M3DICINE Inc, designers of intelligent medical devices, today announced the launch of Stethee, the world’s first AI-enabled stethoscope system. With a revolutionary new design that works as easily as a traditional stethoscope,
A new potential therapeutic agent, diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI) works as an inhibitor of Vitamin B2 and effectively switches off cancer stem cells, preventing their proliferation, researchers reported in the journal Aging.
Data from 160,000 ranked chess players and more than 5 million chess matches suggest that women playing against men perform better than expected based on their official chess ratings, according to new findings published in Psychological Science.
A multifaceted pharmacist intervention can reduce the number of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits, according to a new study published in the Journal of JAMA Internal Medicine. A statistically significant reduced rate of readmissions after inclusion was observed in patients randomized to receive an extended pharmacist intervention compared with those who received usual care or a basic pharmacist intervention.
While palliative radiation therapy is used to ease the pain in patients with advanced lung cancer, it often has adverse effects like heartburn and difficulty swallowing. Through the PROACTIVE clinical trial, Lawson Health Research Institute scientist Dr. Alexander Louie is testing new palliative radiation techniques to spare these effects on the esophagus and improve quality of life for lung cancer patients.
Physicians at the Medical University of South Carolina ( MUSC ) report the first pediatric use of a treatment for complications from botulinum toxin therapy . According to the findings of a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics , disorders from botox treatment of muscle disorders were reversed when caught early.
According to a new study, researchers have discovered an entirely new class of ion channels. These channels let protons (H+ ions) into cells, are important in the inner ear for balance, and are present in the taste cells that respond to sour flavors. The study published in Science.
Rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic measures and sociodemographic groups in India, according to the first nationally representative study of those conditions in the country. The study, led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, also found unexpectedly high rates of hypertension among young adults. The study appears online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
In this study, researchers have established a new technology for creating more durable disease-fighting molecules which could lead to drugs with longer-lasting effects. For patients, this would mean less frequent injections and more drugs could one day be developed in a pill form. The study has been published in online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A new study result indicates that Sulphated polysaccharides extracted from Caulerpa mexicana algae (Cm-SP) have a gastroprotective activity against ethanol-induced gastric damage, through mechanisms mediated by prostaglandins, independent of the NO pathway and oxidative stress reducer.
In a study to be presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, researchers revealed findings that demonstrate that tranexamic acid prevents blood loss after vaginal births and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among women who have an operative vaginal delivery (use of a vacuum or forceps) or an episiotomy.
A new study suggests that an extended spaceflight takes a toll on many systems within the human body, including the musculoskeletal system. An investigation aboard the International Space Station will examine a drug compound and drug delivery system aimed at preventing, slowing, or even reversing muscular breakdown, both in space and on Earth.