Next-gen coil interface for non-contact peripheral nerve stimulation could improve treatment for chronic pain

As the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) finals edge closer, players across the league are preparing to push their limits. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that AFLW players are pushing their physical limits more than ever before.

Heart disease, cancer, asthma, and diabetes: All are chronic or non-communicable diseases (NCD), which accounted for about 75% of non-pandemic related deaths in 2021. They may result from genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors, or a combination thereof. But can other factors also influence disease risk?

A new study led by psychologists from UNSW Sydney has provided the strongest evidence yet that auditory verbal hallucinations—or hearing voices—in schizophrenia may stem from a disruption in the brain's ability to recognize its own inner voice.

A blood test that screens for more than 50 cancers is correct in 62% of cases where it thinks people may have the disease, a study has found.

The basic principle of weight loss is straightforward: if you consume fewer calories than you burn, you'll lose weight. In practice though, this isn't usually so easy or simple.

Humans have been fighting each other since the earliest stages of our species' history.

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in female bodybuilders worldwide, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

Garment workers face some of the most precarious working conditions in the world and are increasingly at risk from extreme heat stress caused by climate change.

A recently completed study indicates that the positive effects of a fatty acid called eicosapentaenoic acid vary significantly between individuals. The study emphasizes the importance of metabolism in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It is published in the journal JCI Insight.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have achieved a significant breakthrough by employing scatterometry, a technique originally used to measure semiconductor microstructures, for the analysis of neurons. By incorporating machine learning, the researchers enhanced the accuracy of structural analysis based on the diffraction patterns of light projected onto the samples.

A surveillance study compared international cancer incidence trends of 13 cancer types in younger and older adults.

Within the last two decades, multiple stem cell transplants and immunotherapy have been added to intensive chemotherapy as the standard of care for high-risk neuroblastoma, drastically improving survival of this childhood cancer.

Until recently, there has been little data available on how much effort football players exert in games versus practices, which position groups run the most or how to balance loads in practice to best meet the needs of game day. New research from the University of Kansas is using global positioning system technology to provide those answers to coaches and trainers.

With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain weight after their initial diagnosis—thereby increasing their risk of physical diseases—and which ones will not.

Research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarifies the complex interaction between gut bacteria and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experiments demonstrate that gut bacteria can produce the important substance serotonin. The finding may lead to future treatments.

There are currently no available treatment options for more than 90% of the approximately 7,000 rare diseases identified to date. However, if these conditions result from correctable cellular or genetic defects, cell and gene therapies (CGTs) can significantly improve patients' quality of life and often represent their only hope for betterment of their condition. The catch is that CGTs come at a substantial cost to both payers and patients.

Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) is a common treatment for joint injuries. The invasive therapy involves extracting bone marrow—often from the hip—and concentrating it to preserve stem cells and growth factors, which help promote wound healing and tissue regeneration. The concentrated mixture is then injected into the injury site to speed up tissue repair and reduce inflammation. BMAC can be used on its own or in conjunction with surgery to repair ACL, MCL, and meniscus tears and other injuries.

The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in Nature Communications, takes a closer look at the genes behind body weight and how they might point toward future treatments for obesity.