol associated with significantly greater risk of hypoglycaemia
The opioid tramadol produced a 10-fold greater risk of developing hypoglycaemia than virtually every other opioid, found a US study.
Since its approval in 1995,...
Daily 4-in-1 polypill could cut CVD risk in low-income countries
A study has shown that a daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, BBC...
Elite athletes found to have poor oral health despite regular brushing
Elite athletes have high rates of oral disease despite brushing their teeth more frequently than most people, finds a new University College London (UCL)...
Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes — meta-analysis
Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of illness and death, with annual costs estimated at over $800bn worldwide. The rise in type 2...
Veterinarians have up to 3.5 higher risk of suicide — US study
While it might sound like fun to work around pets every day, veterinarians and people who volunteer at animal shelters face particular stressors that...
Major surgery increases odds of decline in brain functioning
Major surgery is associated with small, long term decline in brain functioning. On average, this was equivalent to less than five months of brain...
Three or more caffeinated drinks could trigger migraines
A study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health...
War metaphors in cancer treatment may do more harm than good
The ubiquitous use of war metaphors when referring to cancer may do more harm than good. The Guardian reports that this is according to...
Higher vitamin A intake linked to lower skin cancer risk
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17% reduction in risk for getting cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, the second-most-common type...
Vaccine for genital chlamydia shown to be safe and effective
The first ever early clinical trial for a vaccine for genital chlamydia has shown it to be safe and effective at provoking an immune...
Tests show brain changes in US government personnel in Cuba
Brain imaging of 40 US government personnel who experienced a host of neurological symptoms after possible exposure of an unknown source while serving in...