Yearly change (95% CI) on the HDDMS, cUHDRS, and cUHDRS components by CAG category. Credit: Brain (2025). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf127 A series of digital tests carried out via a smartphone app…
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Giving doctors an AI-powered head start on skin cancer
Longitudinal dermoscopic image-based lesion change detection using PanDerm. Credit: Nature Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03747-y Detection of melanoma and a range of other skin diseases will be faster and more accurate…
Antipsychotic medications lower car crash risk for drivers with schizophrenia, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Taking antipsychotic medications as prescribed lowers the risk of a car crash for drivers with schizophrenia, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association…
Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn’t stop long-term impacts on development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Infants born very preterm spend weeks or even months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) while their immature brains are still developing. During this time,…
Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A first-of-its-kind study by La Trobe University has shown the critical contribution surfers make to beach safety in Victoria. The research, published this week in Safety…
New rules for cosmetic injectables aim to make the industry safer. Will they work?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New guidelines to regulate Australia’s booming cosmetic procedures industry have been called “tough” and “a crackdown” in media reports this week. On Tuesday, the Australian Health…
Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety
Credit: Matthias Zomer from Pexels The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in…
Single-dose CAR-T therapy potentially curative in multiple myeloma
Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 A multi-institutional study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports…
Food-oriented LLM tackles data challenges to advance nutritional applications
The potential applications of the proposed food-oriented LLM FoodSky to different populations in different scenarios. Credit: Min Weiqing’s Group Researchers from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy…
Can pediatric e-consults improve access to specialty care?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is a nationwide shortage of pediatric specialists, delaying care for many patients. In some cases, children wait weeks or even months for appointments. But now,…
