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New V-UNet model improves efficient medical image segmentation

Segmentation tools help doctors identify and delineate tumors, lesions, and other abnormalities in medical images.

4 Sep 2026

Independent review reinforces value of vaccines across all ages

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) supports the 2026-27 respiratory season vaccine evidence review released on September 2, 2026, by the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) in collaboration with the American Medical Association.

4 Sep 2026

High-energy tissues rely on macrophages to clear cellular waste

The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture), and brown fat (for heat production), each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. And that waste needs to be managed.

4 Sep 2026

Early medical training could strengthen the primary care pipeline

A primary-care physician is hard to find. The thousands needed nationwide are even tougher to discover. A new paper led by a faculty member at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) points to why - and outlines strategies to boost recruitment, starting in undergraduate medical education.

4 Sep 2026

Psilocybin study explores new treatment for cocaine use disorder

Albert Arias, MD, chief of addiction psychiatry at Carilion Clinic, has received an award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to research how psilocybin, a psychedelic compound being studied for several psychiatric and substance use disorders, can offer a new approach for people with cocaine use disorder.

4 Sep 2026

Mental health warning labels prompt young people to limit screens

Pop-up messages that warn of the harms of social media - such as mental health consequences - have potential to reduce young people's social media use, a new Stanford Medicine study has found.

4 Sep 2026

Most oncology AI research overlooks critical patient safety and privacy

Flinders University researchers were part of an international team that conducted a scoping review that identified 2,441 records and found just 32 studies examined how cancer patients, survivors and carers feel towards generative AI being used in their care.

4 Sep 2026

School-based behavioral therapy cuts gaming disorder risk among vulnerable adolescents

School-based prevention programs are designed to help protect adolescents from gaming disorder and problematic online habits.

4 Sep 2026

Prednisone may impair bone health in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

In a new study published in Scientific Reports, an international and multidisciplinary research team including Binghamton University researchers identified a set of blood proteins that may explain why the corticosteroid prednisone, although beneficial in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), can interfere with childhood growth and bone health.

4 Sep 2026

Some fertility treatments may raise Kawasaki disease risk in children

A large-scale study in Japan, led by researchers from the University of Osaka and the Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, has found that certain fertility treatments are associated with an increased risk of Kawasaki disease before age five, although the association differed by treatment type.

3 Sep 2026

ACC Quality Summit 2026 to focus on cardiovascular patient care improvements

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Quality Summit 2026 will take place on September 16-18 in Orlando, connecting the cardiovascular quality improvement community to share ideas, learn from real-world successes and drive measurable improvements in the quality, safety and value of patient care.

3 Sep 2026

Yeast study shows how membrane lipids slow protein transport

A study in budding yeast suggests that changes in membrane lipids trigger a braking system that slows internal protein transport when the endoplasmic reticulum comes under stress, comparable to modern logistics networks where shipments are slowed when distribution hubs are under stress.

3 Sep 2026

Study identifies education as a key predictor of hip surgery recovery

Level of education is the socio-economic factor most strongly associated with survival rates after acute hip surgery. This is shown in a Linköping University study of 58,000 people.

3 Sep 2026

New app aims to boost prostate cancer screening among Black men

A newly funded study at the University of Oklahoma aims to increase prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening among Black men in Oklahoma, who die from prostate cancer at rates two to four times higher than other racial groups.

2 Sep 2026

Progesterone levels linked to brain patterns underlying mood changes

The influence of the hormone progesterone on mood is well known. Now researchers from the University of Barcelona have shown how higher levels of progesterone during the menstrual cycle are linked to less distinct patterns of activity in areas of the brain involved in controlling emotions.

2 Sep 2026