Unos científicos diseñan unos mosquitos que no pueden transmitir la malaria
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La guerra contra la malaria podría depender de unos mosquitos genéticamente modificados que portan algo que se conoce como “genética dirigida” (“gene drive”).Los investigadores del equipo Transmisió…
Learn MoreGenetic Predisposition to Smoking Causally Linked to Stroke Outcomes
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There appears to be a causal association for genetic predisposition to smoking with worse functional outcome after ischemic stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Neurology.Zhizhong Zhang, …
Learn MoreTelehealth May Increase Use of Specialty Care for Serious Mental Illness
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Greater county-level use of telemental health visits is associated with modest increases in contact with outpatient specialty mental health care professionals and a greater likelihood of follow-up after hos…
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First evidence that babies can taste, smell in the womb. Special scans of late-term fetuses show that those whose moms had just consumed carrots showed more “laughter face” responses, while those whose moms had eaten kale showed more “cry face” respon…
Learn MoreScientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can’t Transmit Malaria
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The fight against malaria could hinge on genetically engineered mosquitoes that have something called “gene drive.”Researchers from the Transmission: Zero team at Imperial College London report that they hav…
Learn MoreAI Tool Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer on CT Scans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL)-based tool may help detect pancreatic cancer on computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Radiology.Po-Ting Chen, M.D., from the National Taiwan…
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Teens’ drinking, smoking declines while vaping, pot use keep rising. So finds a new study that tracked substance use trends among American teens over the past 30 years. Read moreDepression, PTSD plague Flint residents 5 years after water crisis. Poo…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.The pump at the cent…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.The pump at the cent…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients who use a particular insulin pump system that unauthorized people could access it and change how much insulin a patient receives.The pump at the cent…
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