Author name: Payal Gupta

Steroid Asthma Inhalers May Cause Bone Weakness According To New Research

Steroid inhalers and tablets prescribed to asthma patients might be a lifesaver during an asthma attack, but new research suggests that they also have a dark side that might manifest over the long-term. Researchers recently published the study’s findings, which revealed that steroid asthma treatments might cause osteoporosis or brittle bones over time, thus increasing …

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Researchers Create More Efficient Way Of Delivering Drugs For Treating Neurological Disorders

Neurological disorders and spinal injuries are quite challenging to treat especially because the treatments available usually cause other problems such as nerve damage and inflammation. Most of those problems are usually caused by the drug delivery system used. However, there is hope of a better way of treating neurological conditions thanks to a newly developed …

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Scientists Are Exploring The Use of AI-Powered Wearables To Support Motor Recovery In Brain Injury Survivors

Scientists have been exploring the use of AI in a variety of fields, including medicine. A particular group of researchers has been exploring the use of AI to develop wearables that will help brain injury patients to recover their motor functions. Scientists from the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital have been conducting a study through which they …

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New Machine Learning Algorithm Allows AI To Detect Osteoarthritis Signs Before The Disease Manifests

AI is currently one of the fastest-growing technologies with a wide range of applications that can help advance different industries. The technology has been making its way into medicine, where it has gone to extremes such as being used to identify signs of a disease before it manifests. University of Pittsburgh researchers recently published the …

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New Study Shows That People With Degenerative Retinal Disease Can Still Retain Some Night Vision

A recent study whose findings have been published in the journal eLife claims that it is possible for individuals that have degenerative retinal disease to retain night vision for a long time. Visual signals from the retina are relayed by second-order neurons that send the signal to retinal ganglion cells that project the perceived image …

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Muscle Proteins Similarities In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients Despite Being Influenced By Different Genetic Mutations Might Support Use Of Shared Treatment

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited hereditary disease, which means that if there is a history of that disease in the family, then chances are that even the children will be predisposed to the same. Heart disease is characterized by the thickening of heart muscles, which results in poor blood flow and may even lead to …

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Understanding The Two Types Of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition that occurs when the immune system starts to attack cells within joint linings. The medical community initially thought that there is only one type of RA, but scientific research has revealed that it exists in two distinct types over the years. Researchers found that there are two types of …

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Scientists Explore The Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease And Fructose Overactivation In The Brain

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most challenging mental health conditions globally and one that scientists and the medical community have not yet figured out. Scientists, however, believe that a better understanding of the underlying mechanism and causes may facilitate the development of a working treatment in the future. The need to understand more about …

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Understanding Why Malaria Treatments Are Becoming Less Effective Over Time

Treatments such as artemisinin that target malaria parasites have been quite useful in combatting the disease, but scientists have observed that such treatments have been losing their effectiveness over time. Researchers from the Whitehead Institute have published a paper containing the findings of a study that sought to explore the reasons behind the seemingly increasing …

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Scientists Study and Predict Loneliness Through Artificial Intelligence

Loneliness is something that everyone goes through every once in a while, especially when in isolation. It is an emotion that might appear innocent, but it can get dangerous enough to push people to vices such as opioid use, and some people have even committed suicide due to loneliness. Loneliness has been attributed to other …

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