From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines. Now, researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) are using this same kind of technology to build a knowledge base in order to guide […]

Just 1 in 5 American adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2021 received medication for the condition, a new study shows. Using data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), investigators found that of the 2.5 million adults with OUD in that year, 35.6% received some kind of substance abuse […]

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more likely they may be to experience changes in brain structure, a Michigan Medicine study finds. Researchers analyzing data from 51 middle-aged Pima American Indians living with type 2 diabetes used a series of memory and language tests developed by the National Institutes of Health, called […]

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TOPLINE: Most women with breast cancer who received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other outcomes compared with those who opted to forgo scalp cooling. METHODOLOGY: Although studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of scalp cooling to reduce hair loss during breast cancer chemotherapy, most were […]

Researchers at Kobe University discovered an entirely new and unexpected mechanism by which the immune system can get rid of cells lacking molecules that identify them as part of the self in mice. The finding, published in PNAS, has possible implications for cancer treatment. The immune system comprises many types of cells that work together […]

Sometimes we get what we pay for. Other times we pay too much.  That’s the message of a study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, which finds that a generic maintenance inhaler is as effective at managing symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) as a pricier branded alternative.  In 2019, the US […]

In a recent article published in Reproductive Medicine, researchers presented information on scientific evidence-based inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management methods during pregnancy. Study: The Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease during Reproductive Years: An Updated Narrative Review. Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock.com IBD patients, especially those with active disease, are at an increased risk of loss of […]

La présence d’une culture fongique positive chez les patients atteints de bronchectasie ne semble pas être corrélée à la gravité de la maladie ou à un risque accru de résultat indésirable, selon les données tirées du registre sur la bronchectasie et les mycobactéries non tuberculeuses (MNT ; Bronchiectasis and NTM Registry) et présentées lors de la […]

Many Americans really want to lose weight — and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so. At the same time, enthusiasm dims sharply if the treatment comes as an injection, if it is not covered by insurance, or if the weight […]