Researchers at Mass General Brigham have identified new biomarkers for tinnitus by measuring pupil dilation and subtle facial movements that correlate with the level of distress caused by the disorder. Published in Science Translational Medicine, the findings could lead to placebo-controlled…
Category: 5. Health
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‘Explainable’ AI cracks secret language of sticky proteins
An AI tool has made a step forward in translating the language proteins use to dictate whether they form sticky clumps similar to those linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and around fifty other types of human disease. In a departure from typical “black-box” AI models, the new tool, CANYA, was…
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Machine learning brings new insights to cell’s role in addiction, relapse
Object recognition software is used by law enforcement to help identify suspects, by self-driving cars to navigate roadways and by many consumers to unlock their cell phones or pay for their morning coffee.
Now, researchers led by the University of Cincinnati’s Anna Kruyer and the University of…
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A Patent Fight Over The World’s Top-Selling Drug
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at a patent fight over the world’s top-selling drug, breakthroughs from the American Association for Cancer Research, Verily’s Parkinson’s dataset, the relationship between microplastics and heart disease, and more. To get it in your inbox,…
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Breakthrough Gene Therapy For Butterfly Children’s Disease
Butterfly children have rare, genetic disorder epidermolysis bullosa
A revolutionary treatment brings new hope to those suffering from a devastating rare skin disorder, while showcasing an innovative funding model that could transform rare disease research
In a landmark development…
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AI is giving a boost to efforts to monitor health via radar
If you wanted to check someone’s pulse from across the room, for example to remotely monitor an elderly relative, how could you do it? You might think it’s impossible, because common health-monitoring devices such as fingertip pulse oximeters and smartwatches have to be in contact with…
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Humana Reports $1.2 Billion Profit As Medicare Costs Fall Within Expectations
Humana Wednesday reported $1.2 billion in first quarter profits as the company gets better control … More
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Single Dose Baloxavir Reduces Flu Transmission in Households
Just one dose of antiviral baloxavir marboxil significantly reduced transmission of influenza within households, reported a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings constitute the first robust evidence of an antiviral treatment…
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Nearly one-quarter of e-Scooter injuries involved substance impaired riders
Analyzing data from the 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample, UCLA researchers found that 25% of 7350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine when injured. Published in The American Surgeon, the study also…
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Key Implications for DSH Patients
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia … More
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