Study explores the use of deep learning algorithm to detect occlusal caries

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A diagnostic study on the detection of occlusal caries from a clinical photograph using a deep learning algorithm will be presented at the 101st General Session…

No evidence COVID created in Chinese lab: US intelligence

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the COVID-19 virus was created in the Chinese government’s Wuhan research lab. In…

Researchers identify subtype of depression using surveys, cognitive tests, and brain imaging

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at Stanford Medicine conducted a study describing a new category of depression—labeled the cognitive biotype—which accounts for 27% of depressed patients and is not effectively…

Study reports drug that significantly reduces bacteria’s ability to develop antibiotic resistance

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which…

Women with common heart rhythm disorder found to have faster cognitive decline than men

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP…

Global diabetes cases expected to soar from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide, affecting men, women, and children of all ages in every country, and that number is…

A nutritionist explains how those lost in the wild survived on bare basics

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earlier this year, the Colombian navy rescued a sailor from Dominica who survived for 24 days on ketchup, garlic powder and seasoning cubes after his boat…

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

Emma Rousseau of Oakland, N.J., her mouth bound with a red, white and blue netting, attends a rally on the Fourth of July to protest for abortion rights, at Lafayette…

Lack of registration is limiting access to essential medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, shows new analysis

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The lack of registration of medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is limiting access to safe, effective, and affordable essential medicines, according to a new analysis…

Study examines the use of silver diamine fluoride as an early childhood caries management strategy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study seeking to understand the perspectives of decision-makers (DMs) working within health fields in First Nations (FNs) communities in Canada regarding the use of Silver…