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Alphabet, Google's holding company, is about to acquire Fitbit, a manufacturer of physical activity detectors, in a $2.1 billion deal. It is also working with a number of healthcare facilities that will give it access to thousands of medical records. And it´s all legal.
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A group of healthy individuals who trained for the first time to run their first marathon showed a reversal in age-related aortic stiffening, a known cardiovascular risk factor.
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A new Ohio law is part of a wave of increasingly severe restrictions on abortion, which affects vast regions in the country. The Ohio law, in particular, exposes a new (and absurd) extreme of the backlash against abortion in the USA.
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A study looked at the link between "dreamed" and "real" fear. Sleep, and its associated dreams, seems to allow the retreatment and reorganization of emotional information.
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The Colchinia Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT) was conducted at 167 research sites in 12 countries, on some 4,800 patients.
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The novel coronavirus continues to spread - what should we know about it?
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In urban areas, exhaust gases are important sources of ultrafine particles but their link with various cancers (lung, prostate, and breast) remains inconclusive despite studies.
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A troubling trend has fallen under the radar in the Brexit-dominated UK. British life expectancy has been in a steady decline for several years. Successive austerity policies seem to be a crucial factor in this.
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The mayor of a French village has forbidden its inhabitants from dying on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The move is aimed at garnering attention to the lack of physicians.
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For the first time, a research team discovered the connection between the filtering of tissue fluid in cells of the immune system and chronic inflammation.
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Achalasia can be successfully managed with gentle endoscopic treatment. The method is as successful as a surgical intervention, previously considered the standard procedure for the condition.
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A study by the University of Oldenburg shows that individual anatomical differences play a major role in how electrical brain stimulation works. The finding could benefit patients of schizophrenia or ADHD.
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The test determines the risk of prostate cancer without visiting the physician or having a rectal examination. The test uses the 'PUR' test device and provides patients with quick answers to urgent urological questions.
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Up to 40% of the human genome are retrotransposons, some of which are Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs). Their potential role in the development of dementia has recently been the focus of a new study in a mouse model.
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The extremely realistic model they have developed is essentially a 3D-printed object that can be used to simulate the surgical removal of the gland.
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An extensive meta-analysis found that over half of all homeless people in high-income countries suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury. A particularly serious problem was also revealed: These traumatic injuries range from moderate to severe in 25 percent of those assessed.
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An artificial intelligence platform can now analyze genomic data extremely fast. It detects key patterns that now can contribute to a reclassification of colorectal cancer and improve new drugs' R&D.
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Over time, the human immune system has evolved to adapt to new environments and lifestyles. However, two Dutch researchers proposed that autoimmune diseases have (further) developed in parallel with the immune system.
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The National Research Program "Big Data" (NRP 75) has established the "ICU Cockpit" project, through which large amounts of intensive care data are used to develop procedures for early warning systems and therapeutic recommendations.
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Immunotherapy offers survival benefits to patients with advanced melanoma regardless of age. In addition, older patients, who tend to be undersupplied, seem to benefit particularly from immunotherapy.
