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Medical Xpress / New clues about the causes of severe headaches
Cluster headache is a rare neurological disorder characterized by sudden, severe headache attacks. Due to the extreme pain, it is sometimes referred to as "suicide headache," and the underlying causes remain largely unknown. ...
Medical Xpress / Dementia with Lewy bodies: Why are some brain regions more affected than others?
Dementia with Lewy bodies is one of the most common forms of dementia in older adults, after Alzheimer's disease. It takes its name from "Lewy bodies," abnormal clumps of a protein called alpha-synuclein, first identified ...
Phys.org / Comet 220P McNaught puts on an encore performance
It has been a busy month for astronomy. In the midst of an eclipse season bookended by the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 and the deep partial lunar eclipse coming up this week on Aug. 28, an outbound comet hanging high in ...
Phys.org / Support groups for parents halved violence against children in wartime Ukraine, trial finds
Ukrainian parents who joined a support group program called "Hope Groups," designed for families living through the war, reported that violence against children was cut in half and that they had less than half the depression ...
Phys.org / New quantum computing method broadens spectroscopy of hard-to-model matter
Scientists could have a new way to explore the hidden behavior of matter, thanks to research involving Queen Mary University of London that uses a quantum computer to carry out a new form of computational spectroscopy.
Medical Xpress / Research shows AI can fast track mental health care
Researchers have analyzed 1 million health-related Reddit threads to build an AI platform that can quickly identify mental health concerns in hopes that the findings will help fast-track and better personalize care.
Medical Xpress / Sugar tax could improve oral health
Millions of cases of tooth decay could be prevented if Australia introduced a 20% tax on sugar, new Griffith University research has found.
Medical Xpress / How DNA folding controls immune gene activity in T cells
A new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reveals that the three-dimensional folding of DNA at a key genetic locus helps determine when two related immune genes, Ets1 ...
Phys.org / Parents are increasingly abusive toward teachers and principals. How can schools respond?
Some private schools have begun asking parents to sign a code of conduct to try to stop abusive behavior toward teachers.
Medical Xpress / The Medicare GLP-1 discount has one big catch: Some sick patients don't qualify
About 1 in 5 American adults have taken a GLP-1 medication, and most of them, including those with health insurance, say the drugs are difficult to afford. Federal law has long barred Medicare from covering drugs prescribed ...
Medical Xpress / AI-based diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes from a single facial video
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of facial videos can rapidly and accurately detect undiagnosed high blood pressure and diabetes, according to a study that will be presented at ESC Congress 2026.
Medical Xpress / Stress gene 'stuck on' in the brains of people with schizophrenia, study finds
Experts at the University of Sydney have found that a gene involved in regulating the body's response to stress switches on more easily in the brains of people who live with schizophrenia.
