Medical Notes: AI Can Diagnose Your Parkinson’s Disease, How Bacteria Can Lower Your Medical Bills, And The Dangers Of Dehydration

Some diseases are tough to self-diagnose, but AI is here to help.

Research in the Journal NPJ Parkinson’s Disease has revealed a screening test that uses artificial intelligence to help notice signs of Parkinson’s. The program gives users two short sentences to recite, which both use all 26 letters of the alphabet. The AI then analyzes the recordings for patterns linked to the neurological condition. It has an 86 percent accuracy.

Does bacteria get a bad rap?

The tiny microbes may help lower your medical bills. A study published in the journal M-Bio shows how scientists can engineer bacteria to over-produce vitamins. This route would reduce the need for lab space and other raw materials, making the end product not only cheaper but more sustainable. The researchers are currently working on using this method to produce vitamin k-2.

Have you had enough water today? Probably not – and that’s a big problem.

New research is showing that just two hours of dehydration severely impacts your cognitive processing. Attention, coordination, and complex problem solving are usually the most at risk to suffer. A study published in the journal Medicine And Science In Sports And Exercise argues that dehydration can raise the risk of accidents in hot workplace environments.

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