Tag: Diabetes

Diabetes drug led to dramatic weight loss in large trial

A diabetes drug may also be a promising treatment for obesity — in a new study, people taking the drug lost a stunning 15% of their body weight, which is more than has been seen with any other obesity drug on the market. Source: https://www.livescience.com/diabetes-drug-caused-dramatic-weight-loss-trial.html

AI Program Claims To Predict COVID-19 Death Rate With 90 Percent Accuracy

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Next Web: Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have developed an AI tool that can predict who’ll die from COVID-19 with up to 90% accuracy. It also predicted whether someone who’s admitted to hospital with COVID-19 will need a respirator with 80% accuracy. The researchers fed the system health data from almost 4,000…

Almost a Third of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Return To Hospital In Five Months, One In Eight Die

According to new research from Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (NS), almost a third of recovered COVID-19 patients will end up back in the hospital within five months and one in eight will die. Yahoo News reports via The Telegraph: Out of 47,780 people who were discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent were readmitted…

The fluid in between your cells could help reveal health problems

The liquid between your cells accounts for around a quarter of all of your bodily fluid. A patch consisting of tiny needles could monitor this liquid to check for health conditions like diabetes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260866-the-fluid-in-between-your-cells-could-help-reveal-health-problems/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Paul Bogard on why we need darkness

Light at night may be a sign of life on Earth, but the darkness will proclaim our true intelligence. Check out this video on why we need darkness, from Paul Bogard. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/paul-bogard-on-why-we-need-darkness…

Individualized Circadian Clocks: New Research Suggests Not Everyone Needs 8 Hours of Sleep

Time magazine reports on is a big scientific advance: “the understanding that our bodies often operate according to different clocks.” Although the federal government recommends that Americans sleep seven or more hours per night for optimal health and functioning, new research is challenging the assumption that sleep is a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. Scientists have found that our internal body clocks vary so…

Wound-healing patch of blue-green algae mends skin quickly

A skin patch filled with living blue-green algae pumps oxygen into wounds to help them mend faster, and may help people with chronic wounds caused by diabetes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243352-wound-healing-patch-of-blue-green-algae-mends-skin-quickly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

What’s new on Coursera for Business – April 2020

By Adam Lewis, Skills Transformation Consultant As we continue to adapt to the new norm, here are 114 new courses and projects to pick out what’s important to you.  You can try out Yale’s latest insights on why your Facebook friend is wrong about the stats they’re sharing. Or find your purpose with Michigan’s course […]
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A quantum approach to imaging and sensor problems faced by biologists and clinicians

A host of diseases—like meningitis, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer’s disease, even some cancers—are ultimately caused by problems at the cellular level. Hence, understanding what is happening inside cells is essential. Observing cells under a microscope helps, but what medical researchers would really like to do is see processes inside cells in minute detail. …