Medical News Archives

Urgent care needed for stroke survivors facing long-term depression

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Researchers say more needs to be done for depressed stroke survivors as new findings show 60% of stroke survivors would experience depression within 18 years, a much higher estimation than…

Treatment for anxiety and depression associated with improved heart disease outcomes

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Treating anxiety and depression reduced emergency room visits and rehospitalizations among people with heart disease, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open…

Emerging trends in wearable breath sensors aim at personalized healthcare solutions

By Batoota June 30, 2024

In a recent study published in Communications Materials, scientists reviewed current research on using wearable breath sensors to monitor respiratory parameters such as temperature, airflow, and humidity, and to detect…

AI analyzes lung ultrasound images to spot COVID-19

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows. The findings boost AI-driven medical diagnostics…

Study reveals trigonelline as a therapeutic agent for mitochondrial dysfunction in aging

By Batoota June 30, 2024

A recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism reported that low levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and mitochondrial dysfunction observed in sarcopenia and during the aging of skeletal…

INTEGRA Biosciences drives down transport emissions with European production facility

By Batoota June 30, 2024

INTEGRA Biosciences has completed construction of its new campus and pipette tip manufacturing plant at its headquarters in Zizers, Switzerland. The manufacturing facility will help the company drastically reduce its…

ABT199/venetoclax synergism with thiotepa enhances cytotoxicity of chemo drugs in AML cells

By Batoota June 30, 2024

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on March 14, 2024, entitled, "ABT199/venetoclax synergism with thiotepa enhances the cytotoxicity of fludarabine, cladribine and busulfan in AML cells."…

Prenatal topiramate exposure not associated with increased autism risk among children

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Topiramate—an antiseizure medication prescribed to treat epilepsy as well as migraines and bipolar disorder—does not appear to increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children exposed to it…

Focusing on oncogenic driver mutations and resistance mechanisms in the treatment of NSCLC

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Improved understanding of driver mutations of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has led to more biomarker-directed treatment for patients with…

Study highlights global fertility decline and its implications for the future

By Batoota June 30, 2024

The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and territories will have fertility rates below what is necessary to sustain population size over…

Viral host jumps: Humans to animals transmission more common than previously thought

By Batoota June 30, 2024

In a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers harnessed publicly available viral genomic data, using a comprehensive suite of network and phylogenetic analyses to investigate the evolutionary…

Edible flowers bloom with health benefits

By Batoota June 30, 2024

In a recent study published in the journal Foods, researchers examined the bioactive compound compositions, aroma profiles, and antioxidant activity levels of four edible flower species. Their findings contribute to…

Exercise could be the cure to your insomnia

By Batoota June 30, 2024

In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Open, an international team of researchers conducted a longitudinal study over 10 years to understand the association between physical activity and…

AI-based conversational agents show promise in young people’s mental health interventions

By Batoota June 30, 2024

In a recent review published in npj Digital Medicine, researchers examined the current state of research into fully automated conversational agents (CAs)-mediated interventions for the emotional component of mental health…

Long-term use of certain progestogen drugs may raise risk of intracranial meningioma

By Batoota June 30, 2024

Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France…