Archive: 21/06/2016

Aging gay men face challenges after living through AIDS, cultural shifts

Midlife and older gay men in the United States have lived through a remarkable period of crisis and change. On the heels of the burgeoning gay rights movement in the 1970s, the AIDS epidemic robbed these men of many of their ...

Jun 21, 2016

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In doctors we trust – especially when they admit to bias

A doctor's guidance may reassure us more than we realize – especially if she says she is likely to recommend treatment in her field of expertise, known as "specialty bias."

Jun 21, 2016

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Artificial intelligence achieves near-human performance in diagnosing breast cancer

Pathologists have been largely diagnosing disease the same way for the past 100 years, by manually reviewing images under a microscope. But new work suggests that computers can help doctors improve accuracy and significantly ...

Jun 21, 2016

Patient views highlight potential for Peek smartphone suite to transform eye health

The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) has real-world potential to transform global eye health, according to new research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Patients, ...

Jun 21, 2016

Taking notes boosts memory of jurors, new study finds

Jurors who are allowed to take and review notes during court trials are less likely to forget critical evidence, a new University of Liverpool study has found.

Jun 21, 2016

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Inflammation and scarring form a positive feedback loop in trachoma

Scar tissue from people with the world's leading infectious cause of blindness has a distinctive molecular footprint, according to new results published in Scientific Reports and PLOS. The research points to immune system ...

Jun 21, 2016