Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness for the over 50s. The condition causes lesions to form that blur the central part of vision. The condition is…
Before a trainee doctor can obtain a General Practitioner (GP) license from the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners, the final MRCGP exam must be passed. The exam, to a…
A new fMRI-based analytical imaging technique has been developed by researchers at Purdue University that allows vascular disorders and brain injuries to be identified without the use of invasive contrasting…
Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting an estimated 31 million people. When patients reach stage 4 of chronic kidney failure they are…
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new AI algorithm to help physicians diagnose wrist fractures in adult patients. The computer-aided detection and diagnosis software platform –…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in UK men, yet diagnosing prostate cancer is not always straightforward. Currently there are several methods of diagnosing prostate cancer, including measurement of…
Researchers at Stanford University have combined CRISPR gene editing technology with DNA barcoding allowing them to monitor individual cells in tumors and accurately model human cancer. The researchers used CRISPR…
A team of researchers in Japan and Australia have developed blood test for Alzheimer’s disease that was able to accurately identify biomarkers of the disease in 90% of patients. An…
AI diagnostics – the use of artificial intelligence-based systems to help doctors diagnose medical complaints – may seem to be in the realm of Star Trek, but these systems are…
An artificial intelligence enhanced microscope is being used at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to speed up the process of identifying bacteria in clinical samples. Currently, identifying bacteria…