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Insilico Medicine leader shares AI-driven drug discovery insights in Shanghai and Dubai

Dr. Jue Wang, Head of Global Business Development at Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend the China Healthcare Summit in Shanghai. On the afternoon of November 3 at 16:45, she will deliver a keynote speech in the panel titled: "THE COMMODITIZATION TRAP: WHO WINS WHEN EVERYONE HAS THE SAME AI?"

30 Oct 2026

Prescriptive AI tools shift critical care toward personalized treatment.

Critical care requires rapid decisions from complex, evolving data. Predictive models forecast deterioration but do not guide therapy.

30 Oct 2026

Holistic family surroundings are essential for raising healthy children

A child's health is shaped by more than inherited genes or the food on the table. Family routines, relationships, cultural practices, and everyday conditions—from early school schedules to long commutes—also influence how children grow and thrive, according to an Ateneo de Manila University medical professor and clinician.

30 Oct 2026

Tailoring prostate cancer radiotherapy to body clock could cut long-term side effects

A study by Leicester researchers shows that the timing of radiotherapy treatment may be as important as how it is given for prostate cancer patients.

30 Oct 2026

Research addresses critical gap in nonverbal palliative nursing decisions

Flinders University research published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has examined how specialist palliative care nurses navigate these complex decisions, and found they draw on clinical expertise, ethical judgement, close observation and family engagement to guide care during a patient's final days.

30 Oct 2026

Curiox Biosystems strengthens commercial leadership to expand adoption of centrifuge-free sample preparation

Curiox Biosystems Inc (Curiox), a provider of centrifuge-free (C-FREE™) sample preparation technologies for reproducible, automated flow cytometry workflows, today announced the expansion of its senior commercial team and the formation of a Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).

From Curiox Biosystems 30 Oct 2026

Discarded fruit and vegetable parts offer overlooked fiber benefits

Most of us routinely discard the peels, skins, stalks, and seeds of fruits and vegetables at mealtime. But new research from King's College London suggests these scraps could be a valuable – and overlooked – source of dietary fiber, offering potential benefits for both public health and the environment.

29 Oct 2026

New framework guides safer obesity drug prescribing in older adults

Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released a new framework to assist clinicians to safely prescribe obesity medications in older adults.

29 Oct 2026

Review highlights indoor greenery’s benefits and evidence gaps

Indoor plants and green walls can reduce certain air pollutants by around 10-30 per cent, while some indoor greening systems could cut the energy needed to cool buildings in certain office zones by up to 27 per cent, according to an international review led by the University of Surrey.

29 Oct 2026

Ending emergency food benefits linked to higher child maltreatment rates

A new study has found that in US counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up.

29 Oct 2026

UDE students develop wearable sensor patch for noninvasive health tracking

Having blood drawn, sending samples to a lab, waiting for results: Monitoring metabolic health often involves time-consuming tests.

29 Oct 2026

Hospital sewers promote antibiotic resistant bacteria, new study finds

Antibiotics excreted by patients promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital sewers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

29 Oct 2026

New smartphone patch accurately measures heart health without electronics

The patch is the first of its kind in the world and can assess a patient’s heart condition when combined with an ordinary smartphone.

29 Oct 2026

Kyushu University and Cipher Core join forces to launch preventive healthcare pilot in Bangladesh

Kyushu University and Cipher Core, a Japanese information security company providing security and financial technology solutions, have signed a joint-research agreement and begun preparations for a preventive healthcare pilot in Bangladesh under the Healthy Bangladesh initiative.

29 Oct 2026

Simple daily habits to protect and strengthen tooth enamel

In a way, teeth are like little nesting dolls. At the center is the pulp, which contains nerves and blood vessels. Dentin surrounds the pulp, and enamel forms the protective outer covering of the tooth's crown.

29 Oct 2026

What parents can expect during a stressful NICU stay

Lyndsay Gardner was enjoying a normal, healthy pregnancy until her water broke at 31 weeks. Due around Christmas in 2023, she gave birth to her son just before Halloween instead.

29 Oct 2026

New study reveals why college athletes experience severe burnout

As both athletes and students, college athletes face a lot of pressure. In fact, the NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study (2023) found that 16-35% of athletes felt mentally exhausted most days.

29 Oct 2026

Bedfont® Scientific strengthens its commitment to respiratory clinical research

Bedfont® Scientific Limited, a world leader in breath analysis with 50 years of experience manufacturing medical devices, has quietly supported respiratory research around the world and is set to make its debut at its first clinical trial-focused event in November, taking the next step toward a dedicated focus on supporting clinical trials and clinical research teams, marking the beginning of a new chapter at Bedfont®.

From NObreath 29 Oct 2026

Circadian desynchronization: The hidden cost of daylight saving time transitions

Turning the clocks back an hour each fall can feel like a gift: an extra hour of sleep. But the tradeoff is less daylight in the evening, and the annual switch continues to earn mixed reviews.

29 Oct 2026

Novel transporter protein discovery opens new pathways for central nervous system therapies

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have identified a transporter protein with the potential to open new avenues for improving creatine delivery into the brain and for developing other therapies targeting the central nervous system.

29 Oct 2026