My Blue Dots – Page 61

Pooled buying can reduce costs of life-saving drugs, but planning is key

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Pooling orders for life-saving medicines can help drive down their cost and ensure a steady supply for low- and middle-income countries, though there are trade-offs, according to a new study led by a University of Massachusetts health economist and published in the May issue of the Journal of Health Economics.

Intermittent fasting: Is it the calories or carbs that count?

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

Intermittent fasting is not only a useful tool for weight loss, it’s also shown to have many benefits for metabolic health—independent of weight loss. Yet many people may find intermittent fasting to be a challenge, especially if following the 5:2 version of the diet where calories are severely restricted two days a week.

AI tool automates liver tumor detection and monitoring

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

Investigators of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology’s (VHIO) Radiomics Group, led by Raquel Perez-Lopez, have developed SALSA (System for Automatic Liver tumor Segmentation And detection), a fully automated deep learning-driven tool for the precise and completely automated detection and monitoring of liver tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma). Results of this work have been published in Cell Reports Medicine.

African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia—a dangerous pregnancy complication

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Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterized by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labor or in the first week after delivery.

Lifesaving opioid addiction meds are rarely started after emergency visits for overdose

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.

Discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially transforming how CRPS is diagnosed and treated.

Experimental drug blocks protein that links low blood sugar to diabetic vision loss

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

In a new study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important boundary that regulates the flow of nutrients, waste and water in and out of the retina.

New formula may reduce shingles and cold sore pain

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

Researchers have developed a new treatment formula—known as GS-1—that could reduce the symptoms and contagiousness of the viruses behind shingles and cold sores.

Early caregiver coaching before age 1 boosts infants’ social communication, research shows

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

A new trial from the Kennedy Krieger Institute reveals a promising path forward for infants showing early signs of social communication delays.

Newly identified protein could mitigate or eliminate excessive scarring during wound healing

MyBlueDots2 months ago01 mins

A study published April 12 in Nature Communications identifies a protein that helps prevent excessive scarring. The protein, called fibromodulin (FMOD) forms a complex of molecules with interleukin 1β that stops myofibroblasts from forming excessive scar tissue.

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Pooled buying can reduce costs of life-saving drugs, but planning is key

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African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia—a dangerous pregnancy complication

Lifesaving opioid addiction meds are rarely started after emergency visits for overdose

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