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No One-Size-Fits-All Artificial Intelligence Approach Works for Prevention, Diagnosis or Treatment Using Precision Medicine.
A Rutgers analysis of dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) software programs used in precision, or personalized, medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat disease found that no program exists that can be used for all treatments. “Precision medicine is one of the most...
Rutgers Study Indicates Who Faces Highest Risk of HPV Infection and Anal Cancer.
Previous sexually transmitted infections and more sexual partners predict new human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in men who have sex with men, other cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women, according to a Rutgers study. “Neither of those findings is...
VA Taps Rutgers Professor to Build Database Linking Veteran Ailments to Exposure From Burn Pits.
Scott Parrott, a Rutgers professor with more than 30 years of experience in methodology and statistics, will work with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to create a database of evidence linking toxic exposure to burn pits to diseases such as...
Pfizer’s COVID pill Paxlovid has profound effect in seniors, jury still out for younger adults.
A new study is sure to add another layer of intrigue surrounding Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. In the study, based on data collected from 109,000 patients at a large Israeli health system, the drug appeared highly effective in seniors. Researchers found that those...
People Who Use Therapeutic Cannabis Are More Likely to Use Nicotine, Too.
People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to also use nicotine products than the general population, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the American Journal on Addictions, is among the first to examine nicotine use among patients of a...
Children Suffering Adversity More Likely to Thrive When Parents Are Emotionally Supported.
Emotional support for parents may bolster family resilience and help young children flourish despite adversity, according to a Rutgers study. “While exposure to adversity increases risks for children, we found that very often children who demonstrated positive signs...
Triple Therapy Halved the Risk of Death Among Patients Hospitalized With Severe COVID-19.
Hospitalized patients on high-flow oxygen for severe COVID-19 pneumonia were nearly 50 percent less likely to die when baricitinib was added to the antiviral remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone, according to Rutgers research. “All three of the medications work in...
Newly Discovered “Danger Signal” May Spur Vaccine Development and Allergy Treatment.
A study of how injured mouse cells trigger immune responses suggests novel strategies for preventing and treating everything from parasites to allergies in humans. Researchers hypothesized that gut cells damaged by parasitic worms summon the immune system by releasing...