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Medical Xpress / What will AI automation of health care mean for patients?

Artificial intelligence is upon us, and just as other historical breakthrough technologies have proved, it is not a matter of how it will accommodate us but how we must accommodate it. Education, finance, law, transportation ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Bone-targeted estrogen delivery reverses postmenopausal osteoporosis without uterine side effects in mice

Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them brittle and prone to fracture. Taking the hormone estradiol can reverse these effects, but it may also increase endometrial and uterine cancer risks. ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Turning everyday cameras into crop analysis tools

Agricultural producers and manufacturers often need information about crop attributes, from nutrient content to chemical composition, to make management decisions. In recent years, multispectral imaging has emerged as a useful ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Even low-intensity smoking increases risk of heart attack and death, study finds

An analysis of data from almost two dozen long-term studies finds that even low-intensity smokers have a substantially higher risk of heart disease and death compared to people who never smoked, even years after they quit. ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Teens who play video games with gambling-like elements more likely to start real betting, study suggests

Young people who play video games with "gambling-like" elements—such as buying loot boxes or in-game items—are more likely to go on to gamble with real money.

Nov 19, 2025 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / Key protein for healing nerve damage reveals a dual role

Nerve damage can be an unfortunate side effect from an accident, illness or even certain treatments, like chemotherapy. Fortunately, the peripheral nervous system can heal itself to a certain extent, albeit very slowly. Researchers ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Muscle protein linked to exercise opens new way to treat Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating cause of memory loss and cognitive decline, for which no curative treatment is available. Among lifestyle factors, physical activity stands out as possibly one of the strongest defenders ...

Medical Xpress / Targeted protein degradation: A new way to combat harmful proteins in tumor cells

A new active substance attacks a key protein in tumor cells, leading to complete degradation. In cell experiments, this caused cancer cells to lose their protection and die. The active substance was developed by researchers ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Q&A-style messaging can increase public health engagement and information seeking

A study published in Management Science shows that question-and-answer messaging can significantly increase curiosity, drive topic-specific information seeking and, in some cases, promote healthier behaviors. The research ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / The genome editing playbook is different in neurons and other nondividing cells, researchers discover

The gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is changing what's possible for treating a wide range of diseases caused by genetic mutations. But so far, attempts to use the technology to address brain-based genetic disorders ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Nature-inspired navigation system helps robots traverse complex environments without GPS

Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able to smoothly navigate ...

Nov 14, 2025 in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Two-thirds of women experience too much or too little weight gain in pregnancy

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to intensive care, finds a review ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Health