Global report highlights inequities in pediatric palliative care
Nearly all the world’s 10.6 million children experiencing serious health-related suffering (SHS) live in low- and middle-income countries…
Early bone molecular changes signal osteoarthritis progression
Osteoarthritis often goes undetected until cartilage damage is advanced, limiting treatment options. A new study shows that molecular…
Does Your Therapist Actually Understand EMDR?
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers In the physical world, Tracy was about halfway through a telehealth therapy session. Her eyes…
Smartwatch data may help detect opioid misuse risk
Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for…
Hormone therapy reduces abnormal nerve growth in chronic back pain
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common health problems worldwide, affecting people of all ages…
A common diabetes drug may prevent long COVID when taken early
Large clinical trials and real-world data point to a familiar diabetes drug as a simple, safe way to…
Combination therapy improves cognition in Alzheimer’s models
In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including…
Color vision deficiency is linked to worse survival in bladder cancer
A large electronic health record study suggests that difficulty recognizing painless blood in urine may delay diagnosis and…
Silencing a specific brain circuit can prevent and reverse chronic pain
A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary…
Multi-fluid microRNA signals as markers of endometriosis
By analyzing microRNAs in blood, saliva, and vaginal mucus, researchers uncover fluid-specific molecular patterns that could inform future…
Facial wound secrets revealed for scarless repair
Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery…
AI predicts health outcomes for premature newborns from blood samples
An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood samples collected soon…