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Medical Xpress / Earlier ADHD diagnosis linked to better education
A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals that receiving an ADHD diagnosis earlier rather than later is associated with better academic performance and lower school dropout rates. The paper is published in the journal ...
Medical Xpress / Multifaceted clinic strategy helps low-income patients lower blood pressure faster
A multifaceted, team-based care strategy significantly reduced blood pressure (BP) in low-income patients with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their findings, ...
Medical Xpress / Mini-brain model reveals how mild head hits trigger neurodegenerative cascades
Concussions are a common injury, responsible for as many as 3 million emergency room visits every year. Children playing sports or other recreation activities sustain nearly 4 million concussions every year, according to ...
Medical Xpress / AI model suggests CPAP can massively swing heart risk in sleep apnea
Mount Sinai researchers have created an analytic tool using machine learning that can predict cardiovascular disease risk in millions of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a serious sleep disorder, according to findings ...
Medical Xpress / Breastfeeding at least three months tied to lower weight gain decades later
Breastfeeding not only affects your weight while you are breastfeeding—women gain up to 6.5 kilos less on average later in life if they breastfeed for at least three months, according to a new study.
Medical Xpress / Kids most in need of dental care are least likely to benefit from school programs
Children who don't go to the dentist are less likely to participate in school-based cavity prevention programs, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. The paper is titled "School-Based Caries Prevention Programs ...
Medical Xpress / A pocket-sized personal trainer: AI-written texts aim to get older adults moving
Artificial intelligence can write text messages encouraging physical activity that most older adults consider appropriate and good quality, but their feelings about AI—and whether they know AI wrote the message—impact their ...
Medical Xpress / Reported 2025 drug overdose 'spike' was an illusion, new study finds
In June 2025, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Medical Xpress / Cancer risk is significantly higher for adults who have never married, finds large study
Adults who have never been married face a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than those who have been married, according to a large U.S. study of more than four million cases. The increased risk spans nearly every ...
Medical Xpress / Little-used cholesterol test could prevent more heart attacks and strokes
A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure "bad" cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern Medicine study published ...
Medical Xpress / Mental and physical illnesses go hand in hand. A new genetic study explains why
For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New University of Colorado Boulder research ...
Medical Xpress / Why smoking may raise dementia risk: Lung exosomes could disrupt brain iron balance
The correlation between smoking and neurodegeneration is well-documented, with one study from 2011 finding that heavy smoking in midlife was associated with a greater than 100% increase in risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and ...
