Credit: AI-generated image Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians. Over the past two…
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How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends
A shaft of light shines into a bedroom in Belle, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 2013. Credit: Craig Cunningham/The Daily Mail via AP, File Chances are, if you’re reading this, you…
Parents feel they are lacking information about bird flu, poll finds
Only 43% of parents report they are able to find accurate and current information on avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, according to the University of Michigan Health…
Mexico reports 22 measles cases after US outbreak
An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith Mexican health authorities reported 22 cases of measles on Thursday, following an outbreak in the United…
Symptoms of long COVID can last up to two years after infection, research suggests
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Some 23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long COVID, and in more than half of them the symptoms persisted for…
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File There…
Errors in attention adaptively impact spatial working memory, study finds
Attention error and spatial working memory experimental paradigm. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02109-5 Humans are known to rapidly adapt their mental processes and behavior based on feedback they…
More than 1.2 million medical device side-effect reports not submitted within legal timeframe, analysis finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than 1.2 million medical device adverse event reports were not submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within the deadline set by federal…
Novel spatial immune-based risk prediction platform can predict hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence
Spatial multi-omics analysis reveals associations between NK cell distribution and HCC recurrence. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI:10.1038/s41586-025-08668-x A research team led by Prof. Sun Cheng from the University of Science and…
The Aussie diet in 2030 will have less fruit and more junk food if current trends continue
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aussies are falling short of key national health targets, according to scientists who have used an innovative technique to forecast future dietary trends. New research from…
