[ Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, altered sleeping and/or eating patterns, low energy, and difficulty concentrating on tasks. While it is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, its unique neural and …

[ Worldwide, women carry the greatest burden of malnutrition. More than two-thirds of women of childbearing age don’t get enough of at least one micronutrient. These are the vitamins and minerals, such as iron, that the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy. A shortage is often called “hidden …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators developed an AI-based model that can identify hospitalized patients at risk of low blood sugar up to 24 hours before the condition occurs. The long short-term memory (LSTM) model, described in npj Digital Medicine, could help clinicians intervene earlier and …

[ Schematic representation for the role of BHLHE40 in mediating the interaction between TIM8-TIM13 complexes and CCNT1 upon hypoxic stress. Courtesy of Brianna Monroe. Credit: Northwestern University Northwestern Medicine scientists have, for the first time, described the underlying mechanisms that regulate how cells rapidly change gene expression in response to …

[ Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is already saving lives in the UK—and the scale of that success is striking. Source link

[ At left, hydrogels developed by Jiawei Yang and a team of researchers exhibit different colors according to their coatings. At right, a microscopic image of a hydrogel surface. Credit: Jiawei Yang Researchers led by Jiawei Yang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large real-world clinical trial has found that a generative AI-powered support tool used to support frontline clinicians was safe and improved the quality of clinical decision-making, but did not significantly change short-term patient outcomes. The study, published in Nature Medicine, is one of the …

[ A punishing heat wave overwhelming hospitals in Europe is just the latest reminder of the deadly threat such scorching temperatures can pose to human health. Source link

[ Credit: The Greco Lab. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2519708123 The cells lining skin capillaries are constantly sending each other messages—tiny pulses of calcium that help regulate blood flow, sense physical forces and keep vessel walls intact. Scientists have known about this signaling for decades. …

Sam Robinson, from the Norfolk-based cancer charity Big C and who was previously a breast cancer nurse, said there were several reasons why routine breast screening stops after 70. “There could be other health problems that patients have. The treatments could be detrimental to their health… that is research-based, so …

[ For patients with Meniere disease (MD), age and baseline hearing status are associated with long-term hearing outcomes, according to a study published online May 16 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Source link

Josh said: “I’ve been getting messages from people all around the world. “I’m very touched by it all, and it’s making a difficult time a lot easier.” He said his dad was born in Sierra Leone on 1 October 1944, graduated in law from the University of Oxford and trained …

[ Researchers developed an AI-guided, 4D-printed microneedle patch inspired by the carnivorous plant Drosera capensis. The shape-changing device bends at body temperature to help close wounds while delivering regenerative DNA and antibacterial zinc treatment. In preclinical wound-healing experiments, the technology accelerated wound healing and promoted tissue regeneration. Credit: Hanyang University …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adults with both epilepsy and hearing loss who use hearing aids may have a 23% lower risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2026. Hearing loss is widely recognized as …

[ Cancer doctors across the United States are running short of essential generic chemotherapy drugs, and some fear the squeeze could force widespread rationing, The New York Times reported. The shortages trace to manufacturing problems, shipping delays and decisions by some companies to stop making the medicines, according to the …

[ Through interdepartmental collaboration, a young woman’s quality of life and ability to walk were restored following the laparoscopic removal of a rare, benign tumor of neurological origin in the lesser pelvis, known as a schwannoma (also called a neurinoma). In the Central and Eastern European region, only the Neuropelveology …

[ Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy from Pexels Each unit of cost invested in Helicobacter pylori screening can generate approximately a fivefold return in gastric cancer prevention benefits. The gastric cancer prevention research team at National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, has pioneered a globally applicable …

[ Schematic showing the novel mechanism by which PTGES3 nuclear transcriptional regulation promotes hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and immunosuppression. Credit: Wang Nianfei A research team led by Prof. Wang Hongzhi at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found a novel role of prostaglandin E synthase 3 …

[ Flu vaccines are a major business for French pharmaceutical group Sanofi. The European Commission announced Friday that it was opening an antitrust probe into French pharmaceutical group Sanofi on suspicion it breached the bloc’s competition rules in promoting a flu vaccine. The probe centers on how the firm marketed …

[ A neuron in a dish expressing human Tau protein. Credit: Mitali Tyagi, Ph.D. Alzheimer’s disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic Tau spreads to new regions of the brain, symptoms worsen and ultimately become fatal. Now, researchers have discovered …