News about Anaesthesiology

Better Way To Identify Telltale Markers For Breast Cancer tumors

Scientists have developed a better way to identify markers for breast cancer tumors, a breakthrough that could lead to better treatment for millions of women. They used machine learning to rapidly sort images of tumors to identify estrogen receptors, a key to determining prognosis and treatment. The technique offers a new pathway for breast cancer treatment that promises faster results for less cost for more people worldwide.

A research team led by USC scientists has developed a new way to identify molecular markers of breast cancer tumors, a potentially life-saving breakthrough that could lead to better treatment for millions of women. The study was published in the Nature Partner Journals Breast Cancer.

New Radiation Technology Raises A Stir

Nothing less than a breakthrough. That is how researchers at UMC Utrecht see their MRI device with built-in irradiation. With this device, doctors can irradiate the tumor more accurately, because they can map the tumor tissue live on the MRI scans.

AI tool Uses Positive Peer Groups to Fight Substance Abuse

When it comes to fighting substance abuse, research suggests the company you keep can make the difference between recovery and relapse. So while group intervention programs can play an important role in preventing substance abuse, especially in at-risk populations such as homeless youth, they can also inadvertently expose participants to negative behaviors

Measuring the Activation of Receptors SpeedsDrug Devlopment, Findings

Researchers have developed a method that makes it possible to measure the activation of receptors in a very short time. This might speed up the development of new drugs.Hormones and other neurotransmitters, but also drugs, act upon receptors. "Their active substances bind to the receptors and modify the three-dimensional receptor arrangement regulating the downstream signal pathways," says Hannes Schihada.

Neural Dynamics Predict The Words By Speech

The speed at which someone speaks influences the way we hear upcoming words. But, until recently, little was known about the neural mechanisms behind this phenomenon. A recent study reveals that our brainwaves synchronize to the speech rate, thereby influencing how we hear and perceive words.

Have you ever found yourself finishing someone else's sentences, even though you don't really know them that well? Fortunately, the ability to predict what someone is going to say next isn't the preserve of turtledoves or those in long-term relationships.

Our brain processes all kinds of information to estimate what's going to come next, and the speed at which the speaker is talking, or speech rate, plays an important role. This study was published in the journal Current Biology, delved deeper to find out what happens on a neural level. 

Reducing CT Scans for Children at Low-Risk TBI

In 2009, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) established after a comprehensive prospective study of clinical guidelines for when to obtain a CT following mild traumatic injury.

Two Drugs Approved by FDA Approved for HIV treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new oral treatments for adults with HIV-1 infection, Pifeltro and Delstrigo, both from Merck & Co, according to a company news release.

Protocols To Treat Severe Sepsis And Septic Shock Appears To Improve Care

A New York State requirement that all hospitals report compliance with protocols to treat severe sepsis and septic shock appears to improve care and reduce mortality from one of the most common causes of death in those who are critically ill. The study was published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Omega-3 Index Linked To Reduced Cognitive Depression

Higher omega-3 levels may be linked to reduced depression symptoms in heart failure patients, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology’s Heart Failure

Association Between Gestational Diabetes And Postpartum Depression Symptoms

According to a study, mothers diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an elevated risk of developing postpartum depression symptoms. Gestational diabetes mellitus refers to impaired glucose metabolism during pregnancy.

Blood Glucose Levels

Often, mothers with GDM have too high blood glucose levels, and this increases the risk of various adverse effects on the fetus. Moreover, GDM increases the mother's risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

Postpartum depression symptoms are experienced by 10–15% of mothers after childbirth. The newly published study used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale to assess depression symptoms during the third trimester of pregnancy and eight weeks after delivery.

Consulting Firm Halts Florida’s Opioid Investigation

Six months after hiring former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm, Purdue Pharma settled a Florida state investigation that had threatened to expose early illegal marketing of its blockbuster drug OxyContin, company and state records show.

Fluorescence Dye Used For Mapping In Uterine Cancer

A green fluorescent dye beat the standard blue dye for mapping lymph nodes when the two were compared directly in women with uterine or cervical cancers. The finding comes from a phase 3 noninferiority trial, known as Fluorescence Imaging for Lymphatic Mapping (FILM). The study was published online in the Lancet Oncology.