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A new hope for preventing heart failure and reducing fibrosis
As people age, more patients are developing heart failure. A study from Nagoya University found that an enzyme called PKN is linked to heart fibrosis, which is the buildup of excess tissue in the heart. This buildup makes the heart stiffer and less effective. Removing PKN in tests improved heart function, suggesting that blocking this
Preventing foodborne illnesses can help keep super bugs at bay
Encouraging news about progress in the ongoing battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is highlighted in a landmark report recently released by the World Organisation for Animal Health. This comes at an especially good time with Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week running from Nov. 18-24. It has been held every November since 2016. The campaign serves to
Cut the Red Tape Preventing Medication Access
A 6-year-old boy with asthma visits his doctor, who prescribes a daily inhaler. His grandmother goes to pick it up at the pharmacy and learns that it is not covered by insurance and will cost her $300 a month, so she calls the doctor's office to ask for help. A nurse spends 45 minutes on…
Seeking a way of preventing audio models for AI machine learning from being fooled
Warnings have emerged about the unreliability of the metrics used to detect whether an audio perturbation designed to fool AI models can be perceived by humans. Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country show that the distortion metrics used to detect intentional perturbations in audio signals are not a reliable measure of human perception,…