Study offers clearer picture of childhood brain tumor survival

A personalized brain stimulation system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can safely enhance concentration from home has been developed by researchers from the University of Surrey, the University of Oxford and Cognitive Neurotechnology. Designed to adapt to individual characteristics, the system could help people improve focus during study, work, or other mentally demanding tasks.

Opioid use disorder (OUD) medication treatment saves lives, yet fewer than one‐third of people with OUD receive evidence‐based treatment with medication.

A study appearing in The Annals of Family Medicine explored the geographic distribution of family physicians providing maternity care and identifies opportunities for family physicians to expand access to maternity care. The paper is titled "The geographic distribution of family physicians providing maternity care and opportunities for expanding access to care in rural areas."

The Enhanced Primary Care Diabetes (EPCD) model is a nurse-led care delivery model that leverages multidisciplinary support to improve diabetes care quality in primary care settings. A study titled "Diabetes care delivery and outcomes by race and ethnicity: evaluation of an enhanced primary care practice model in the US Upper Midwest" in The Annals of Family Medicine assessed whether patients of different racial and ethnic groups benefited equally.

Large-scale, well-organized, and open datasets are necessary for primary care–focused artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) research and development.

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University examined whether machine learning could predict the risk and contributing factors of no-shows and late cancelations in primary care practices. They published their findings in a paper titled "Predicting Missed Appointments in Primary Care: A Personalized Machine Learning Approach" in The Annals of Family Medicine.

Regular walking is widely recognized for its significant benefits to overall health and well-being. Previous research has primarily focused on middle-to-high-income white populations.

Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a health care professional as part of routine GP appointments, according to a new study led by Queen Mary University of London with King's College London. The study has been published in EClinicalMedicine.

An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

The majority of liver cancer cases could be prevented by reducing levels of viral hepatitis, alcohol consumption and MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease—previously called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), suggests an analysis as part of The Lancet Commission on liver cancer.

A prospective observational cohort study determined the associations between social determinants of health (SDoH) at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent risk for long COVID. The study found that people with social risk factors including economic instability and food insecurity at the time of COVID-19 infection were at greater risk for long COVID.

You've probably seen fabricated stone countertops on an HGTV remodeling show—and you might even have them in your own home.

It's official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier.

The brain's health depends on more than just its neurons. A complex network of blood vessels and immune cells acts as the brain's dedicated guardians—controlling what enters, cleaning up waste, and protecting it from threats by forming the blood-brain barrier.

During Brazil's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, when several brands of vaccines were available and the Chinese vaccine was the most common, an unprecedented phenomenon occurred. People crossed neighborhoods or even cities in search of vaccination centers that administered a specific brand of vaccine.

Living within miles of the ocean breeze may be linked to a longer life, but you shouldn't count on the same benefits if you live in a riverside city, suggests a recent study.

For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with increased scar size, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Some high-achieving people struggle with a hidden face: a face they consider fraudulent, dreading that it will be discovered.