Health

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10:31 GMT, February 20, 2019

More gambling options doesn’t mean more addiction, study found

Online gambling in many countries has grown significantly, especially over the past ten years. In the US, for example, many states have approved moves to legalize […]
12:03 GMT, February 19, 2019

AI can predict ovarian cancer patients’ survival

It is now possible to predict survival of ovarian cancer patients, say researchers. They have created a new AI machine learning software that can predict survival […]
13:12 GMT, February 18, 2019

5 Types of Heart Diseases and their Prevention

Heart disease has become increasingly common in today’s world, largely due to lifestyle choices, dietary habits, and other health factors. The term “heart disease” refers to […]
19:14 GMT, February 4, 2019

Cardiac energy harvesting device can recharge implantable devices

According to a recent study, a team of engineers created an invention that can capture and convert the kinetic energy of the heart into electricity to […]
12:09 GMT, February 4, 2019

Graphene biosensor may provide earlier lung cancer diagnosis

Scientists have created a new technique that could create an extremely sensitive graphene biosensor. The biosensor would be able to detect molecules of the most common […]
22:45 GMT, January 30, 2019

E-cigarettes found to be more effective than nicotine replacement treatments

A clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London found that e-cigarettes are nearly twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments at helping smokers quit.  […]
02:13 GMT, January 25, 2019

Can AI help improve medical communications?

An international team of researchers examined how AI could help improve medication communications. In other words, they wanted to see how artificial intelligence could help patients […]