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Medical Xpress / Lonely construction workers at highest risk of suicide
High levels of loneliness among construction workers in Western Australia are the most pertinent factor driving suicidal thoughts and highlights a need to strengthen social connection, according to a new study.
Medical Xpress / Anorexia nervosa may result in long-term skeletal muscle impairment
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss. This condition is thought to affect around 1–4% of all women, ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves Myqorzo for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Myqorzo (aficamten) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Approval of Myqorzo was granted to Cytokinetics.
Medical Xpress / Representative workforce needed to address the US behavioral health crisis
A new paper published in Nature Mental Health argues that the U.S. cannot end its worsening behavioral health crisis without a workforce that reflects the racial, ethnic, lived-experience, linguistic, and geographic diversity ...
Medical Xpress / Stress among older adults linked to worse surgery recovery
Even modest stress before surgery may influence how well older adults recover, according to a new study from Duke University School of Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's symptoms often diverge from tau levels, study suggests
One of the biggest challenges in treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is how heterogeneous it is in terms of speed of decline and presence of other pathologies. That is, more than 50% of people with AD have other pathologies ...
Medical Xpress / Study highlights effect of Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia on subcortical brain structures
A recent study by the Laboratory for Neuro-Analysis and Imaging (LANAI) at UMass Chan Medical School highlights how subcortical brain structures degenerate in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia patients.
Phys.org / Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe
Freezing temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with six people dying in weather-related accidents during the continent's bitterest cold snap this winter so far.
Tech Xplore / Smart glasses find purpose among blind users
The actual use-value of smart glasses remains keenly debated—but less so among blind people, who are increasingly relying on the latest models to improve their lives.
Tech Xplore / Nvidia unveils new AI chip platform amid rising competition
AI juggernaut Nvidia unveiled its latest AI platform on Monday, as the world's most valuable company works to maintain its leadership in supplying the chips that power the artificial intelligence revolution.
Tech Xplore / CES 2026 highlights: AI chips, robotaxis, musical lollipops and interactive Lego sets
Sure, Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang's little robot buddies.
Phys.org / A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct
One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.
