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AI model flags high-risk pancreatic cancer patients 18 months before diagnosis. Source: Harvard Gazette

HEALTH AI model flags high-risk pancreatic cancer patients 18 months before diagnosis Novel approach caught 3.5 times as many cases than current screening guidelines would have for 40-plus group Jacqueline Mitchell BIDMC Communications February 1, 2024 5 min read Hovering at … Continue reading

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World-first blood test for brain cancer may increase survival rates, say experts. Source: The Guardian

https://ebe1f41baba40d27c590bb887cdfa7bb.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Sign in The Guardian – Back to homeThe Guardian Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism with €10 per month Show More Cancer World-first blood test for brain cancer may increase survival rates, say experts Inexpensive test can help diagnose … Continue reading

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How cutting-edge Israeli med tech is boosting survival rates of war wounded. Source: Times of Israel. The Future … Ireland needs to wake up about Health “Robotic spine surgery to treat scoliosis and other deformities is our bread and butter. The robot guides us in the placement of pedicle screws, for example,” Schroeder said.”

How cutting-edge Israeli med tech is boosting survival rates of war wounded AI reviews scans at Sheba Medical Center and sends alerts to doctors’ phones, while at Hadassah, wounded soldiers recover quickly after surgeons remove bullets with robots By RENEE GHERT-ZAND17 … Continue reading

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The Creative Habit That Might Ward Off Dementia Symptoms, Even if You Start Later in Life.

The Creative Habit That Might Ward Off Dementia Symptoms, Even if You Start Later in Life It’s time to dust off that old guitar, according to research. Prevention Read when you’ve got time to spare. Want to Listen to this … Continue reading

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Medical AI falters when assessing patients it hasn’t seen. Source: Nature Briefing. “Physicians rely on algorithms for personalized medicine — but an analysis of schizophrenia trials shows the tools fail to adapt to new data sets.”

Medical AI falters when assessing patients it hasn’t seen Physicians rely on algorithms for personalized medicine — but an analysis of schizophrenia trials shows the tools fail to adapt to new data sets. Computer algorithms that are designed to help … Continue reading

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Thinking of trying Dry January? Steps for success. Source: The Harvard Gazette

STAYING HEALTHY Thinking of trying Dry January? Steps for success Choosing not to drink alcohol for a month can set you on a healthier path. December 20, 2023By Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men’s Health Watch Let’s file this under unsurprising news: … Continue reading

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Everyone is on their phones. But is it really phone addiction we’re experiencing? Source: The Guardian. (What a relief for those like me with phone phobia (search) … We may have gained in the long run!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone is on their phones. But is it really phone addiction we’re experiencing? Illustrations: Edward Steed There is no standard diagnosis for ‘phone addiction’, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or … Continue reading

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Mood-Lifting Game Aims to Lift Players Out Of Depression and Anxiety. Source NoCamels. Churchill called Depression “Black Dog”, it is a hell hole to be consumed by the darkness that pervades your whole being when depression attacks you and levels you at the lowest rung of the ladder of life. People underestimate Anxiety; for some people thrive on Anxiety and others get consumed by a loop of ever expanding consumption of your being. I advocate on this site Bibliotherapy; I use X Twitter for virtual engagement so I recommend people with depression and anxiety explore this. “FTP was developed by neuroscientist and Hedonia co-founder Prof. Moshe Bar and is based on more than 20 years of research conducted in the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Harvard Medical School.” Also Glenn Close speaks about impact of mental illness on her family, the Stigma and their mission for advocacy

Mood-Lifting Game Aims To Lift Players Out Of Depression & Anxiety By Ariel Grossman, NoCamels December 25, 2023  5 minutes Technology Hedonia’s Mood Bloom game has been proven to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression (Courtesy) A new mobile game is being played by … Continue reading

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Half Past Dementia. Source JSTOR Daily

Health Half Past Dementia Drawing a clock has become a standard test of cognitive impairment, but there’s no consensus on who should do it or how. Getty Share By: Greg Uyeno December 20, 2023 8 minutes The icon indicates free … Continue reading

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Bolstering our sense of smell may reduce the risk of dementia. The Guardian (Post TBI lost sense of smell, so many say you are lucky but the truth is it is a loss of sense)

Health Bolstering our sense of smell may reduce the risk of dementia Scientists are studying how a decline in our olfactory abilities can signal conditions such as Alzheimer’s Nicola Davis Science correspondent @NicolaKSDavisMon 25 Dec 2023 10.50 CET Whether it is … Continue reading

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