AI screens patients for clinical trials with greater accuracy than staff
Jun 20, 2024
In addition to enhanced performance, automated screening cuts costs.
Vegetarian diet tied to lower COVID-19 incidence
Jan 12, 2024
No association was seen for COVID-19 severity or duration, however.
AI chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, readable responses
May 17, 2024
Chatbots can generate quality responses to cancer patient questions, comparable to physician responses.
Systemic side effects of COVID-19 vaccine tied to greater nAB response
Jun 11, 2024
Each 1-degree Celsius increase in skin temperature after a dose was linked to a 1.8- and 3.1-fold higher neutralizing antibody response one and six months later.
Higher education may protect functioning with Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 03, 2024
The findings were seen among African American individuals, with greater protective effect in APOE ɛ4 noncarriers.
EPA to ban carcinogenic chemical found in degreasers, cleaners
Oct 24, 2023
The proposal was made under the Toxic Substances Control Act; it would ban manufacturing, processing and distributing TCE for any use.
US resumes free COVID-19 test program
Sep 21, 2023
The government’s investment will pay for about 200 million tests to replenish the country’s stockpile.
No sign latest COVID variant leads to worse symptoms
Jan 24, 2024
JN.1, the COVID variant sweeping the country this winter, is not prompting more severe disease than earlier variants did, early US government data suggest.
Food insecurity in seniors linked to increased risk for dementia
Nov 21, 2023
Lower memory levels and faster age-related memory decline also were seen in association with low or very low food security.
Insomnia found to be common among nonhospitalized COVID-19 survivors
Feb 13, 2024
The risk for insomnia was even higher for those with depression or anxiety.