January 5, 2024
The cycling of water across membrane transporters is an hallmark of the cell metabolism and is potentially of high diagnostic significance for the characterization of tumors and other diseases. A research team has now introduced a new MRI-based method for assessing this water exchange. By this method, they were able to estimate the degree of malignancy and the success of treatments in mice tumor models.
January 4, 2024
New research shows that some groups of bacteria in the gut are amazingly resourceful, with a large repertoire of genes that help them generate energy for themselves and potentially influence human health as well.
The surprisingly resourceful ways bacteria thrive in the human gut
January 3, 2024
Acetaminophen is considered the safest over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer available during pregnancy. Studies have shown that 50%-65% of women in North America and Europe take acetaminophen during pregnancy. A new study explored the relationship between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language outcomes in early childhood. It found that increasing acetaminophen use was associated with language delays.
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to language delays in children
December 22, 2023
Pregnancy weight and biochemical markers measured in blood from women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were related to increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, suggesting a new direction for precision diagnostics.
Study charts possibilities for a better way to diagnose gestational diabetes
December 20, 2023
A new study has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the formation of kidney stones.
December 20, 2023
In a new study, viewers of Facebook users' posts came away with perceptions of the users that differed from the users' own self-perceptions.
Social media posts may be viewed differently by others to how users perceive themselves
December 19, 2023
Colon cancer screening is more effective than previously realized, according to a study that looks at data from five trials.
Colon cancer screenings are more effective than previously understood, study finds
December 18, 2023
A team of researchers analyzed GPT-4's performance in four clinical decision support scenarios: generating clinical vignettes, diagnostic reasoning, clinical plan generation and subjective patient assessments. When prompted to generate clinical vignettes for medical education, GPT-4 failed to model the demographic diversity of medical conditions, exaggerating known demographic prevalence differences in 89% of diseases. When evaluating patient perception, GPT-4 produced significantly different responses by gender or race/ethnicity for 23% of cases.
Study assesses GPT-4's potential to perpetuate racial, gender biases in clinical decision making
December 15, 2023
A new systematic review furthers our understanding of the amount of potentially harmful chemicals in menstrual-related products. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with human hormones and cause medical issues.
December 15, 2023
Exposure to phthalates, a group of plasticizing and solvent chemicals found in many household products, was linked to a lower probability of getting pregnant, but not to pregnancy loss, according to research by environmental and reproductive epidemiologists.
Study shows exposure to household chemicals can lower odds of getting pregnant
