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Medical Xpress / AI learns yoga pose families, delivering real-time feedback for digital rehab

A novel AI system capable of recognizing yoga poses with high accuracy could pave the way for more effective digital coaching tools, rehabilitation platforms and movement-monitoring applications.

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Turning brain neurons on and off with light: A reversible synaptic switch

A research team led by Professor Ji Won Um of the Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity, Department of Brain Sciences, DGIST, in collaboration with a team led by Professor Alice Ting at Stanford University, has developed ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers propose new target, repurposed drugs to make CAR T-cell therapy safer

CAR T-cell therapy has transformed cancer care, offering new hope to patients with aggressive blood cancers who once had few treatment options. But for some patients, the powerful immunotherapy can trigger a potentially life-threatening ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Women with multiple long-term conditions face increased pregnancy risks

Women who begin pregnancy with two or more pre-existing long-term physical or mental health conditions have a 20% higher risk of miscarriage, a 69% higher risk of severe nausea and vomiting, and around four times the risk ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Leading hemp-derived cannabinoid brands lean on lifestyle and youth appeals on social media

Brands that market hemp-derived, intoxicating cannabinoid products are capitalizing on a lack of oversight on social media platforms to reach consumers, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Psychedelic exposure during adolescence disrupts a brain circuit linked to lasting social avoidance in rats

Psychedelics, drugs that alter people's perceptions, mood and thoughts, have recently shown promise for the treatment of some psychiatric disorders. Yet many psychedelic drugs remain controlled substances in most countries ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug shows promise in reversing high blood pressure's toll on kidneys and heart in mice

High blood pressure affects nearly 1 in 8 people worldwide, and its impact goes far beyond a number on a blood pressure monitor. It can quietly damage the heart, kidneys and brain, making it one of the world's biggest preventable ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smart delivery systems could make noninvasive nasal routes to the brain possible

A protective layer that is extremely picky about not letting harmful substances in can sometimes also keep useful things from entering the very space it is meant to protect. The body's blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one such ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / T cells ditch exhaustion marker to escape tumors and protect against cancer relapse

As the immune system battles cancer, chronic stimulation gradually drives T cells to a state of exhaustion. But some of these exhausted T cells can lose expression of the exhaustion marker LAG3, move out of the tumor and ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Emotion-regulation training reduces distress and changes the brain, team reports

A five-week training intervention taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, a new study finds. After the training, the students reported less emotional distress when viewing ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Restoring a missing slice of sunshine to indoor light may help prevent myopia

Research has already shown that the more time children spend playing with screens indoors instead of outdoors, the more likely they are to develop myopia. In fact, some experts predict that nearly 5 billion people (or 50% ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why you move—not just how often—could affect dementia risk

For years, scientists have known that regular physical activity can help lower the risk of dementia. But new USC research suggests that it's not only the amount but also the activity's context—for work or for leisure—that ...

Aug 18, 2026