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Diabetes prolongs hospital stays

One in four patients in a university hospital suffers from diabetes (22 percent), and again as many suffer from prediabetes (24 percent), a current study finds. Furthermore, patients with diabetes…

    AI in hospitals

    ‘Radiologists are about to disappear’

    San Carlos Hospital in Madrid has undertaken a number of projects to promote artificial intelligence (AI) use in clinical practice. Dr Julio Mayol, Medical Director and Head of the Innovation Unit,…

    Resuscitation

    EASY PULSE® – latest generation of automatic CPR devices

    The EASY PULSE® is an unbelievably small and light mechanical chest compression device. Performing manual chest compressions well for an extended period of time is almost impossible. Not only is it…

    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Developing a new active ingredient against chronic infections

    Chronic lung infections caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa require complex and, in most cases, long-term treatment with antibiotics—new medication is badly needed.

    Magnetic resonance imaging

    Multicolor MRIs could aid disease detection

    Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a method that could make magnetic resonance imaging—MRI—multicolor.

    DNA fragments

    Using barcodes to trace blood cell development

    There are various concepts about how blood cells develop. However, they are based almost exclusively on experiments that solely reflect snapshots. In a publication in Nature, scientists from the…

    Oncology

    Blood test spots tumor-derived DNA in early-stage cancers

    In a bid to detect cancers early and in a noninvasive way, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have developed a test that spots tiny amounts of cancer-specific DNA in…

    Latest headlines

    North West London Pathology and Abbott partner for diagnostics products and services

    North West London Pathology (NWLP), hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Abbott announced today that they signed a $252 million managed equipment services contract for the supply of all analytical equipment and consumables, including Abbott's Alinity™ ci and Alinity h series diagnostics instruments as well as their professional services and informatics solutions known as AlinIQ. Details about the new partnership can be found here.

    Improving the care of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

    More than 70 leading medical specialists, nurses, patient advocates, researchers, regulatory / Health Technology Assessment experts and industry representatives gathered in Valencia, Spain to discuss existing challenges and what is needed to improve the situation of patients affected by myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The full report is available at MDS Europe.

    Study

    Mushroom protein could be used in leukemia treatments

    A protein found in the edible mushroom known as "shaggy ink cap" might be able to kill a type of leukemia cell, new research suggests.

    Weather influence

    Rain increases joint pain? Google suggests otherwise

    Some people with achy joints and arthritis swear that weather influences their pain. New research, perhaps the deepest, data-based dive into this suggestion, finds that weather conditions are indeed…

    Sugar molecules

    Sweet help for cancer detection

    Scientists from the University of Würzburg have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.

    Young at heart

    Cardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts

    Cardiac stem cell infusions could someday help reverse the aging process in the human heart, making older ones behave younger, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

    Professional standards

    The role of sonographers: future professionals across Europe?

    Ultrasound is often the first line of imaging used in the diagnostic pathway of a patient’s journey into hospital. Additionally, the increased prevalence of chronic conditions and changes in the demographics of the general population has led to an increased demand for ultrasound.

    Extreme environments

    Cardiology in outer space and Polar Regions

    Cardiology in extreme environments takes centre stage at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) annual conference.

    Backlog I

    A worrying age increase of imaging equipment

    A recent Medical Imaging Equipment Age Profile report from AXREM provides worrying reading. The report highlights the continuing increase in the age of the installed base of medical imaging equipment…

    Backlog II

    Ten percent of radiology scanners should be scrapped

    One in ten CT scanners and one in five MRI scanners are technically obsolete. The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is sounding the alarm.

    Backlog III

    ‘One in three scanners are obsolete’

    Obsolescence and strategies to manage equipment data to benefit patients were at the centre of debates during the Radiology Triangle meeting in Madrid earlier this year.

    Medication testing

    The birth of the amazing organoids

    Professor Hans Clevers, researcher and group leader at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, the Netherlands, invented the organoids, a ground-breaking new technique to grow new ‘organs’ and to test…

    Light microscopy

    An image is worth a thousand words

    Light microscopy today offers a wealth of techniques that provide fascinating insights into life on subcellular level. “In light microscopy these days there are so many new techniques that each of us can only handle a subset of them,” says Christian Tischer, scientific officer in der Advanced Light Microscopy Facility of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany,…

    Rheumatoid arthritis

    Hibernation causes inflammation

    A research team found that in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, a special cell population called innate lymphoid cells are in a state of hibernation which is why these patients suffer from persistent inflammation.

    Multimodality imaging

    Algorithms define prosthetic valve dysfunction

    Cardiologists have highlighted the importance of all imaging modalities – including echocardiography and cardiac CT – to evaluate prosthetic heart valves in a new series of recommendations. AF-patients who were admitted to an NHS hospital over the weekend faced a higher risk of dying over the next five years than others.

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    Long-term effects

    Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment

    Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those who have whole breast radiotherapy, and their…

    Microvascular resistance

    Test predicts myocardial infarction outcome

    Researchers have identified a new test that can be used to predict the likelihood of a patient developing heart failure, or even dying following a heart attack.

    Tissue definition

    PET/MR is promising

    PET/MR has long been studied for oncology but the technique also holds promise in cardiovascular applications, according to a panel of experts at the recent International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT (ICNCT).

    Vaping

    E-Cigarettes accelerate cardiovascular aging

    A new study suggests that a single exposure to e-cigarette (e-cig) vapor may be enough to impair vascular function.

    Gene-based testing

    Skewing the aim of targeted cancer therapies

    Headlines, of late, have touted the successes of targeted gene-based cancer therapies, such as immunotherapies, but, unfortunately, also their failures.