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Cannabis use found to raise heart attack risk among younger adults

Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger and otherwise healthy adults.

18 Mar 2025

AI-based neural network revolutionizes cancer treatment predictions

A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI)-based neural network can rapidly analyze and interpret millions of cells from a patient sample, predicting molecular changes in the tissue.

18 Mar 2025

Lymph node transfer proven effective for lymphedema after breast cancer surgery

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

18 Mar 2025

Rubber hand illusion can decrease pain intensity

Researchers conducted an experiment in which test subjects felt like a rubber hand was part of their own body. As a result, their own hand became less sensitive to pain.

18 Mar 2025

Lower doses of antibiotic doxycycline offer effective treatment for alopecia

Small amounts of a common antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can curb symptoms where a misplaced immune reaction (e.g., autoimmunity) can cause permanent hair loss, a new study shows.

18 Mar 2025

Autonomic dysfunction linked to impaired gastric activity in stroke patients

Gastrointestinal complications are common in patients after ischemic stroke. Gastric motility is regulated by gastric pace-making activity (also called gastric myoelectrical activity (GMA)) and autonomic function.

18 Mar 2025

Gamified mobile health app designed to help people with MS manage fatigue

A new study published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders highlights the potential of More Stamina, a gamified mobile health (mHealth) app designed to help people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) manage fatigue, one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of the disease.

18 Mar 2025

New approach results in earlier autism diagnosis for children

Closer collaboration between child health services and specialist care has resulted in faster support for young children with autism.

18 Mar 2025

Third International Health Regulations Emergency Committee meeting addresses mpox upsurge

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on Tuesday, 25 February 2025, from 12:00 to 17:00 CET.

18 Mar 2025

A global movement to address the health impacts of air pollution

In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organizations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people's health from its devastating impacts.

18 Mar 2025

Her case changed trans care in prison. Now Trump aims to reverse course.

In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody.

18 Mar 2025

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences launches industry-first modular spectral flow cytometry solution

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, and an Operating Company of Danaher Corporation, revolutionizes spectral flow cytometry with the industry’s first modular solution: the CytoFLEX mosaic Spectral Detection Module.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 18 Mar 2025

In the Thymus We Trust: ProTcell Therapy & the Future of Allogeneic Immunotherapy

In this interview, News Medical speaks with Olivier Negre, Chief Scientific Officer at Smart Immune, about how immunotherapy is being revolutionized.

From Hanson Wade Group - 7th Allogeneic Cell Therapies Summit 18 Mar 2025

New guidelines to build trusted AI in healthcare research

A new set of guidelines have been launched to create trustworthy AI systems in healthcare. The first of its kind, the FUTURE-AI guideline provides recommendations covering the entire lifecycle of medical AI, from design, development and validation to regulation, deployment, and monitoring.

18 Mar 2025

Keto controversy? Experts say it’s here to stay

Low-carb and ketogenic diets offer sustainable solutions for chronic disease, enhancing metabolic health and supporting weight loss through dietary changes.

18 Mar 2025

Digitizing workflows: The role of AI and automation and how they are transforming efficiency in healthcare

The case for digitizing healthcare has never been more urgent. Hospitals are under pressure to deliver high-quality patient care, with demand increasing from an ageing population with complex healthcare needs.

18 Mar 2025

Eating by the book: French dietary guidelines linked to lower mortality risk

Higher adherence to the 2017 French dietary guidelines is linked to lower mortality risk, particularly for cardiovascular and some cancer deaths, though lung cancer risk trends reversed at high adherence levels.

17 Mar 2025

Higher BMI in adolescence worsens genetic risk for high blood pressure, study finds

Adolescent BMI amplifies genetic risk for high blood pressure, with sex-specific differences in how BMI modifies SBP susceptibility in adulthood.

17 Mar 2025

Tunneling Nanotube-Like Structures found to play a critical role in heart formation

From his lab at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Institute, Mingfu Wu, associate professor, is offering new hope for treating heart disease by sharing his insights into the fundamental process of how the heart is formed in utero.

17 Mar 2025