Esther Landhuis

1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | David H. Freedman |Esther Landhuis |Mike May

In medical research and in healthcare, time is of the essence. It’s always best to diagnose a disease early, treat it before it progresses and cut years off drug development to speed life-saving therapies to patients. Yet even today, these processes can be slow and error-ridden. Artificial intelligence can help. The stories below highlight startup companies that use AI to spot patterns that humans would miss.

1 month ago | espanol.medscape.com | Esther Landhuis

SAN DIEGO - USA. Varios estudios presentados en el Congreso Anual de 2025 de la American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI)/World Allergy Organization han consolidado el argumento de que la espirometría neutral en cuanto a la raza reclasifica a algunos pacientes pediátricos afrodescendientes cuya función pulmonar deficiente estaba enmascarada por cálculos específicos de la raza y, además, muestran que estos cambios tienen implicaciones para el diagnóstico y el tratamiento del asma.

1 month ago | aarp.org | Esther Landhuis

Getty Images Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Would you want to know you have Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms of memory loss and confusion set in? An expert committee says that’s now possible. According to their new criteria, published last June, a doctor can diagnose the disease purely from the results of a brain scan, a spinal tap or a simple blood test.

Aug 30, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Lisa Grossman |Esther Landhuis |Aimee Cunningham

Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? Stage zero cancer is a condition where cells in the body look like cancer cells under a microscope but haven’t left their original location. It’s also known as carcinoma in situ or noninvasive cancer, because it hasn’t invaded any of the surrounding tissues. Sometimes it’s not even called cancer at all.

Aug 30, 2024 | niemanstoryboard.org | Esther Landhuis

Tagged with Free writing music procrastination By Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis In spring 2020, while some FaceTimed or baked bread or pursued other pandemic hobbies, I bought an electronic drum kit. I watched YouTube to learn some basic rock beats. Before long, I was jamming to “Billie Jean,” “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Africa” and other classics from my youth, drawing encouragement from friends who humored my Facebook videos. Soon, though, this playful adventure became a guilty distraction. The...