Finger-prick blood test shows promise for detecting Alzheimer’s disease biology
A simple finger-prick dried blood test accurately tracked Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in research settings, pointing to a future…
Pediatric surgeons weigh AI benefits against ethical challenges and practical barriers
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing across modern healthcare, yet its role in pediatric surgery remains limited and…
Orthorexia nervosa links strongly to perfectionism and OCD traits, review shows
An umbrella review reveals how commonly orthorexia nervosa symptoms are reported across studies and why inconsistent diagnostic tools…
AI-assisted evaluations can speed autism diagnosis
Access to autism evaluations through specialty health care is notorious for long wait times across the United States. In Missouri, many…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
Massive genetics study shows what truly separates and unites 14 psychiatric disorders
A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing…
New molecular ruler enables precise measurement of toxic Tau fibrils in fluid samples
Researchers have developed a new tool, FibrilPaint combined with the FibrilRuler test, that allows scientists to directly measure…
AI model identifies prediabetes risk with high accuracy
By combining oxidative stress biology with advanced machine learning, researchers show how a simple blood-based antioxidant measure can…
Fullerenes offer a simpler path to creating high-sensitivity MRI targets
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invaluable in the medical world. But despite all the good it does, there…
Expert guidelines for fungal endophthalmitis in the Asia-Pacific region
Fungal eye infections affect millions globally, with an especially high incidence in South and Southeast Asia. Yet, unlike…
New consortium aims to fast-track breakthroughs against follicular lymphoma
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the second most frequent subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system.…
Study sheds light on how extracellular vesicles mediate intercellular communication
A new study describes a key molecular mechanism that explains how cells exchange information through extracellular vesicles (EVs),…