Dr Zoe says walking can reduce risk of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia poses a major challenge to healthcare systems around the world […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers evaluated methods that could automatically and quickly detect counterfeit coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and treatment products using Twitter chats. They employed natural language processing (NLP) and time-series anomaly detection methods based on the conviction that as any fraudulent product gains popularity among Twitter users, there is a corresponding […]

Biomarkers are components that may be present in biological samples and are related to specific diseases. Therefore, doctors can analyze biological samples from a patient to check their health condition or to monitor the progress of a specific therapy. Typically, these samples need to be purified and diluted before the analysis, and current medical diagnostic techniques rely on healthcare facilities […]

Health Secretary Sajid Javid claims ‘seismic shifts’ are needed to fight dementia as he promises to unveil a 10-year plan to help beat the disease later this year Dementia plan to look at why people fall ill, as four in 10 cases are preventable Mr Javid said action on inactivity, alcohol and obesity ‘all have a part to play’ Experts estimate […]

Photo: Gray Matter Analytics The pandemic has shone a spotlight on longstanding issues with healthcare inequities due to underlying social determinants of health issues, such as living in a food desert, a lack of reliable transportation and unequal access to care. However, many in health IT contend healthcare provider organizations can use advanced analytics to surface key insights about their patient […]

A worker in a protective suit disinfects at a closed residential area during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Aly SongBEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 1,305 new coronavirus cases on May 17, of which 240 were symptomatic and 1,065 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. That compares with 1,100 […]

“How risky is being indoors with our 10-year-old granddaughter without masks? We have plans to have birthday tea together. Are we safe?” That question, from a woman named Debby in California, is just one of hundreds I’ve received from concerned people who are worried about COVID-19. I’m an epidemiologist and one of the women behind Dear Pandemic, a science communication […]

Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home. The 10.5% jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began its fatality data collection system in 1975. Exacerbating the […]

Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to a genetic mutation that largely eliminates the fragile X protein, a critical element of normal brain development and function. The fragile X protein modulates neuronal functions, including neurons within the so-called GABAergic system that regulates the activity of neural circuits. The protein’s absence throws that system off […]

The holograms designed by the team of researchers from UPV and CSIC allow the opening of the blood brain barrier selectively, efficiently and in a highly focused manner, facilitating the administration of therapeutic drugs to treat pathologies that affect the central nervous system. As explained by Francisco Camarena, researcher at the Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging, a joint center […]