CT scan finds hypertension-linked hormone dysfunction: A CT scan that tracks excessive adrenal gland hormone secretion linked to high blood pressure has demonstrated efficacy as a diagnostic tool compared with adrenal vein sampling in a study published in Nature Medicine. A tracer for the scan is being tested, and researchers say it shows promise as a way to identify surgically treatable hypertension.
Wearable IDs posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae biomarkers: A study in JAMA Psychiatry found that lower 24-hour activity variance and changes in six (6) rest-activity measures were associated with increased pain severity and pain changes over time, respectively. These were tracked using Verily Life Sciences’ Study Watch in patients who wore the device for 21 hours or more per day for eight (8) weeks following a traumatic event, such as a serious fall or car crash.
Deep learning predicts aggressive brain cancer progression: Researchers at the Universities of Waterloo and Toronto (Canada) are using data from patients with glioblastoma multiforme who have declined treatment to develop a deep learning model to identify patient-specific tumor characteristics linked with tumor progression. The model produced patient-specific progression estimates based on MRI data and was validated on synthetic tumors with known parameters, researchers reported in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.
Google has announced the launch of the Google Pixel Watch, which has been integrated with the health and fitness portfolio of Fitbit. The device uses machine learning to monitor heart rate once every second, checks breathing rate, provides sleeping insights and spots signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Researchers are exploring strategies to identify when AI suggests a solution for clinical decision-making that is not effective in practice.
High confidence sensor accuracy extends surgeons’ navigation of devices used in minimally invasive procedures.
A small sponge called the SymphNode, which can carry cancer drugs and be implanted next to a tumor, has been developed by researchers at UCLA. The device has been tested in mice models with melanoma and breast cancer and achieved reduced tumor size in 100% of treated melanoma subjects and 80% breast cancer subjects.
In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiffs claimed the defendants’ negligence led to a child suffering a brain injury. They retained two obstetricians to opine on the standard of care for nurses.
The story of how Mieczyslaw “Michel” Mirowski ended up in America where he conceived the idea of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is almost as incredible as the invention itself.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a 3D-printed gelatin robot powered by temperature that they say could replace intravenous injections and pills to carry medicine directly to infections, blood clots or tumors and bypass healthy tissue, according to a study published in Science Robotics. “Our study shows how the manipulation of shape, dimensions and patterning of gels can tune morphology to embody a kind of intelligence for locomotion,” says Study Author David Gracias