Photo: MITRE Artificial intelligence continues to push cybersecurity into an unprecedented era as it offers benefits and at the same time drawbacks by assisting both aggressors and protectors. Cybercriminals are using AI to launch more sophisticated and unique attacks at a wider scale. And cybersecurity teams are using the same technology to protect their systems and data. Dr. Brian Anderson […]
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Early improvements in cardiac and hematologic parameters may predict better survival outcomes for patients being treated for stage IIIb AL amyloidosis, a deadly disease with a median survival of four to six months caused by abnormal protein buildup, according to research published in Blood Advances. Amyloidosis occurs when normal proteins in the body misfold and form amyloid deposits in vital […]
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In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, scientists reviewed the history of using human challenge trials in developing vaccines. The study explored vaccine development for 19 pathogens and the pitfalls and limitations associated with the process. Study: Strategic and scientific contributions of human challenge trials for vaccine development: facts versus fantasy. Image Credit: solarseven/Shutterstock.com Background The human challenge study […]
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Surprise! Ashley Olsen has a full(er) house, and apparently it’s been that way for a while. According to sources, the actress welcomed a baby boy “a few months ago” with her husband Louis Eisner. The two tied the knot in Dec. 2022 in what sources called “a small affair.” “For them, it was a perfect celebration. They never wanted a […]
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Fat Brits will be told to download weight-loss apps so they can get ‘miracle’ slimming jabs like Wegovy quicker NICE estimate up to 48,000 people will be able to access the new virtual service READ MORE: Novo Nordisk rakes in record £4.5billion due to Ozempic success Overweight Britons will be urged to download weight-loss apps so that they can get slimming […]
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Reviewers’ Notes A new study by UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim reveals resilient coping mechanisms used by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in metro Johannesburg, South Africa. Titled "Coping strategies employed by public psychiatric healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Gauteng, South Africa," Kim's paper was published in PLOS ONE in August. It explores the […]
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‘Why do I always feel breathless and dizzy when I stand up?’ Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your questions Question: I am 67 and my resting heart rate is 70 beats per minute (bpm). But as soon as I get up and walk, it rises to over 100 and I feel breathless and dizzy. The highest it has reached is 160 and […]
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A surgical team from Washington University’s School of Medicine has successfully performed the first robot-assisted whole-liver transplant in the U.S.—and the patient was cleared to get back on the golf course just a month later. The surgery took place in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and the patient—a man in his 60s with liver cancer and cirrhosis due to a hepatitis […]
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Scientific journals and research papers are evaluated by a metric known as their “impact factor,” which is based on how many times a given paper is cited by other papers. However, a new study from MIT and other institutions suggests that this measure does not accurately capture the impact of medical papers on health outcomes for all patients, particularly those […]
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An insulin nose spray could help improve the memory of Alzheimer’s sufferers A study suggests patients using the spray are more likely to remember words Spraying the hormone insulin up the nose could help improve memory in people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. A new study suggests patients using an insulin nasal spray were more likely to remember lists of words and […]
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