What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated a link between cannabis use and the first four weeks of a newborn’s life, also known as neonatal…
Category: 5. Health
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Accelerating drug discovery with a single carbon atom
A research team from the University of Oklahoma has pioneered a groundbreaking method that could accelerate drug discovery and reduce pharmaceutical development costs. Their work, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, introduces a safe, sustainable way to insert a single…
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Breakthrough discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially transforming how CRPS is diagnosed and treated.
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New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions
A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain.
The study is based on a randomised controlled trial led by Professor Sylvia Gustin and Dr Nell Norman-Nott, both from UNSW and NeuRA….
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How AI tools can improve manufacturing worker safety, product quality
Recent artificial intelligence advances have largely focused on text, but AI increasingly shows promise in other contexts, including manufacturing and the service industry. In these sectors, targeted AI improvements can improve product quality and worker safety, according to a new study…
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Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow through
As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia in the future. While many organizations often advocate for investigators to share risk…
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Food as medicine: How diet shapes gut microbiome health
The modern Western-style diet — high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar — alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health. This dietary pattern, which is also low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, reduces the variety of…
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Gut Microbiome’s Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in Neurotherapeutics dives into the role of the gut microbiome in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system. As researchers investigate how gut-mediated immune…
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Lining medical stents with hairlike fuzz could fend off infections
Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.
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Social drinking also a well-worn path to alcohol use disorder
When picturing a “typical” alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems, say the authors of a new review paper in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science.
“Evidence for the…