A research team led by Professor Jinah Jang from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Life Sciences, IT Convergence Engineering, and the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), along with Myungji Kim, an Ph.D….
Category: 5. Health
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Team finds regional, age-related trends in exposure to drug-resistant pathogen
Campylobacter infections are the most common foodborne illnesses in the U.S., sickening an estimated 1.5 million people each year. A new study examined records of Campylobacter jejuni infections from 10 states, plotting regional, age-related, and drug-resistance trends from 2013 to 2019.
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Scientists call for targeted fiber diets to boost health
Australian food scientists have reclassified dietary fibres — beyond just soluble and insoluble — to better guide nutritional decisions and drive targeted health food products.
Dietary fibres in fruit, vegetables, beans and whole grains are some of the most important food components for human…
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AI technology improves Parkinson’s diagnoses
Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of assessment. That’s partly because Parkinson’s sibling movement disorders share similarities, sometimes making a definitive diagnosis initially difficult.
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Rethinking how we study the impact of heat on heart health
Scientists have been testing how heat affects our hearts for years. But here’s the thing: the most commonly used method might not provide much insight into what happens to the heart during heat waves.
A new study led by the University of Ottawa, Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit…
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Pregnancy irreversibly remodels the mouse intestine
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a second.
The organs of many female animals are remodelled by reproduction, but the…
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New study challenges assumptions about SEP-1 bundle compliance and sepsis outcomes
A new study led by the Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute raises critical questions about the effectiveness of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) sepsis quality measure, known as the Severe Sepsis/Septic…
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Earliest stages and possible new cause of stomach cancer revealed
For the first time, scientists have systematically analysed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of which can lead to cancer. The team also uncovered hints of a potential new cause of stomach cancer that needs further research.
Researchers at the…
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Machine learning aids in detection of ‘brain tsunamis’
A University of Cincinnati study found machine learning models can aid in the automation and detection of abnormal brain activity sometimes referred to as a “brain tsunami.”
UC’s Jed Hartings, PhD, is corresponding author of the study published March 12 in the journal Scientific Reports…
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Classifying childhood brain cancers by immune response may improve diagnostics and treatments
Researchers and pediatric neurosurgeons at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh developed a new way to profile brain cancers in children, paving the way for improved diagnostics and treatments.
Today in Science Translational Medicine,…