Federated Data Networks’ Impact on Clinical Research
2024 20 Jun
In the quest to reduce costs and enhance the predictability of outcomes, clinical research has embraced an innovative solution: federated data networks (FDNs). These networks provide a pivotal foundation for optimising clinical trial operations, offering a more streamlined and efficient approach to managing the complexities of health data. By enabling...Read more
Advancing Healthcare through Research and Education
2024 22 May
HealthPartners Institute, situated within the HealthPartners nonprofit integrated health system in Minnesota, is dedicated to advancing healthcare through research, education, and translating solutions into practice. Their research spans various fields, including behavioural health, cardiology, community health, and vaccine safety. Medical education...Read more
Advancing Biomedical Research Reuse through a Machine-FAIR Approach
2024 16 May
Efforts to promote reuse in biomedicine have a long history, dating back to 1879 with the creation of Index Medicus by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM). This initiative evolved into digital platforms like MEDLARS, MEDLINE, and PubMed, facilitating access to publications, datasets, and models. NLM's current strategic plan emphasises organising...Read more
First Patient with Pig Kidney Transplant Dies, Research Continues
2024 13 May
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced the passing of Rick Slayman, 62, who earlier this year made medical history as the first human recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney. Despite the pioneering transplant in March, his death saddened both the medical community and his family, who emphasised his inspirational legacy. ...Read more
Transforming Research to Improve Therapies for Trauma
2024 30 Apr
The impact of trauma on global health is significant, resulting in millions of deaths and disabilities annually, with a particularly high toll on young people. However, the elderly are also increasingly affected. Variances in trauma-related death patterns worldwide are influenced by factors such as prompt treatment availability and the prevalence...Read more
Long COVID Symptoms: Researchers Highlight Role of Enzyme-Like Antibodies
2024 04 Apr
Researchers at UVA Health, led by Dr. Steven L. Zeichner, have discovered a potential explanation for some of the mysteries surrounding COVID-19 and long COVID. They found that COVID-19 can induce the production of antibodies, termed "abzymes," that mimic enzymes regulating essential body functions like blood pressure, blood clotting, and inflammation....Read more
Ventilator-Associated Brain Injury - A Priority for Research in Mechanical Ventilation
2024 02 Apr
Mechanical ventilation can lead to complications like ventilator-induced lung injury and ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction. However, there may be other forms of ventilator-associated issues that require understanding to improve outcomes for patients on mechanical ventilation. In particular, ventilator-associated brain injury (VABI) should be...Read more
Change in Research Focus for Early Nutrition
2024 21 Mar
In an interesting session today at #ISICEM24, Dr Annika Reintam Blaser, an intensivist at Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in Switzerland, discussed future research on optimising feeding for critically ill patients. She highlighted the accumulating evidence over the past 15 years suggesting that feeding might have harmful effects on critically ill patients....Read more
New Scoring Tool for Radiomics Research Endorsed by EuSoMII
2024 13 Mar
Radiomics, a technique for extracting quantitative features from medical images, aims to build predictive models for clinical decision-making. However, a gap between research and practice exists due to poor methodology, hindering reproducibility. Researchers set out in a new study to develop a new quality scoring tool, METhodological RadiomICs...Read more
The Need for Reproducible Scoring Systems to Enhance Radiomics Research Quality
2023 09 Oct
The aim of this recent study was to assess both the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the total radiomics quality score (RQS) and to examine the reproducibility of individual RQS items’ score in a comprehensive multi-reader investigation. Nine raters with diverse backgrounds were randomly assigned to three groups, each group reflecting...Read more
NIH Researchers Link High-Pollution Areas with Increased Breast Cancer Incidence
2023 14 Sep
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The research was conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute...Read more
World Sepsis Day - Let's Work Together to Encourage and Support Sepsis Research
2023 12 Sep
A woman came to see me a few days ago: her 44-year-old husband recently died from sepsis in another hospital, and she wanted to have a discussion about this tragic story. Her husband had had just some kind of blister on his foot. He didn’t seem very ill when he arrived at the hospital, but he quickly developed an extended area of fasciitis on his left...Read more
Cancer Research UK Revitalises Its Brand to Illustrate Its Tangible Human Impact
2023 04 Sep
Cancer Research UK has refreshed its branding with the aim of highlighting the tangible impact of its work on the lives of cancer patients, rather than solely focusing on the science. On September 1st, Cancer Research UK launched a campaign titled 'We Are'. This campaign shines a spotlight on the moments that cancer patients and former patients...Read more
Susan M. Love, Chief Visionary Officer & "Founding Mother" of Breast Cancer Advocacy & Research Dies
2023 04 Jul
Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, who led Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research since 1995, steering the Foundation through its innovative and life-changing research and advocacy programs, has died. She was 75. Dr. Love passed away with recurrent leukemia on July 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. A breast surgeon, Dr....Read more
Stanford Researchers Expand and Build New Medical AI Models
2023 19 Apr
A new study, recently published in the journal Nature, claims that artificial intelligence systems could change the technological landscape and potential in medicine. The Stanford team and their collaborators view generalist medical artificial intelligence (GMAI) as a new class of medical AI models that are informed, flexible, and reusable...Read more
Purification Therapies – From Research to Clinical Evidence
2023 13 Apr
Aferetica held the 3 rd "Purification Therapies" Workshop in Milano from September 30 th to October 1st. The event involved more than 400 participants from all over Europe to discuss on different critical care topics and in particular on overwhelming inflammatory diseases. One of the many sessions focused on the diagnostic side of the overwhelming...Read more
New Research Project to Develop AI in Healthcare
2023 15 Mar
In early 2023, a new research project establishing an Open Consortium for Decentralized Medical Artificial Intelligence (ODELIA) began. It is funded by the EU with the aim of using Swarm Learning (SL) to transform artificial intelligence in healthcare. Over the next several years, partners will work together to train AI models without...Read more
Researchers Use AI to Triage Patients with Chest Pain
2023 17 Jan
Deep-learning tool significantly improved prediction of adverse outcomes AI may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a study published in Radiology. “To the best of our knowledge, our deep learning AI model is the first to utilize chest X-rays to identify individuals among acute...Read more
Researchers Attempt Robotic Heart Surgery Inside MRI
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University rec eived a four-year $3.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to support them in performing a robotic heart catheterization while the patient is inside an MRI machine. It is estimated that between three to six million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), known to...Read more
Researchers Awarded Funding to Develop Affordable 3D Ultrasound Imaging Device
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at the Beckman Institute received a four-year $2M award in funding from the National Institutes of Health to create a device that could make high-quality medical imaging more accessible in diverse communities. Professor Pengfei Song,researcher at the Beckman Institute, reinforces the importance of ensuring that ultrasounds...Read more
DL vs. ML in Biomedical Research
2021 14 Jan
Deep learning models are more efficient at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging than standard machine learning models, a new study shows ( Abrol A et al. 2021) . You might also like: Radiomics in the Imaging of Brain Gliomas: Current Role and Future Perspectives Researchers at the Center...Read more
Europe Invests in IoT Research to Help Healthcare
2020 06 Nov
The European Commission has launched IntellIoT , a three-year project with the aim to facilitate remote care provision by hospitals using the Internet of Things. You might also like: Virtual vs. In-Person Care During Pandemic It is expected that through the use of human-centred autonomous technologies, such as biometric...Read more
Crowdsourcing COVID-19 Research
2020 15 Oct
An app, easily usable by anyone, allows users to explore molecules that might bind to key proteins on the SARS-CoV-2 and may help in the search for COVID-19 treatments. You might also like: New Platform for COVID-19 Research The app, ViDok, has been created by Thanh Truong, University of Utah professor of chemistry, together with...Read more
New Platform for COVID-19 Research
2020 16 Jun
Scientists in the US can now benefit from a new centralised secure platform, which has been launched by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to store and study medical record data from people diagnosed with COVID-19. You might also like: New Global Platform to Pool COVID-19 Data The initiative is part of the National COVID...Read more
Can We Trust COVID-19 Research?
2020 28 Apr
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an unprecedented amount of healthcare-related research in various fields, from drug and vaccine development to epidemiological modelling. Preprints abound, but some warn about the dangers of releasing research without proper verification. You may also like: Warnings about Potential Treatments for COVID-19...Read more
Researchers Probe Reliability of CT in COVID-19 Diagnosis
2020 28 Apr
Amidst the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, radiologists are racing to figure out how medical imaging can be of help in screening or speeding up diagnosis of people with infection. While some recent studies suggested the use of computed tomography (CT) for COVID-19 diagnosis, an article in The Lancet urges caution and encourages using existing...Read more
Teaming and Funding Opportunities for COVID-19 Researchers
2020 27 Mar
Through two new online tools, COVID-19 researchers around the world now have the opportunity to find and team up with one another and learn about the available funding to support their work. You may also like: More Openness in Research UK-based Crowdhelix partnered with Science|Business media company to launch a free online match-making...Read more
Top Heart Disease, Stroke Research Advances in 2019
2020 15 Jan
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. Over the years, scientific research and technological advancements in heart disease and stroke science have had a positive impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Here is a quick overview of the biggest scientific victories achieved in 2019, as...Read more
Academy of Medical Sciences Calls for More Research Time
2020 13 Jan
A new report suggests the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) should run a pilot project allowing more protected research time for NHS staff. Estimate of the economic costs and literature review of the benefits of dedicated research time for Hospital Consultants in the NHS was commissioned by the Academy of Medical Sciences within...Read more
More Openness in Research
2019 18 Dec
A combined open access and subscription agreement between John Wiley & Sons Inc., an American multinational publishing company focusing on research and education, and Bibsam, a consortium of 85 higher education and research institutions operated by the National Library of Sweden, will take effect on 1 January, 2020. You may also like:...Read more
