Patients, doctors and pharma companies set out plans to improve mental health diagnosis

In moments of acute pain, physical trauma and psychological distress, every minute spent in a hospital emergency department (ED) waiting room can seem like a lifetime. But what happens when the language barrier prevents triage staff from properly understanding patients' medical conditions?

Exposure to wildfire smoke and heat stress can negatively affect birth outcomes for women, especially in climate-vulnerable neighborhoods, according to a recent study led by USC postdoctoral researcher Roxana Khalili, Ph.D.

Brain networks responsible for sensing, understanding, and responding emotionally to pain develop at different rates in infants, with the conscious understanding of pain not fully developed until after birth, finds a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

For many, fitness trackers have become indispensable tools for monitoring how many calories they've burned in a day. But for those living with obesity, who are known to exhibit differences in walking gait, speed, energy burned and more, these devices often inaccurately measure activity—until now.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the host's cellular machinery to make new copies of themselves. Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), it turns out, also redecorates, according to a study in Nature Communications.

The current heat wave in the Northeastern United States threatens the comfort and even the safety of millions of people. Not all people, however, face the same level of risk from the heat and humidity. During extreme heat, older and less healthy people need to take more care to remain safe.

To better understand the current barriers to including chemosensory testing as a regular part of health care, the conference Towards Universal Chemosensory Testing (TUCT) was convened November 5–7, 2023, in Philadelphia, bringing together scientists, clinicians, patients, and other experts for the first time.

Justin Taylor, M.D., a physician-scientist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has released a preclinical study highlighting a potential new way to treat colorectal cancer. The findings appear in Cancer Research.

Researchers have found a promising new method for gene therapy. They successfully restarted inactive genes by bringing them closer to genetic switches on the DNA called enhancers. The intermediate piece of DNA was cut out using CRISPR-Cas9 technology.

Heading a soccer ball alters the brain, new research spearheaded by the University of Sydney has found, despite having no immediate impact on cognition.

Higher levels of well-being may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age, suggests new research, which tracked more than 10,000 over 50-year-olds across a 16-year span.

The anti-aging drug rapamycin has the same life-extending effect as eating less, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and University of Glasgow.

Intermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, suggests an analysis of trial evidence published by The BMJ.

Your T cells work hard to fight disease. Unfortunately, "friendly fire" from T cells can sometimes harm the body's healthy tissues.

A more effective vaccine technology may be on the horizon. In a new study in mice, researchers from the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that a simple addition to mRNA vaccines can significantly enhance their effectiveness. The innovation could become a powerful tool in the next pandemic. The next step is human trials.

Researchers at MIT and the Scripps Research Institute have shown that they can generate a strong immune response to HIV with just one vaccine dose, by adding two powerful adjuvants—materials that help stimulate the immune system.

Persistent sadness, fatigue, changes in sleep and appetite, or loss of interest are common symptoms in mothers suffering from perinatal depression. How do these symptoms evolve? A pioneering study followed the paths of mothers with this condition. It concluded that high sensitivity to internal and external stimuli can increase the risk of depression, while partner support during pregnancy has a protective effect.

A research team led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has become the first to systematically explore how large language models (LLMs) can assist in predicting liver cancer treatment responses—offering a new path toward AI-powered precision medicine.