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Medical Xpress / Using robotic testing to spot overlooked sensory deficits in stroke survivors

A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn't move his left arm or leg. Lewis's neighbor realized his truck hadn't moved in two days and called 911 for a welfare check. When ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Home visits are helping new moms get health care, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth

When Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital began offering new mothers who gave birth there a follow-up visit with a nurse at home, Ebony Durant worried that the idea would be a hard sell for patients.

Nov 18, 2025 in Pediatrics
Tech Xplore / Researchers unveil first-ever defense against cryptanalytic attacks on AI

Security researchers have developed the first functional defense mechanism capable of protecting against "cryptanalytic" attacks used to "steal" the model parameters that define how an AI system works.

Nov 17, 2025 in Security
Phys.org / Lab setup mimics Arctic erosion to find out why shorelines are crumbling

Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to the massive erosion that has forced whole towns to move farther from the water's edge.

Nov 17, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / What does 'agentic' AI mean? Tech's newest buzzword is a mix of marketing fluff and real promise

For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, "agentic AI" is the future. At least, that's what the marketing pitches and tech industry T-shirts say.

Nov 18, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / New study finds 2 in 5 Australians experience traumatic events as children

Some 42% of Australians experience a traumatic event before turning 18—and it affects their health decades later.

Nov 18, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / New study identifies part of brain animals use to make inferences

Animals survive in changing and unpredictable environments by not merely responding to new circumstances, but also, like humans, by forming inferences about their surroundings—for instance, squirrels understand that certain ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / AI tool creates digital twins of patients to predict their future health

A new artificial intelligence tool that can create virtual representations of patients and predict individual health trajectories has been hailed a potential gamechanger for the clinical trial sector.

Nov 17, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / As people live longer and healthier, nurse training needs to respond to avoid ageist attitudes

Life expectancy in New Zealand has increased dramatically over the past five decades. In 1970, men lived on average to 68. Today, it's over 80.

Nov 18, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / How does the hair-loss drug finasteride work? Can it affect my mental health?

For many men, the gradual thinning of hair is about more than just their appearance. Finasteride, a drug widely prescribed for the treatment of male pattern baldness, has been used effectively for many years for this deeply ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Heart rate monitor can improve PTSD and chronic pain symptoms

A new study led by researchers from Murdoch University's School of Psychology, Personalized Medicine Center, and Center for Healthy Aging, Health Futures Institute has found that heart rate variability biofeedback can significantly ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Malaria rapid diagnostic test 'not fit for purpose,' international study claims

An international study published in the Malaria Journal claims that a widely used test for detecting malaria is delivering too many inaccurate false-negative results and is "not fit for purpose."