Monday, April 21, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025

A smiling elderly woman in a wheelchair is hugged by her daughter.

The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient – let’s call her Marie – would not stop screaming.

Marie landed in the intensive care unit where I am a bedside nurse because she was too agitated and needed more oxygen. We immediately tried

Read more …Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones – an ICU nurse explains their...

Researchers offer insights into the ethical dilemmas and legal complexities surrounding brain organoids, especially those derived from human fetal tissue. Their findings advocate for thorough regulatory frameworks to ensure that scientific and medical progress in this field is conducted responsibly and ethically, with strong regulations supported by sound ethical and legal principles.
Read more …Are lab-grown brain tissues ethical? There is no no-brainer answer

Researchers unveiled BeatProfiler, a groundbreaking new tool -- a comprehensive software that automates the analysis of heart cell function from video data. It's the first system to integrate the analysis of different heart function indicators, such as contractility, calcium handling, and force output into one tool, speeding up the process significantly and reducing the chance for errors. BeatProfiler enabled the researchers to not only distinguish between different diseases and levels of their severity but also to rapidly and objectively test drugs that affect heart function.
Read more …A pulse of innovation: AI at the service of heart research

More Articles …

  1. Preventive angioplasty does not improve prognosis
  2. People make more patient decisions when shown the benefits first
  3. Short-term incentives for exercise can lead to sustained increases in activity
  4. Stopping aspirin one month after coronary stenting procedures significantly reduces bleeding complications in heart attack patients, study suggests
  5. Bringing multidrug-resistant pathogens to their knees
  6. Scientists grow 'mini kidneys,' revealing new insights into metabolic defects and potential therapy for polycystic kidney disease
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