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Real-Life Gait Analysis for Using Millimeter-Wave Radar
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a method for predicting fall accidents and cognitive illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease by reading a person’s walking pattern with a radar sensor. It involves the use of a millimeter-wave radar to monitor walking steps in real-life environments for the elderly, with the aim of…
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Wearable Electronics Created Using Screen Printing
Researchers from Washington State University have developed a way to create the serpentine structures that power wearable electronics using screen printing, the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts. The method creates a stretchable, durable circuit pattern that can be transferred to fabric and worn directly on human skin. Current commercial manufacturing of wearable…
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Research Suggests COVID-19 May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis
A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that COVID-19 may trigger Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in susceptible individuals through a process known as “molecular mimicry.” The study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, analyzed the structure of SARS-CoV-2 proteins and more than…
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VarSAn – Computational tool to identify disease pathways
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new computational tool to identify pathways related to diseases, including breast and prostate cancer, using single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The tool, called VarSAn (Variant Set Annotator, pronounced ‘version’), uses SNPs that have been identified by sequencing studies as being disease-related, to predict which pathways may be…
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Machine learning algorithm to predict mortality in heart failure patients
Researchers from the University of California San Diego developed a machine-learning model by training a boosted decision tree algorithm on de-identified electronic health records data of 5,822 hospitalized or ambulatory patients with heart failure from the University of California San Diego. This machine learning model is based on eight readily available variables. These include, diastolic…
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Calculator to predict five year risk for chronic kidney disease
A new risk calculator tool to predict the risk of chronic kidney disease is developed by Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium, a large global collaboration led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. It utilizes a mix of variables to predict accurately whether someone is likely to develop chronic kidney disease…
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Increased mortality associated with short sleep duration
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day. This study was done on a total of 1654 adults…
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Animal tests show promise for needle free flu vaccine patch
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center published a study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology about a technology that could replace needle-based vaccination methods. In this study, researchers utilized a synthetic peptide to bind and inhibit the claudin-1 protein. Claudin-1 protein is essential for skin barrier strength and decreases the permeability of the…
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New retinal biomarker for identifying early Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have identified changes in retinal layer thickness, inflammation or thinning in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease. These changes are identified with non invasive assessment using optical coherence tomography may be an important biomarker for early diagnosis. Researchers observed that in some patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the…
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Use of mobile phone games to assess cognitive decline
Researchers from University of Kent shown that mobile phone games could be used as new tool for identifying early signs of cognitive decline and thus identify a possibility of developing dementia. Investigating the link between patterns of tap, swipe and rotational gestures during mobile game play and the users’ cognitive performance, the research shows that…
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