Tag: Clinical Practice

Dr. Andrea Maier, Oon Chiew Seng Professor in Medicine at the National University of Singapore, is a veteran geroscientist and one of the most familiar faces in the rising field of longevity medicine, which aims to translate the early successes of geroscience into clinical practice. Parallel to her scientific career, Andrea runs her own longevity...

The Hallmarks of Aging team has returned to Cell, publishing a detailed review discussing how future methods of dealing with aging might be highly personalized. Two more hallmarks? In the original and very heavily cited 2013 paper [1], Dr. López-Otín and colleagues outlined nine hallmarks of aging. In their 2023 update [2], three more were...

A new study suggests that people with hypertension who receive care in their preferred language are less likely to have a major cardiovascular event or die from any cause [1]. Let’s find a common language Communication between the doctor and the patient is important, and it is becoming clear how important. A new study by...

In a new study, ChatGPT 4.0 achieved significantly better diagnostic scores when evaluating complex cases than either unassisted human physicians or physicians who consulted the chatbot [1]. Bad news for human doctors? For millions of people, chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) have quickly become an indispensable source of information on everything from finances...

In Nature Aging, researchers have published the creation of a new clock that uses multiple metrics to evaluate biological aging. What's worth measuring? What Are Epigenetic ClocksAn epigenetic clock is a biochemical test that uses DNA methylation levels and accumulation of methyl groups on DNA to determine biological age. There are many different kinds of...

Scientists at Google have created an AI chatbot for conducting medical interviews. It matched or surpassed human primary care practitioners on most criteria, including accuracy, politeness, and empathy [1]. AI, MD Before doctors begin treating, they do a lot of talking. The initial conversation with the patient is extremely important, as it can lead to...