Feds join ranks of employers with generous fertility benefits

by Michelle Andrews, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompanies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is getti

OB & GYN April 27,2024

Feds join ranks of employers with generous fertility benefits

by Michelle Andrews, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompanies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is getti

OB & GYN April 27,2024

Excessive pregnancy weight gain and substantial postpartum weight retention common in military health care beneficiaries

byThe Obesity SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular ac

OB & GYN April 27,2024

Excessive pregnancy weight gain and substantial postpartum weight retention common in military health care beneficiaries

byThe Obesity SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular ac

OB & GYN April 27,2024

Gut microbiota acts like an auxiliary liver, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.004Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts' amino acid

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

Gut microbiota acts like an auxiliary liver, study finds

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.004Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts' amino acid

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

Intermittent fasting may help preserve intestinal health as we age

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study conducted in mice has found that intermittent fasting brought benefits beyond weight loss, suggesting the practice could

Nutrition April 27,2024

Intermittent fasting may help preserve intestinal health as we age

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study conducted in mice has found that intermittent fasting brought benefits beyond weight loss, suggesting the practice could

Nutrition April 27,2024

Prebiotics could help space travelers stay healthy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: American Physiological SocietySpace travel can be hard on the human body, but new research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help a

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

Prebiotics could help space travelers stay healthy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: American Physiological SocietySpace travel can be hard on the human body, but new research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help a

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

New AI tool creates virtual model of the infant microbiome and predicts neurodevelopmental deficits

byUniversity of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe gut microbiome has a profound impact on the health and development of infants. Research shows that dysbiosis—or imbalances in the microbial co

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

New AI tool creates virtual model of the infant microbiome and predicts neurodevelopmental deficits

byUniversity of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe gut microbiome has a profound impact on the health and development of infants. Research shows that dysbiosis—or imbalances in the microbial co

Gastroenterology April 27,2024

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing

byWashington University School of MedicineOn average, radiologists find one case of cancer (bottom images) in every 200 mammograms they evaluate. The top images show no cancer. In a recent study

Oncology April 27,2024

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing

byWashington University School of MedicineOn average, radiologists find one case of cancer (bottom images) in every 200 mammograms they evaluate. The top images show no cancer. In a recent study

Oncology April 27,2024

New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images

by Adam Zewe,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTyche: the first in-context stochastic segmentation framework. Human annotators (top) can handle a wide variety of tasks, and different annotato

Technology & AI April 27,2024

New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images

by Adam Zewe,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTyche: the first in-context stochastic segmentation framework. Human annotators (top) can handle a wide variety of tasks, and different annotato

Technology & AI April 27,2024

Shorter scan to diagnose prostate cancer could increase availability and reduce cost

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRemoving one step from a three-part MRI scan, which could make them quicker, cheaper, and more accessible, had no negative impact on

Nephrology & Urology April 27,2024

Shorter scan to diagnose prostate cancer could increase availability and reduce cost

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRemoving one step from a three-part MRI scan, which could make them quicker, cheaper, and more accessible, had no negative impact on

Nephrology & Urology April 27,2024

Dubin-Johnson Syndrome in twins linked to novel genetic mutations

by First Hospital of Jilin University(A) Localization of the R393 and L1211 in a predicted topology model of MRP2 protein. The full-length model was generated by the open-source tool Protter (http://w

Pediatrics April 27,2024

Dubin-Johnson Syndrome in twins linked to novel genetic mutations

by First Hospital of Jilin University(A) Localization of the R393 and L1211 in a predicted topology model of MRP2 protein. The full-length model was generated by the open-source tool Protter (http://w

Pediatrics April 27,2024