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AI-powered home monitoring tracks older adults’ health while protecting privacy

Older people could be monitored safely in their own homes without the need for intrusive cameras or wearable devices thanks to new research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

8 Oct 2026

Automated ultrasound offers reliable alternative for screening women with dense breasts

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, published by Elsevier, has found that automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and handheld ultrasound (HHUS) had similar cancer detection rates in women with dense breasts, while ABUS had a lower false-positive rate.

8 Oct 2026

Disrupted circadian rhythms may influence tumor immunity and cancer spread

Epidemiological studies link light at night (LAN), shift work, chronic jet lag (CJL), and core clock gene mutations to higher cancer risk and aggressive spread, especially in breast and colorectal cancer.

8 Oct 2026

New framework aims to improve reliability of tear-based health sensors

Dr. Yangzhi Zhu of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), with collaborators at UC San Diego and USC, published a Nature Sensors perspective on what it will take to turn tear-based wearable sensors into reliable, long-term health-tracking tools.

8 Oct 2026

Consuming fat before carbohydrates reduces post-meal blood glucose

In treating diabetes, post-meal elevation of glucose levels is an important therapeutic target. Existing clinical studies indicate that eating vegetables, protein, or fat before carbohydrates can moderate a post-meal rise in blood glucose, pointing to the potential of meal-sequencing as a simple and sustainable dietary strategy.

8 Oct 2026

NCCN collaborates with global organizations to launch tailored cancer guidelines for Philippines

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)-an alliance of leading academic cancer centers in the United States-is collaborating with several global organizations to publish new International Adaptations of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for the Philippines.

8 Oct 2026

Brief safety reminders help reduce harmful clinical AI decisions

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly capable of assisting with health care tasks, a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that adding a brief safety reminder reduced potentially harmful choices by AI models in clinical scenarios.

8 Oct 2026

Longer sleep duration linked to diabetic kidney disease risk

People with type 2 diabetes who sleep longer may have an increased risk of developing or worsening existing diabetic kidney disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

8 Oct 2026

Expert consensus statement outlines shared medical appointments to improve chronic disease care

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has published an expert consensus statement identifying best practices for delivering lifestyle interventions through shared medical appointments (SMAs), a care model that combines individualized medical care with group support.

8 Oct 2026

Blood biomarkers help track gut pathology in celiac disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes inflammation in the gut, which can damage the intestine and impair its ability to absorb nutrients.

8 Oct 2026

Hyponatremia risk varies among individual second-generation antipsychotic drugs

Antipsychotics are used to treat schizophrenia, along with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. However, these medications can be associated with hyponatremia, a serious reduction in blood sodium levels.

8 Oct 2026

Excess adiposity may alter the immune environment of airways to promote lung cancer

In a recent study of more than a thousand individuals, greater adiposity, or excessive body fat or fatty tissue, specifically in the abdomen, was associated with lung cancer.

8 Oct 2026

Potassium-rich DASH diet does not cause hyperkalemia in individuals taking blood pressure drugs

Increased consumption of potassium-rich foods that are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet did not raise blood potassium to dangerous levels in people taking medications to lower their blood pressure, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2026.

8 Oct 2026

Value-based messaging increases openness to vaccination in vaccine-hesitant adults

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AI-powered home monitoring tracks older adults’ health while protecting privacy

Automated ultrasound offers reliable alternative for screening women with dense breasts

Disrupted circadian rhythms may influence tumor immunity and cancer spread

New framework aims to improve reliability of tear-based health sensors

Consuming fat before carbohydrates reduces post-meal blood glucose

NCCN collaborates with global organizations to launch tailored cancer guidelines for Philippines

Brief safety reminders help reduce harmful clinical AI decisions

Longer sleep duration linked to diabetic kidney disease risk

Expert consensus statement outlines shared medical appointments to improve chronic disease care

Blood biomarkers help track gut pathology in celiac disease

Hyponatremia risk varies among individual second-generation antipsychotic drugs

Excess adiposity may alter the immune environment of airways to promote lung cancer

Potassium-rich DASH diet does not cause hyperkalemia in individuals taking blood pressure drugs

Value-based messaging increases openness to vaccination in vaccine-hesitant adults

Healthcare professionals' current experiences shape future remote monitoring benefits

Combination therapy overcomes immunotherapy resistance in glioblastoma

Shared family factors influence screen use and mental health problems in young people

Study explains how sickle cell variant shapes malaria parasite infections

New SPARCS technology combines AI and microscopy to screen cells

3D printing-inspired technology can improve dosing accuracy for personalized medicines

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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