Robot Nurse Grace to Appear at AMMG Conference, Showing How AI R&D Can Help with Senior Care
Jeff Morris
AI powered robots like Awakening Health's Grace can help directly with patient care, providing social, emotional and cognitive support along with practical assistance. Robot Grace is currently engaged in two pilot projects demonstrating her impact for eldercare. These provide an opportunity to train and teach AI systems in a context where compassion, ethics and deep emotional interaction with humans plays a dominant role.
Q&A: Even Mild COVID-19 Cases May Accelerate Aging Process
Emma Bascom
A recent study published in Frontiers in Genetics found that even mild cases of COVID-19 may speed up the body’s rate of aging, although receiving a COVID-19 vaccine might reverse these effects. In a retrospective, non-randomized study, Florence Comite, M.D. and colleagues analyzed DNA methylation states in 21 study participants before and after mild or moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection to investigate how the virus and messenger RNA vaccination might impact methylation patterns and epigenetic clocks.
Medical Collections Made Easier
Jeff Morris
Every medical practice has hundreds of thousands dollars in aged accounts receivables that are deemed to be “uncollectible”—typically more than 120 days old. A major reason is unfamiliarity with ICD-10 and ICD-11. One possible solution is a firm that since 2015 has been offering a Medical Fee Recovery program, with staff highly trained in billing and coding and experienced attorneys who are able to collect what was once deemed impossible.
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FDA Approves Oral Testosterone Replacement Therapy Kyzatrex
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High-Tech Imaging Offers New Way to Detect Signs of Early Glaucoma
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Diets Higher in Calcium and Potassium May Help Prevent Recurrent Symptomatic Kidney Stones, Study Finds
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Genetic Study Provides Evidence that Alcohol Accelerates Biological Aging |
Study Shows that an Individualized Eating Program Helps Dieters Lose Weight, Keep It Off
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What Are the Recommendations to Prevent Obesity in Midlife Women?
Pooja Toshniwal Paharia
In a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers developed recommendations for counseling non-obese 40 to 60 years old women with body mass index (BMI) values ≤29.9 kg/m2 for obesity prevention. The researchers were a part of the Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI) team and aimed to optimize long-term health, well-being, and function among midlife women.
Genetic Variant for Alzheimer's Disease May Increase Risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy After Repetitive Head Impact
Eve Bender
Postmortem analyses of brains from a brain bank found those with the genetic variant for Alzheimer's disease, apolipoprotein E4, who experienced repetitive head impact by playing football had similar pathology for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as athletes who played more than seven years of football. In addition, in people older than 65, those with the genotype had greater levels of tau burden in regions commonly affected by CTE.
Holy Grail’ of Blood Tests on the Horizon After Scientists Find Cancer Alters RNA ‘Dark Matter’
Study Finds
A “holy grail” blood test that can diagnose any type of cancer years before symptoms appear could be on the horizon. Scientists from UC Santa Cruz have discovered a protein released in the early stages of the disease, when tumors are most curable.
Avoiding Late-Night Meals May Have Anti-Aging Benefits
James Kingsland
Animal studies have revealed that timing of calorie restriction can have an effect due to the circadian system, which controls daily cycles of physiology, metabolism, and behaviors such as eating. This has also been linked to aging. If the findings hold true for humans, they suggest that to maximize lifespan people should reduce their calorie intake and avoid eating late at night.
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