News • Study on ventricular shapes
How heart shape links to cardiovascular disease risk
Researchers have published findings that show the genetic structure of the heart’s shape may offer new insights into individual heart health.
Studies
News • Ultrasound tool
AI 'guides' childbirth by tracking a baby's position
The journey of a baby through the birth canal can be fraught with obstacles and risks. A new AI-based tool to evaluate the head position of the baby could lead to fewer childbirth complications.
News • Interstital lung disease
Lung cancer: PET/CT imaging analysis with AI predicts immunotherapy side effects
PET/CT image analysis using artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the occurrence of interstitial lung disease, a serious side effect of immunotherapy in lung cancer, a new study shows.
News • Imitation learning
Learning surgery steps: Robot see, robot do
Imitation learning could open a new frontier in medical robotics: Researchers 'taught' a robot to mimic a surgical procedure by watching the surgeons' performance.
News • Research on bearing materials
Hip replacement: Study shows which implants are built to last
New research has identified hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision, helping hospitals, surgeons and patients to choose what hip implant to use for replacement surgery.
News • Do no harm
“Never words” in doctor-patient communication (and what to say instead)
“There’s nothing else we can do”, “Why did you wait so long to come?” – doctors should avoid using such phrases. A new study points out the destructive potential of “never words”.
News • Double-edged sword
Remote medical interpreting might impede healthcare communication
Remote medical interpreting saw a huge boost during the Covid-19 pandemic – but despite its benefits, the technology could also have a negative impact on healthcare communication, experts argue.
News • Hidden habitat for Listeria, E. coli and more
Microplastics help pathogens survive wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens, such as Listeria or E. coli, when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study.
News • Predicting bloodstream infections
AI to tackle antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, in the ICU
UK scientists are harnessing the power of AI to assess the antimicrobial resistance of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and identify sepsis-causing bloodstream infections.
Article • Automated glucose monitoring
Pregnancy and diabetes: reducing complications with technology
Women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes often have difficulty getting pregnant, due to complications from the disease, being obese or seriously underweight, or having conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome. Once pregnant, they face challenges of having a safe pregnancy and delivering a healthy baby. Recent advances in diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and most…
News • Study on vascular access options
Intraosseous or intravenous: which way to administer medication during cardiac arrest?
Research shows a one-third chance of restoring blood circulation during cardiac arrest, regardless of whether the medication is administered into the bloodstream or bone marrow.
News • Elderly heart patients
Aortic stenosis: benefits of early intervention
Early surgery for aortic stenosis – a common heart condition in the elderly – can drastically improve patients' quality of life, a new study shows.
News • Transformation study
Turning labs into “discovery factories” with AI and robotics
Increasing implementation of robotic automation and AI will speed up scientific progress in science laboratories, according to a new study. The experts outline this process across distinctive levels.
News • PFAS and Kidney Health
New research reveals connection between PFAS, kidney function and gut health
New research has revealed that the connection between PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome.
News • Irritable bowel syndrome
How genes determine the effectiveness of diets in irritable bowel syndrome
A European research team has now shown that dietary measures are more effective in IBS patients with defects in carbohydrate digestion genes than in those without these changes.
News • AI efficiency
AI in everyday clinical practice: not always efficient
The study offers valuable insights into the impact of AI technologies on everyday clinical processes. Above all, however, the study calls for clearly structured future research.
News • Research into protein structures
New research findings on the interaction of the three large protein complexes
How do the three large protein complexes – the ribosome, the SKI complex and the exosome – interact? A team of scientists led by Elena Conti reveals this question in their current study.
News • Cancer treatment advances
USC study findings: early blood test forecasts survival rates in patients with metastatic prostate cancer
A new study found that measuring circulating tumor cells (CTCs), rare cancer cells shed from tumors into the blood, is a reliable way to predict later treatment response and survival prospects with metastatic prostate cancer.
News • DNA damage response
New insights into the DNA damage response
The study findings of a team from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany help to broaden the conceptual view on the DNA damage response and to link it more closely with RNA metabolism.
News • Research on 'risk windows'
Covid vaccination reduces risk of serious cardiovascular disease, study finds
People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular conditions linked to Covid-19 infection, a new study shows.
News • BAC as predictor of cardiovascular disease
Mammograms can detect more than breast cancer, study finds
Measuring the calcium build up in the arteries of the breast, researchers have developed an AI-generated score for predicting cardiovascular disease in women from their mammograms.
News • Study on sex-specific VHD treatment
Treatment inequality puts women with heart valve disease at risk
Women with severe native valvular heart disease (VHD) are less likely to be treated in accordance with guidelines than men, finds a new study conducted at more than 200 centres across Europe.
News • Experts propose combination strategy
Kidney cancer: early detection through 'piggyback' screening
Kidney cancer is relatively rare, so dedicated screening programmes would not be cost-effective. Combined with lung cancer screening, however, this would be much more feasible, a new study shows.
News • Burst wave lithotripsy
Pushing kidney stones with ultrasound
Sometimes all it takes is a little push: Using ultrasound to reposition small kidney-stone fragments significantly lowers patients’ returns to the operating room, a new study finds.
News • Individualized therapy planning
Tumour irradiation: a little different every day
A bit more mucus in the nose, a little less air in the gut: Even small changes can be important when planning proton therapy against cancer. A new workflow allows for an adapted irradiation every day.
