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Researchers establish a new golden standard for human lactation studies

Women who choose to stop treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding are putting their health at risk, and have to weigh their desire to have children and breastfeed against a risk that we know very little about.

22 May 2025

Leaving out numbers in medical communication may mislead patients

When a physician says a procedure is "rarely risky," what does that really mean? Although terms like "common" and "unlikely" may sound descriptive enough, experts in medical decision-making suggest that leaving out numbers may be misleading for patients.

22 May 2025

New smartphone app can help detect heart attacks and strokes

A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and should seek medical attention, a clinical study suggests.

22 May 2025

Meta analysis highlights prognostic role of circPVT1 in solid tumors

circPVT1 has emerged as a key regulator in disease progression and clinical outcomes. However, its prognostic relevance and association with clinicopathological parameters in solid malignancies remain to be fully elucidated.

22 May 2025

Positive self-perceptions about aging linked to better post-fall physical recovery

There is a strong association between an older person's view of how they are aging and how well they will physically recover after a fall.

22 May 2025

Study sheds light on how tumor clusters enter the bloodstream

Tumors are made up of millions of cells, and removing all of these cells surgically or eliminating them with medication becomes much more difficult after the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

22 May 2025

Cysteine depletion triggers rapid weight loss in mice

Mice genetically engineered to lack the ability to make the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in just one week, a new study shows.

22 May 2025

Call centers replaced many doctors’ receptionists. Now, AI is coming for call centers.

At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot devices that monitor their health.

22 May 2025

Closed Loop Medicine appoints Kate Woolland as CEO

Closed Loop Medicine Ltd. (“CLM”), a leader in pharmaceutical precision dosing, today announced the appointment of Kate Woolland as Chief Executive Officer.

22 May 2025

Karger Publishers launches AI Innovation Hub to drive advancement in global health

The AI Innovation Hub is designed for innovators, researchers, and AI developers who want to co-create solutions that enhance progress in health sciences and biomedical research.

From S. Karger AG 22 May 2025

Reduced monitoring after stroke found safe for low risk patients

Halving the number of times vital signs and neurological function are checked in low-risk patients after treatment for acute ischaemic stroke does not compromise care or recovery, according to new findings presented at the 11th European Stroke Organisation Conference in Helsinki, Finland.

22 May 2025

Vagus nerve stimulation shows unprecedented recovery rates in spinal cord injuries

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries.

21 May 2025

Study identifies populations at risk for high-dose opioid prescriptions

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shed light on what populations are more likely to be prescribed a high dose of opioid medication. This increases their risk of developing opioid use disorder.

21 May 2025

Blood and urine tests reveal how much ultra-processed food you really eat, study finds

Researchers developed and validated blood and urine metabolite scores that objectively measure ultra-processed food (UPF) intake in adults. These biomarker profiles accurately distinguished between high- and low-UPF diets and may transform nutrition research and public health monitoring.

21 May 2025

Vitamin D supplements help preserve telomere length in aging adults

Results from the VITAL randomized controlled trial reveal that vitamin D supplementation helps maintain telomeres, protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that shorten during aging and are linked to the development of certain diseases.

21 May 2025

New strategy improves screening rates for anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows an improvement in screening rates for anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients with the implementation of an electronic health record (EHR)-based strategy.

21 May 2025

Mount Sinai researchers explore new depression treatment targeting brain’s potassium channels

A mechanism involving potassium channels in the brain that control brain cell activity could provide a new and fundamentally different way of treating depression symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder, according to two complementary papers published recently by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

21 May 2025

Medicine News and Research

Researchers establish a new golden standard for human lactation studies

Leaving out numbers in medical communication may mislead patients

New smartphone app can help detect heart attacks and strokes

Meta analysis highlights prognostic role of circPVT1 in solid tumors

Positive self-perceptions about aging linked to better post-fall physical recovery

Study sheds light on how tumor clusters enter the bloodstream

Cysteine depletion triggers rapid weight loss in mice

Call centers replaced many doctors’ receptionists. Now, AI is coming for call centers.

Closed Loop Medicine appoints Kate Woolland as CEO

Karger Publishers launches AI Innovation Hub to drive advancement in global health

Reduced monitoring after stroke found safe for low risk patients

Vagus nerve stimulation shows unprecedented recovery rates in spinal cord injuries

Study identifies populations at risk for high-dose opioid prescriptions

Blood and urine tests reveal how much ultra-processed food you really eat, study finds

Vitamin D supplements help preserve telomere length in aging adults

New strategy improves screening rates for anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients

Mount Sinai researchers explore new depression treatment targeting brain’s potassium channels

Discovery of novel gene candidate sheds light on autism mechanisms

New CRISPR technology delivers RNA precisely to repair damaged brain cells

New genetic mutation linked to increased prostate cancer risk in Ashkenazi Jewish men

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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