https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Musical chills are pleasurable shivers or goosebump sensations that people feel when they resonate with the music they're listening to. They reduce stress and have beneficial side effects, but they are difficult to induce reliably. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a practical system that uses in-ear electroencephalography sensors to measure the brain's response to music in real time and provide music suggestions that enhance chills. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-chill-brain-music-interface-emotional.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:36:36 EST news688984561 Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she's working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn't think she should have to. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-medicaid-exempt-medically-frail-tricky.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:00:01 EST news684057638 The kidney is one of the body's most vital organs, responsible for filtering waste, balancing electrolytes and maintaining overall health. Any impairment to its function can lead to serious and often irreversible consequences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-quantum-kidney-disease.html Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:32:05 EST news682169521 A team at the Technical University of Munich's TUM University Hospital has implanted a brain‐computer interface in a patient paralyzed from the neck down. The five‐hour procedure was the first of its kind performed in Europe. The device enables research that could one day help restore independence and improve quality of life for patients. In particular, the scientists hope to enable the 25‐year‐old patient to control his smartphone and a robotic arm using only his thoughts. The researchers are now seeking additional participants. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-eu-brain-interface-patient-quadriplegia.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:20:01 EDT news679752366 When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-brain-rhythms-reveal-routes.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:53:05 EDT news677231581 Input and expertise from radiologists can help develop better and more trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) tools, new research shows. The study used radiologists' eye movements to help guide AI systems to focus on the most clinically relevant areas of medical images. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-ai-medical-images-radiologist.html Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:40:04 EDT news676214844 In the morning, before you even open your eyes, your wearable device has already checked your vitals. By the time you brush your teeth, it has scanned your sleep patterns, flagged a slight irregularity, and adjusted your health plan. As you take your first sip of coffee, it's already predicted your risks for the week ahead. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-algorithm-youre-patient.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:22:04 EDT news676113722 Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to design a blueprint for building a vaccine that aims to teach the body's immune system to fight cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-aggressive-skin-cancer-ai-vaccine.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:40:04 EDT news672583201 Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) first developed MGH's own DDSS called DXplain in 1984, which relies on thousands of disease profiles, clinical findings, and data points to generate and rank potential diagnoses for use by clinicians. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-traditional-diagnostic-decision-outperform-generative.html Thu, 29 May 2025 15:01:07 EDT news667749659 On a daily basis, a radiologist in the U.S. pores over 150–200 X-rays. Their specialty is so important that researchers are now trying to get in front of where they will look next—what area of the image they will next scrutinize—to open a powerful window into how they think and to discover the origins of diagnostic errors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-ai-radiologist-glance-doctor.html Tue, 20 May 2025 12:50:02 EDT news666963883 University of California, Davis researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables computer cursor control and clicking, using neural signals from the speech motor cortex. One participant with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) used the interface for daily life activities, including independent control of a personal desktop computer and text entry. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-brain-interface-speech-decoding-als.html Fri, 02 May 2025 09:49:34 EDT news665398167 One in three Americans is likely to be affected by a brain disorder in their lifetime. Many of these conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease or severe developmental disorders, have no reliable treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-crowdsourcing-brain-meta-atlas-reveals.html Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:02:22 EDT news665233336 Imagine waking up thirsty at night and having to reach for a glass of water in the dark. Without a clear view, your brain has to estimate where the glass is and where your hand is—a challenge that often leads to imprecise movements. The brain processes two key pieces of information: It needs to know where the hand is and where to move it. But what happens if this information is inaccurate? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-brain-movement-visual-uncertainty.html Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:10:13 EDT news663865413 New genetic links have been discovered between genetically predicted height and an individual's likelihood of developing a range of diseases and conditions. These new data could help improve early diagnosis and risk monitoring for patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-height-health-largest-global-genetic.html Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:45:03 EST news660224701 "Neurotechnology" refers to a broad range of technologies designed to interface with the nervous system, with the aim of treating neurological disorders, enhancing cognitive function, and improving overall well-being. This can include devices like brain-computer interfaces, neurostimulation systems, and wearable sensors that monitor brain activity or physiological responses. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-guidelines-aim-users-neurotechnology.html Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:34:17 EST news658460050 Random noise, such as background hubbub on a phone call, is usually thought of as unwanted interference. Now researchers at Columbia Engineering find the brain may harness unavoidable random fluctuations of its activity to perform useful computations, particularly in tasks relying on memory. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-harnessing-chaos-brain-randomness-robust.html Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:36:06 EST news657534961 Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist's job. They don't always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient's treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially intelligent algorithm that predicts the chances of death. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-health-ai-money-require-lot.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:50:01 EST news655983030 Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-neuronal-circuit-insight-eye-movement.html Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:54:04 EST news651498841 Controlling a computer with your mind was once pure science fiction, but it's now plausible thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Today's BCI systems have achieved extraordinary advancements to control complex machines through thought, yet there is still one major obstacle—identification of a novel signal that can be recorded through your scalp and skull. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-digital-holographic-imaging-path-noninvasive.html Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:50:22 EST news650893818 The computer systems run by the consulting giant Deloitte that millions of Americans rely on for Medicaid and other government benefits are prone to errors that can take years and hundreds of millions of dollars to update. While states wait for fixes from Deloitte, beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-errors-deloitte-medicaid-millions-years.html Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:30:01 EDT news645093028 Certain changes in the genetic material of pathogens can alter their ability to infect human cells or protect them better from defense by the immune system. Researchers were able to observe this effect particularly impressively in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-synergistic-mutations-omicron-variant-sars.html Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:30:02 EDT news643597862 There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question, but MIT neuroscientists have now answered that question for one commonly used anesthesia drug. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-reveals-anesthesia-drug-unconsciousness.html Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:00:01 EDT news640250958 The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased interest in wearable health-monitoring devices among low-income Hispanic and Latine adults living in the U.S., a new Northwestern University study has found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-covid-pandemic-attitudes-wearable-health.html Wed, 08 May 2024 10:50:01 EDT news634377694 How does your brain know the position and movement of your different body parts? The sense is known as proprioception, and it is something like a "sixth sense," allowing us to move freely without constantly watching our limbs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-unraveling-sixth-explores-brain-body.html Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:12:03 EDT news630241921 From the very first weeks of life, countless connections are forged between neurons to ensure the propagation of nerve signals. These connections gradually shape the final architecture of the brain, known as the connectome. Our ability to perform complex cognitive tasks, such as spatial orientation or problem-solving, hinges on its structure. But how does it emerge during development? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-brain-1.html Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:32:44 EST news629116359 The waste system of living cells, the proteasome, not only shreds disused or damaged proteins, it also supports the immune system by recognizing virally infected or cancerous cells by producing protein fragments, so-called immunopeptides. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-peptides-proteasome-degrade-proteins.html Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:10:01 EST news627131103 When Megan Costello heard on the radio this fall that a newly approved vaccine for pregnant people could protect their babies from RSV, the Los Angeles resident immediately started asking how she could get the shot. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-pregnant-people-shot-babies-rsv.html Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:40:02 EST news621779124 Computer scientists have developed a new diagnostic tool using artificial intelligence and a digital camera to detect facial palsy with 98% accuracy, including the patient's gender and age. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-digital-camera-ai-algorithm-facial.html Thu, 30 Nov 2023 04:35:57 EST news620541354 The "hygiene hypothesis" posits that allergic asthma can be triggered by a childhood environment that is too clean and sterile. One studied mechanism underlying this relationship is the influence of microbial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which train the immune system. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-explores-environmental-pollutant-bpa-asthma.html Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:52:54 EST news618663172 Cancer cells are notorious for rapidly changing their phenotype, driving within-host spread and evading treatment. Scientists in Plön have used a mathematical model to understand the role of a signal used by cancer cells to control their phenotype. By manipulating these signals, cancer cells can be tricked into a less harmful phenotype that is more responsive to treatments. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-phenotypic-plasticity-effect-cancer-cells.html Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:15:07 EDT news617534105