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Medical Xpress / Study finds malaria chemoprevention for school-aged children could deliver billions in health and economic benefits
Providing malaria chemoprevention to school-age children in some of Africa's highest-burden countries could generate billions of dollars in societal benefits while improving health and education outcomes, according to a new ...
Medical Xpress / How telehealth is fueling a surge in ADHD scripts in a business model that benefits the rich
Seeing a psychiatrist via telehealth became easier from January 2022. That's when Medicare-reimbursed telepsychiatry arrangements became permanent.
Phys.org / New teaching method could help Aboriginal languages survive and thrive
Curtin University-led research has unveiled a new teaching approach that could help incorporate Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms, teach younger generations and potentially prevent important cultural connections ...
Medical Xpress / Study uses virtual reality to improve walking balance assessment
A new study led by Clarkson University Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi introduces a virtual reality tool that could help clinicians better evaluate walking balance and detect balance problems before ...
Phys.org / Conditions remain 'unchanged' for young people with disability, data reveal
The level of inequity experienced by young people with disability has remained largely unchanged since the turn of the century, according to new research led by Flinders University. Using data from the Household, Income and ...
Phys.org / Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them
Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this ...
Phys.org / Student research shows positive outcomes from summer research program
Physician-scientists hold a unique role in the medical field. They balance patient care with conducting research. Physician-scientists spend much of their time in laboratories performing experiments to drive innovation across ...
Medical Xpress / A patient-focused health care system is key to tackling missingness
Embedding a patient-focused approach across all health care settings could help better address the problem of missingness in health care, according to researchers.
Phys.org / Study spotlights human toll of abrupt U.S. foreign aid cuts
In January 2025, the Trump administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals how networks of switches in DNA, which regulate gene expression, drive cancer growth
Enhancers are pieces of DNA that act like switches, regulating when genes are turned on and off and how strongly they are activated. Scientists know these switches play a critical role in cancer and other diseases, but they ...
Medical Xpress / Motor abnormalities predict mental illness in both general and specific symptoms
Motor issues—such as coordination problems, motor slowing or sudden, uncontrolled movements—have been recognized as signs of psychological disorders since the 1800s. How they map to mental health conditions, however, remains ...
Phys.org / Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study
Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday.