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Medical Xpress / Depressed mice successfully treated with smart contact lenses that zap their brains: New study
Scientists in South Korea have developed experimental contact lenses designed to send electrical signals through the retina and into brain regions linked to mood. In mice, the technology appeared to improve depression-like ...
Medical Xpress / Review shows obesity drugs, obesity surgery lead to a higher proportion of fat-free mass loss than diet and exercise
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (May 12–15) shows that diet and exercise interventions result in a lower proportion of fat-free mass loss ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds one in eight adults carries hidden genetic risk—and reveals what it takes to act on it
When Mayo Clinic researchers sequenced the genomes of 484 seemingly healthy adults, they found that about 13% carried a serious, previously unrecognized genetic risk—conditions those patients did not know about and that standard ...
Phys.org / Vocal fry stereotype unravels as men and older voices show more creak
Valleyspeak, uptalk, vocal fry: These are all examples of speech patterns generally assigned to young women and often stereotyped to imply a lack of confidence or intelligence. At least one of these assumed patterns, however, ...
Medical Xpress / Real-time diagnostic smart dressing patch could end fear of diabetic foot amputation
Diabetic ulcers, which occur in patients with diabetes, are dangerous complications that can lead to amputation if the treatment window is missed. A research team has developed a wireless, battery-free optoelectronic multi-modal ...
Medical Xpress / Women's experiences are forgotten in research on childbirth and breastfeeding
In the field of reproductive medicine, there is high awareness of the quality of breast milk, neonatal indicators and risk profiles. But 20% of women in the province of Québec describe coercive pressure, non-consensual acts ...
Medical Xpress / Study shows that people who gain the most weight are at more than double the risk of certain cancers
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows that people who gain the highest amount of weight across adulthood are at greatly increased risk of certain obesity-related ...
Medical Xpress / Which medicines can most affect driving? New tool estimates risk
Researchers from the SABIEN group at the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), in collaboration with several partner institutions, have developed a new tool to estimate the risk of using medicines ...
Tech Xplore / They look like harmless game features, but these design tricks quietly reshape how young players spend money
Originally, video games were a product you paid for once and that then provided as many hours of entertainment as users wanted to spend at the computer or console. Now, however, on the mobile phones that are in almost everybody's ...
Medical Xpress / When words look like their meaning, we process them faster, new research reveals
Think about a word that looks like its meaning. For instance, the word bed kind of looks like a bed, with the vertical lines resembling the posts at either end. Loop looks very loopy.
Medical Xpress / Semaglutide cuts BMI by 19% in treatment-resistant young adults with severe obesity, finds trial
A weekly dose of semaglutide (2.4 mg) leads to a clinically significant reduction in body mass index (BMI) and related health outcomes in young adults with severe obesity who are treatment resistant following hospital-based ...
Medical Xpress / As the definition of autism expands, are we losing sight of those with the greatest needs?
Thinking about autism has evolved. Just three decades ago, autism was a relatively rare and clearly defined condition, diagnosed in people with limited verbal language and highly repetitive behavior.
