Source: Premature babies who develop abnormalities like autism and cerebral palsy as teenagers have subtle differences in brain structure that can be detected on quantitative MRI (qMRI), according to a new study in the journal Radiology. These findings show the potential for qMRI, which obtains numerical measurements, to help improve outcomes for the growing numbers of...

Source: A new publication in Vascular Medicine shows the results of an occupational surveillance program spurred by the development of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the jugular vein of an astronaut. UNC School of Medicine’s Stephan Moll, MD was consulted by NASA when the discovery of the blood clot was made during the astronaut’s mission on the International...

Source: As soon as you break a bone, the body will send out an inflammatory response, cells will begin to form a hematoma around the injured area. A few weeks later, that blood clot is replaced with a soft material called callus that forms a bridge of sorts that holds the fragments together. Over months,...

Source: RANZCR has provided this submission to Cancer Australia’s consultation as part of the development of the Australian Cancer Plan 2023–2033. There were 52 recommendations made addressing the following topics: cancer screening, technologies and treatments, digital cancer care strategy, national cancer guidelines, patient access, funding and cancer research.

Source: A new program aimed at the increasing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors interested in undertaking non-GP specialist medical training, has secured funding in a first for the Australian medical workforce. This will see Indigenous non-GP medical specialists in Australia supported through a unique specialist trainee network, as well as a range...

Source: Early diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in childhood presents challenges for the primary care provider. Many of the difficulties in diagnosis arise from an overly simplistic view of this complex problem. In contrast to the rare patient with a completely dislocated hip, most patients will have more subtle variations of this...

Source: Scientists have developed a blood test that can predict whether someone is at high risk of a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or dying from one of these conditions within the next four years. The test, which relies of measurements of proteins in the blood, has roughly twice the accuracy of existing risk scores.

Source: Life events that influence levels of the female hormone Estrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia in later life, according to new research. The analysis found that some reproductive events – like an early or late start to menstruation, early menopause and hysterectomy – were linked to higher risk of...

Source: AI researchers have started to show that there are ways to efficiently adapt AI training methods to changing environments or tasks, resulting in more robust agents. While AI still has a long way to go before anything like human-level intelligence is achieved, it hasn’t stopped the likes of Google, Facebook (Meta) and Amazon investing billions of dollars...

Source: Advances in technologies to detect early signs of disease from a blood sample are helping doctors to identify the memory-robbing disorder more accurately and to screen participants more quickly for trials of potential treatments.