05 / February / 2025 Artificial intelligence reduces beliefs in conspiracy theories ChatGPT-style system created at MIT diminishes conspiratorial beliefs for up to two months after interaction Por Editorial staff
14 / January / 2025 To reduce costs and increase diversity in clinical studies A US regulatory agency advocates analyzing treatment efficacy by combining observational studies with targeted data collection Por Editorial staff
26 / November / 2024 More patient-centric clinical trials Decentralized research helps to widen the diversity of patients undergoing clinical trials and expedite the development of new medications and therapies Por Úrsula Neves
02 / September / 2024 Telemedicine guidelines reduce unnecessary prescriptions Study shows that the adoption of specific care guidelines reduced the prescription of antibiotics and antimicrobials for COVID-19 patients Por Editorial staff
23 / August / 2024 AI increases colonoscopy rates in the US New York study used digital technology to identify cancer patients who missed colonoscopy exams Por Editorial staff
21 / August / 2024 The atlas that could revolutionize medicine An international consortium, supported by Brazilian researchers, reveals details of the human body’s molecular composition and operations at a cellular level Por Gilberto Stam
09 / August / 2024 Bioethics and AI: what role do clinicians and patients play? Researchers identify problems with the use of programs such as ChatGPT in the clinician-patient relationship and suggest how to make better use of AI tools Por Editorial staff
12 / June / 2024 COVID-19: High levels of immunity hinder clinical trials Clinical trials conducted in 2021 and 2022 were unable to find a dosage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus capable of infecting volunteers in challenge studies Por Editorial staff
21 / May / 2024 Deaths from Alzheimer’s increase in Brazil, posing a challenge for researchers The disease is one of the world’s biggest public health issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries, putting a burden on healthcare systems and patients’ families Por Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
15 / May / 2024 Traces of pollution in the brain Researchers seek to understand how exposure to pollutants may play a role in the development of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Por Editorial staff