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Medical Xpress / Severe childhood malaria linked to cognitive impairment later in life

Severe childhood malaria is linked to long-term cognitive impairment, according to a new study from Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators at Makerere University in Uganda. The findings, ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Puberty may hide rising anxiety in children as parent awareness lags

Starting middle school brings big changes—new schools, heavier workloads, shifting friendships. These changes are easy for parents to see. But alongside them, something less visible may be happening: a rise in anxiety linked ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know

Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend women begin at age 40 or 45 while another recently opted for age 50. They also differ on whether yearly or every other year is best.

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Examining the quality of life after esophageal and gastric cancer treatment

The survival rates of patients with esophageal and gastric cancers have improved. However, many survivors continue to experience long-term symptoms. On May 29, Kenneth Färnqvist will defend his thesis "The architecture of ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Multi-actor collaboration in integrated landscape approaches

A comprehensive scoping review reveals that participatory practices are central to the success of multi-actor collaboration in landscape planning and governance. This scoping review shows that a wide range of different participatory ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Blood test that detects tumor DNA could help guide treatment when cancer has spread

A blood test that detects tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream may help select the most effective treatment options for cancer patients whose tumors have started to spread, according to one of the largest randomized controlled ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Discovery of fat-burning 'switch' could lead to advances in bone disease treatments

Scientists' discovery of a molecular "switch" that activates an energy-burning pathway in mice has the potential to lead to new treatments for bone disease. The study, published in Nature, sheds new light on brown fat. Unlike ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI coach rewrites the rules of cardiovascular research

Every day, millions of Americans open a fitness app, glance at their step count, and may even feel a mild pang of guilt before closing it again. The problem with most health tracking technology is that it watches your activity, ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How a seconds-long toe scan with AI could widen access to PAD screening

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 8 to 12 million Americans. The condition is caused by the buildup of plaque (cholesterol and other substances) inside blood vessels, restricting blood flow to the legs and disproportionately ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Air pollution is hurting athletic performance and health

As worsening air quality and wildfire events increasingly impact communities worldwide, a study recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a 2025 Paper of the Year is drawing attention to a growing but ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency's drug program.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Largest-ever survey of physicists puts Standard Model of cosmology under scrutiny

The largest-ever survey of physicists from around the world—released today—shows a distinct lack of consensus across many of physics's most important questions, from the nature of black holes and dark matter, to the still-incomplete ...

May 12, 2026