Arguably the best biomarker in the world for vaccine efficacy is the “take.” The take, the reaction observed after an…
Medical News Today: What to know about urine tests for creatinine
Creatinine is a normal waste product that the body produces every day. High levels in the urine can indicate kidney…
Bionic pacemaker slows progression of heart failure
Using brain circuits made in silicon, scientists have alleviated symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body’s natural heart rhythm.…
Lithium can reverse radiation damage after brain tumor treatment
Children who have received radiotherapy for a brain tumor can develop cognitive problems later in life. In their studies on…
After decades of little progress, researchers may be catching up to sepsis
After decades of little or no progress, biomedical researchers are finally making some headway at detecting and treating sepsis, a…
Medical News Today: What to know about the BNP test
A BNP test is a type of blood test that doctors sometimes use to help diagnose heart failure. Read on…
Unravelling the complex nature of resilience factors and their changes between early and later adolescence
Childhood adversity (CA) is strongly associated with mental health problems. Resilience factors (RFs) reduce mental health problems following CA. Yet,…
‘Hyperhotspots’ could predict skin cancer risk
Scientists report the discovery of ‘hyperhotspots’ in the human genome, locations that are up to 170-times more sensitive to ultraviolet…
Artificial intelligence tool predicts life expectancy in heart failure patients
Cardiologists and physicists have developed a machine learning algorithm to predict the life expectancy in heart failure patients.
Diet trials often amend their outcome measures as they go
A study concludes that 86 percent of diet trials amended their desired study outcomes along the way. That raises the…