Recent artificial intelligence advances have largely focused on text, but AI increasingly shows promise in other contexts, including manufacturing and the service industry. In these sectors, targeted AI improvements can improve product quality and worker safety, according to a new study…
Category: 5. Health
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Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow through
As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia in the future. While many organizations often advocate for investigators to share risk…
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Food as medicine: How diet shapes gut microbiome health
The modern Western-style diet — high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar — alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health. This dietary pattern, which is also low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, reduces the variety of…
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Gut Microbiome’s Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in Neurotherapeutics dives into the role of the gut microbiome in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system. As researchers investigate how gut-mediated immune…
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Lining medical stents with hairlike fuzz could fend off infections
Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.
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Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder
When picturing a “typical” alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.
“Evidence for the…
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Cutting greenhouse gases will reduce number of deaths from poor air quality
Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, say researchers.
A study by atmospheric scientists at the University of Leeds has revealed that the number of deaths could be…
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Research advances on ‘displacing’ antibiotic resistance gene from bacteria
Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ‘displace’ antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria.
Plasmids, which are small, circular strands of DNA, play a crucial role in allowing bacteria to share beneficial genes rapidly in a…
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Low blood sugar contributes to eye damage and vision loss in diabetic retinopathy; experimental drug may help treat condition
In a new National Institutes of Health-funded study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the…
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Hype Or Hope? Latest Research On GLP-1 Receptor Agonists And Addiction
Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide and liraglutide are already … More
The talk of the town at this year’s American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Conference was GLP-1…
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