Neuroscience
Scanning the tongue to detect and track motor neuron disease
Standard MRI scans of a person's tongue could assist in the early detection and ongoing monitoring of motor neuron disease.
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Neuroscience
Dementia linked to problems with brain's waste clearance system
Problems with the brain's waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia.
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Gastroenterology
AI tool beats humans at detecting parasites in stool samples
Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially transforming how labs ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experts present scientific evidence to support classification of postpartum psychosis as a distinct disease
An international panel of leading experts on women's mental health is recommending that postpartum psychosis be recognized as a distinct category of mental illness and classified accordingly within standardized medical coding ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gastroesophageal reflux disease linked to increased risk for incident acute myocardial infarction
Patients with preexisting gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have an increased risk for incident acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JGH Open.
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Oncology & Cancer
Sentinel lymph node biopsy noninferior to lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer
For patients with early-stage cervical cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy alone is noninferior to lymphadenectomy with respect to disease-free survival, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the New England Journal ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Disrupted sleep in teens identified as suicide risk factor
Teenagers who don't get enough sleep on school nights or have interrupted sleep are at greater risk of suicide, new research from the University of Warwick has found.
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Gastroenterology
IBS affects women more than men—here's why
For a while, the "hot girls have stomach problems" trend on social media has been a way for women to destigmatize irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Inflammatory disorders
Alterations in gut microbiota linked to health-related quality of life outcomes in IBD
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), alterations in gut microbiota are associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in The American Journal ...
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Cardiology
PET imaging of inflammation predicts recovery, guides therapy after heart attack
A new approach to PET imaging offers a promising way for physicians to promptly identify patients who are at risk for poor functional recovery after a heart attack, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear ...
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