All News

Medical Xpress / Review of 153 studies links youth media use to later mental health risks

Children and teenagers who spend more time on digital media are more likely to experience mental health, behavioral and academic difficulties later on, according to a major international review published in JAMA Pediatrics. ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study demonstrates potential broad-spectrum anti-alphavirus therapeutics

A recent collaborative study has identified two promising single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) that may offer a therapeutic option against multiple subtypes of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). The researchers, from ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI boosts breast cancer detection by 10.4% in UK screening evaluation

The UK's first comprehensive evaluation of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening found that it can increase breast cancer detection by 10.4% and has the potential to reduce the workload of health ...

6 hours ago
Phys.org / Breeding for bigger cattle may come with hidden fertility trade-offs

A University of Queensland analysis of genetic data from northern Australian cattle has identified key regions of the genome that influence traits like fertility, growth and body condition, sometimes all at the same time. ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / FDA finds little evidence that a generic drug can help people with autism

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back statements by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the drug showed great promise ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cannabis intoxication disrupts many types of memory

Smoking cannabis can do more than blur memories. It can reshape them. A new Washington State University study found that people who consumed THC were more likely to recall words that were never presented and struggled with ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Clotting protein presents a potential target in pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that depleting a clotting protein made by the liver could slow down pancreatic cancer. The research, recently published in ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Automated screening and education increase urinary incontinence diagnoses

Implementing an automated urinary incontinence screening and education program in primary care practices significantly increased awareness and treatment referrals in women with the condition, according to a recent study published ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Nursing's moral agency cannot be outsourced to AI, study warns

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into clinical settings—from predicting patient outcomes to deploying humanoid "robotic nurses"—an article published in the Hastings Center Report warns that the core ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Texas's controversial migrant busing program tied to 2024 voting shifts

Texas busing programs that transported newly arrived immigrants to Democratic-led cities boosted President Donald Trump's vote share in affected counties during the 2024 election, according to a new study from the USC Price ...

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Virtual reality games can increase a player's desire to help others, research shows

Playing a virtual reality game can increase a person's sense of altruism and influence levels of empathy, according to a new study from University of Oregon researchers.

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Focused ultrasound subtly primes human brain to respond, EEG study finds

A research team at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a new noninvasive brain stimulation technique, by showing how focused ultrasound affects the human brain. Using brainwave recordings from human participants, the ...

7 hours ago