Study finds gaps in guideline-based testosterone prescribing practices
Only a small number of men who were prescribed testosterone therapy received appropriate, guideline-concordant diagnostic testing, according to a study…
Advancing Cushing’s syndrome diagnosis
In this interview, News Medical speaks with Professor Brian Keevil about the growing role of salivary cortisol and…
New AI system classifies brain tumors with unprecedented accuracy
Experts in Heidelberg have developed an AI system that can classify brain tumors with unprecedented accuracy using standard…
Current chronic kidney disease diagnostic thresholds reflect true patient risk
The thresholds for kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD) reflect a true increase in…
New AI tool cuts breast cancer biopsy wait times
Women with abnormal mammograms often have to wait for weeks to find out whether they have breast cancer.…
Early gaming habits and their impact on adult symptoms
A decades-spanning analysis reveals that children who game frequently before age 6 may be more likely to report…
Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
DNA-guided CRISPR system targets RNA and expands Cas12 beyond gene editing
A DNA-guided CRISPR platform could make RNA detection and control more stable, scalable, and precise, opening new routes…
Research offers clearer genetic blueprint of breast cancer variants
A study led by Dr Jason Pitt, Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore),…
Do repeated football head hits disrupt the gut microbiome?
Collegiate football players take hundreds of hits each season that never trigger a concussion diagnosis, but new research…
Lab-grown diamonds enable highly-sensitive radiation dose measurements
A team led by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University, in collaboration with Tohoku University and Orbray Co., Ltd.,…
New imaging agent shows promise for non-invasive endometriosis diagnosis
The Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford, together with Serac Healthcare Limited…