https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A recent University of Mississippi study has identified hundreds of counties in the South where HIV prevention and health care may not be keeping pace with the local needs, leaving communities without resources to address the persistent problem. The research, published in Frontiers in Public Health, offers health care and government leaders a new tool for targeting HIV-related support where the need is highest. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-deep-south-hiv-gaps-patients.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:20:03 EDT news699722702 A University of Mississippi study reveals that young women aged 16 to 24 across the nation do not necessarily have the needed knowledge when it comes to birth control. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-highlights-opportunities-birth.html Mon, 18 May 2026 21:40:01 EDT news698331216 Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents experienced depression between 2021 and 2023, and those teens were significantly more likely to use substances such as alcohol, marijuana and opioids, according to a new national study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-teen-depression-linked-higher-substance.html Wed, 13 May 2026 12:50:09 EDT news697895341 Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates. This shortage leaves thousands of people with dementia—and their caregivers—without daily support. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-major-gaps-dementia-mississippi.html Mon, 04 May 2026 15:40:05 EDT news697119662 Instead of applying ointment and attaching a bandage, a "smart patch that regulates treatment intensity on its own just by being attached" has appeared. A research team has developed a "self-regulating OLED wound healing patch" that combines light and drugs to pull up the wound recovery speed by about twice. It is expected to develop into an intelligent treatment technology where light regulates drug release according to the patient's condition in the future. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-smart-oled-patch-automate-drug.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:40:03 EDT news695305461 Imagine a game of chess where your opponent's king is in check. It cannot move, but the game is not over—the piece remains on the board. This is how the body might control HIV on its own: The virus would be contained and unable to replicate or spread, but it would not have been eliminated. This is the goal of Professor Ole Schmeltz Søgaard and an international team of researchers—to enable more patients' immune systems to keep the virus permanently in check without the need for daily medication. Their findings suggest that this requires two key components working in tandem: antibodies and T cells. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-dual-immune-response-hiv-medication.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:30:01 EDT news693505141 New research from the University of Mississippi suggests that telling stories—from ancient campfire tales to modern-day digital communication—may be tied to how human memory evolved. It also could be a key to improving everyday retention. Matthew Reysen, associate professor of psychology, and Ole Miss doctoral student Zoe Fischer recently put storytelling to the test. Their study, published in Evolutionary Psychology, has found that storytelling performs just as well, and sometimes better, than the current gold standard in mnemonic devices, a technique called survival processing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-storytelling-key-boosting-memory.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:01 EDT news692895301 For children aged 2 to 5 years with atopic dermatitis (AD), roflumilast cream 0.05% has a favorable long-term safety profile and efficacy for up to 56 weeks, according to a study published online March 8 in Pediatric Dermatology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-roflumilast-cream-term-safety-efficacy.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:20:01 EDT news692625557 Sildenafil—an active ingredient also marketed under the name of Viagra—improves symptoms in patients with Leigh syndrome. This has now been reported in the journal Cell by researchers at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, together with teams from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD), and the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP in Hamburg. In a pilot study involving six patients, sildenafil showed a positive effect on the course of the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-ingredient-viagra-rare-genetic-disease.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:02 EDT news692453762 A new solution that could overcome the limitations of conventional hair-loss treatments is emerging. Heavy and rigid helmet-type phototherapy devices may soon become a thing of the past. A joint research team has developed a hat-like, wearable OLED-based phototherapy device and demonstrated that it can suppress hair-follicle cell aging by up to 92%, a key factor in hair-loss progression. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-cap-oled-wearable-hair-loss.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:00:03 EST news689432279 Once considered a regional problem, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have risen across every U.S. Census division, with particularly sharp spikes in the Southeast, including Mississippi, a new study reveals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-methamphetamine-deaths-risen-region.html Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:19:51 EST news687446342 Summer's here and after a wet spring in many parts of Australia, mosquitoes are out in force. Insect repellent has become a routine requirement for time outdoors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-mosquito-repellents-safe-australia.html Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:20:01 EST news684076265 A Korean research team has identified the most effective OLED color capable of enhancing cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients. The OLED platform developed for this study can precisely control color, brightness, flicker frequency and exposure duration, suggesting potential future development into personalized OLED-based electroceuticals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-reduction-amyloid-red-oled-memory.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:46:04 EST news683217962 Researchers from the Center for Precision Psychiatry at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered extensive genetic links between neurological disorders like migraine, stroke and epilepsy, and psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression. Published in Nature Neuroscience, this research challenges longstanding boundaries between neurology and psychiatry and points to the need for more integrated approaches to brain disorders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-reveals-genetic-roots-psychiatric-neurological.html Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:42:03 EST news682098122 Church pews, gospel songs and prayer have offered comfort in Black communities for generations. But, even the strongest devotion to faith can also carry uncertainty, guilt or grief that weigh on the mind. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-links-faith-black-americans-mental.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:24:05 EDT news680876642 Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to addiction, a University of Mississippi study concludes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-neurological-stress-addiction-patterns.html Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:50:01 EDT news678379153 Colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges related to faculty burnout and dissatisfaction in pharmacy schools, and institutions must work to create more supportive and healthier workplaces to reduce turnover rates, a new study indicates. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-experts-urge-culture-burnout-pharmacy.html Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:30:02 EDT news677321625 Electroretinography (ERG) is an ophthalmic diagnostic method used to determine whether the retina is functioning normally. It is widely employed for diagnosing hereditary retinal diseases or assessing retinal function decline. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-world-wireless-oled-contact-lens.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:10:06 EDT news674219402 A team of researchers led by two University of Mississippi professors is working to unlock patterns and causes of the No. 1 killer of Mississippians: heart disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-telehealth-social-factors-heart-health.html Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:10:01 EDT news672401587 Mice are prey animals, and while they must be able to move around looking for food, it is just as important that they can get to safety quickly—two opposite needs that are equally vital to their survival. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-safety-important-foraging-specific-neuronal.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:18:04 EDT news669385081 Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and develop new ways of treating it as a complex central nervous system disorder. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-stuttering-speech-disorder.html Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:10:02 EDT news668271915 Many Americans rely on their Apple Watches or similar devices each day to count their steps, track workouts, and measure how many calories they burn. But are those wearable devices accurate? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-wearable-tech-results-varying-accuracy.html Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:34:47 EDT news668187262 Sarah Wakeman, MD, Senior Medical Director for Substance Use Disorder at Mass General Brigham, is the co-senior author and Will Oles, BS, of Harvard Medical School, is a corresponding author of a paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, "Geographic Trends in Opioid and Polysubstance Overdose Deaths in the US, 2014-2023." https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-qa-regional-disparities-opioid-overdose.html Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:11:03 EDT news668099461 Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Teva Pharmaceuticals, in collaboration with multiple international institutions, report findings on the efficacy of fremanezumab (sold as Ajovy by Teva) in reducing migraine frequency and depressive symptoms among patients with comorbid major depressive disorder. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-ajovy-clinical-trial-placebo-migraine.html Thu, 15 May 2025 06:55:28 EDT news666510922 In a study published in Advanced Science, researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators at the Institutes of Brain Science and Fudan University, have developed an innovative augmented reality (AR) training method that significantly improves visual function in adults with amblyopia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-augmented-reality-technology-boosts-vision.html Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:31:03 EDT news664644661 Time-restricted eating is the latest craze for people looking to lose weight, but whether it works is still the calorie-burning question. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-restricted-affects-weight-loss.html Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:53:04 EDT news662212382 Washington University School of Medicine led a study evaluating long-term gantenerumab treatment in individuals with dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease (DIAD). Gantenerumab was associated with serious safety concerns, including a high incidence of brain bleeding and swelling, possibly leading to an early study termination. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-term-gantenerumab-alzheimer-trial-halted.html Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:40:01 EDT news662027196 "Fake it till you make it" might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new University of Mississippi research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and mental health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-explores-mental-health-emotional-labor.html Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:21:04 EDT news661008062 Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by fluctuations between episodes of (hypo)mania and depression. It is estimated to affect around 40 to 50 million people worldwide. The disorder has been linked to a number of negative outcomes, including suicide, and it can take an average of 8 years to get a diagnosis. Yet, little is known about the biology of the condition. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-largest-genetics-bipolar-disorder-date.html Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:52:10 EST news656772725 Methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. rose 61-fold from 1999 to 2021, according to a study, highlighting a growing crisis in addiction and public health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-meth-mortality-skyrocketed-reveals-age.html Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:43:24 EST news655998200