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Verbal Tests May Frequently Miss the Mark for Alzheimer's Disease

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New research in a study published in “Neurology“, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology, has stated that women’s mild cognitive impairment might often be missed, because of their higher scores when verbal memory skill testing is done. Women normally perform better on verbal memory skills throughout their lives, which gives them some protection against …

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Smartphone App Can Detect Stroke

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Dr. Caleb Ferguson, a researcher at the University of Technology in Sydney Australia, is heading a unique study to prevent strokes in patients. They are using a smartphone app to help nurses retain vital knowledge in regards to managing people with AF (atrial fibrillation), who are vulnerable to suffer debilitating strokes. Many strokes are caused by AF, …

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DNA Testing Can Unlock the Path to Precision Medicine & Personal Wellness

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President Obama made waves last year when he used some of his State of the Union address to call for $215 million to be devoted to developing what the White House is calling “precision medicine,” medical care that leverages advances in genomics to deliver extremely personalized and thereby more effective—and cost effective—medical care. At the …

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Artificial Intelligence Detects Breast Cancer with Near 100% Accuracy

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By using artificial intelligence, a computer can find breast cancer 30 times faster than a single doctor can. AI scientists at Houston Methodist have programmed software to do almost all the work of accurately interpreting a patient’s mammogram (breast x-ray) with 99 percent probability. This groundbreaking work was published in the journal Cancer, and may lead to breast …

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Early Detection Is Key for Diabetes Management

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A study combining large scale clinical observations and innovative computer modeling suggests that screening to identify Type 2 diabetes followed by early treatment could result in substantial health benefits. Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge (England) used data from the ADDITION-Europe study of …

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Identifying Alzheimer’s Through The Eyes of the Patient

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Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes progressive mental deterioration and ultimately leads to dementia or senility. Researchers are virtually on the breakthrough of detecting the disease before any symptoms occur. This technology is used to look behind the eyes for early signs of the illness. As of now, tests performed on mice which have intentionally been exposed …

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Diagnostics

Verbal Tests May Frequently Miss the Mark for Alzheimer's Disease

Smartphone App Can Detect Stroke

DNA Testing Can Unlock the Path to Precision Medicine & Personal Wellness

Artificial Intelligence Detects Breast Cancer with Near 100% Accuracy

Early Detection Is Key for Diabetes Management

Identifying Alzheimer’s Through The Eyes of the Patient

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