AI-supported scans measuring heart fat could better predict cardiovascular risk
Share on PinterestUsing routine scans, AI could measure heart fat to help better predict cardiovascular disease risk. Image credit: Santi…
Category: News
Breaking health news, medical updates, policy changes, and public health developments from around the world. We deliver timely, accurate health journalism to keep you informed and aware.
Dermatologists show highest melanoma diagnostic performance with AI support
Share on PinterestEvidence suggests that AI tools assisting dermatologists can improve diagnostic performance for skin cancer. Image credit: PER Images/Stocksy…
Getting too much or too little sleep may increase dementia risk as much as 28%
Share on PinterestA study has linked both sleeping and sitting for more than 8 hours to a higher risk of…
Is Vitamin D associated with lower levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers?
Share on PinterestA new study highlights an association between vitamin D and Alzheimer’s biomarkers. Design by MNT; Photography by MoMo…
Solitary screen time increases socioemotional problems for children with language difficulties
Early problems with language can have a lasting negative impact on social and emotional development. Building on this foundation, a…
Princeton researchers reveal new links between high-fat diets and aggressive breast cancer
Princeton researchers have revealed new links between high-fat diets and aggressive breast cancer, demonstrating the important role fat plays in…
Study reveals bile as reservoir for microplastics in humans
Plastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental issues of modern life, and microplastics are now known to enter…
Metformin mimics exercise-related metabolic effects in prostate cancer patients
A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise’s core biological effects…
Inuit communities urge policy changes to address tuberculosis epidemic
Tuberculosis rates for Inuit living in Nunavik, the Inuit lands in northern Quebec, are 1000 times greater than among non-foreign-born Quebeckers,…
Study finds increasing rates of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia
Some therapies used to treat cancer may increase the risk of later developing cancers that affect the blood. A population-based…