Genes Might Be Driving You to Go Vegetarian
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Going vegetarian is trendy and popular, along with being a healthy choice, but a large portion of those who say they want to stick with a plant-based diet don’t.It might come down to your DNA, suggests new r…
Learn MoreLa inteligencia artificial saca buenas calificaciones al responder preguntas médicas
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El programa de inteligencia artificial (IA) ChatGPT podría convertirse en una fuente precisa y completa de información médica, pero todavía no está del todo listo para su gran debut, informa un nuevo…
Learn MoreApp Can Accurately Detect Autism in Young Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An autism screening digital application (app) administered to young children can accurately detect autism, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Nature Medicine.Sam Perochon, from Duke University i…
Learn MoreStem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with type 1 diabetes lack functional islet cells in their pancreas to produce the hormone insulin and must take daily insulin via injections or a continuous pump to compensate.But if new research pans…
Learn MoreLargest-Ever Study of Suicide Genetics Gives Clues to Who’s at Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has discovered 12 gene variants that may be tied to an increased risk of attempting suicide. These genes also may have links with physical and mental health woes, including chronic pain, attenti…
Learn MoreMachine Learning Can Better ID Who Needs Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning model that uses only data on age, smoking duration, and pack-years can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening with better performance than currently used metho…
Learn MoreAI Gets High Marks From Doctors in Answering Medical Questions
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program could grow into a source of accurate and comprehensive medical information, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet, a new study reports.ChatGPT’s responses…
Learn MoreTotal Vascular Score From PET Scans Prognostic in Giant Cell Arteritis
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a higher total vascular score (TVS) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at diagnosis is associated with a greater incr…
Learn MoreThreshold of 6 mm on Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Predicts PFS in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a minimal axial diameter (MAD) threshold of 6 mm for retropharyngeal lymph node (RLN) predicts survival, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the A…
Learn MoreRacial, Sex-Linked Bias ID’d in Chest Radiography Foundation Models
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A chest radiography foundation model demonstrates racial and sex-related bias, which may lead to disparate performance across patient groups, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Radiology: Artific…
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