Artificial intelligence voice assistants (VAs) programmed to guide bystanders performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients in cardiac arrest can offer unrelated or inaccurate advice, new research suggests. Investigators studied four widely used voice assistants, as well as ChatGPT, to determine their ability to provide assistance to bystanders seeking to provide CPR. They found that nearly […]

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers in Sweden investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein amyloid as a potential triggering factor for protein misfolding and amyloid formation in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are accelerated by the […]

The European Society of Cardiology has released new guidelines for cardiomyopathies, their first major comprehensive international guidelines to address diagnosis and treatment of the broad causes of heart muscle dysfunction. The document was released in conjunction with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 and is now available online in the European Heart Journal. […]

Aging reduces metabolism and clearance, which leads to an increase in oxidative and inflammatory stress in the body. An individual’s quality of life, including diet and exercise, plays a crucial role in the prevention of age-related diseases. Marine resources contain unique glycerophospholipid plasmalogens and various valuable nutrients that could be beneficial for the prevention of […]

AMSTERDAM — Dropping aspirin and using low-dose prasugrel (Effient) alone in the initial month of treatment after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) failed to lower bleeding risk compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), and there was a signal of possible harm in terms of increased subacute stent thrombosis, in the STOPDAPT-3 trial. “Therefore, dual antiplatelet therapy […]

Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are investigating the role of a form of cholesterol called very-low-density lipoprotein – and their findings may lead to new treatment options in the future. The research team is […]

For roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn’t end with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Instead, for the next five to 10 years, doctors recommend that they take medication to block sex hormones, which can fuel tumor growth and spark recurrence. The drugs are life-saving: They’ve been shown to cut risk of cancer recurrence by […]

SAN DIEGO ― The introduction of new, highly potent incretin-based drugs for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes is being greeted with great excitement, although there have been a few notes of caution. Agents that target two or three incretin receptors have been shown to produce far greater weight loss than previous medications. They significantly […]

Exciting a brain region using electrical noise stimulation can help improve mathematical learning in those who struggle with the subject, according to a new study from the Universities of Surrey and Oxford, Loughborough University, and Radboud University in The Netherlands. During this unique study, researchers investigated the impact of neurostimulation on learning. Despite the growing […]

Use of statins in patients who have had an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) was not associated with any increase in their risk of having another ICH, and was tied to a lower risk for any stroke and ischemic stroke, in a new study. The researchers conclude that the lower risk for any stroke was largely due […]