https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The integration of AI into digital pathology has the potential to transform cancer diagnostics by enabling scalable, quantitative analysis of tissue specimens. However, widespread deployment of AI-assisted pathology remains challenged by the need for costly imaging infrastructure and the lack of reliable mechanisms to assess prediction confidence. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-uncertainty-aware-ai-lensfree-holography.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:05 EDT news700313461 Interpreting medical ultrasound images is a difficult task, requiring a technician to look at 2D images and mentally arrange them into a 3D representation of what the tissue looks like. To make that job easier, MIT researchers have developed a new approach to ultrasound imaging that allows the user to visualize a 3D augmented-reality image of the object being scanned. Using a virtual-reality headset, they can see a precise 3D digital representation of what the object actually looks like, making it easier to identify and analyze. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-augmented-reality-medical-ultrasounds-easier.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:04 EDT news700237861 Our brain prepares the body for an incoming meal before we even take the first bite. The aroma of food simmering on the stove, for instance, can trigger the brain to send signals to the pancreas, which in turn releases insulin into the bloodstream. A new Nature Metabolism study reveals how a key group of neurons helps mediate this process. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-mechanism-reveals-food-aroma.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:40:07 EDT news700234239 Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the production of red blood cells and may contribute to the development of anemia in chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in Blood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-hormone-impacts-red-blood-cell.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:06 EDT news700226822 It might soon be "game over" for the video game controller. Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface (BCI) that lets humans play video games directly with their brains. Using real-time fMRI (functional MRI), they confirmed that the technology could help humans control a computer with their brain activity in a highly efficient way. The study appears in the journal Nature Neuroscience. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-brain-interface.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:02 EDT news700235475 Eating when the body is normally asleep appears to desynchronize the circadian clocks of different cell types in the intestines, a UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggests. The findings, published in PNAS, could help explain why shift work, jet lag and other environmental stressors that affect circadian rhythms are associated with irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation and other gastrointestinal disorders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-middle-night-gastrointestinal-issues.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:20:04 EDT news700225795 A new toothpaste for relieving tooth sensitivity has been developed by UCL researchers using a nature-inspired material that supports bone regeneration. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-nature-toothpaste-sensitive-teeth.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:04 EDT news700220102 A lightweight wearable device developed by UNSW engineers could one day help people monitor their heart and breathing health from home, potentially reducing hospital visits and allowing doctors to detect problems earlier. The flexible sensor patch, which attaches to the chest or over peripheral arteries using medical adhesive tape, is designed to continuously capture subtle vibrations produced by the heart, lungs, blood flow and pulse waves. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-tiny-patch-hospital-style-heart.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:40:08 EDT news700223701 An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging research that may help physicians identify patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before they undergo surgery for kidney tumors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-mri-method-kidney-disease.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:01 EDT news700215902 Penn Engineers have developed an open-source algorithm that combines the speed of AI with the precision of geometry to compare complex medical images quickly and accurately, helping detect subtle changes that, over time, can signal disease. In some cases, the new algorithm can accomplish in minutes what would have taken prior techniques an entire week. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-fireants-faster-medical-image-analysis.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:14 EDT news700150501 HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-hiv-brain-doesnt-drugs-inflammation.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:20:02 EDT news700144442 As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-stay-safe-extreme.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:20:05 EDT news700149772 Researchers in the lab of Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Xing Wang have discovered the influential role of structural chirality, or "handedness," of a DNA nanostructure to dictate cancer cell response to targeted therapeutics. The team's findings are reported in Advanced Materials. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-left-dna-tubes-cancer-drug.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:40:02 EDT news700148697 Combining clinical expertise and experience with the vast and ever-increasing knowledge of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care by providing earlier diagnoses and predicting outcomes. However, today's AI has inherent risks of error or overconfidence in a prediction. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-clinical-ai-confident.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:20:04 EDT news700143942 A new study from the University of Kansas details how U.S. tobacco corporations expanded into global food markets from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, using strategies honed through cigarette sales to market ultra-processed foods, which are industrially processed and contain ingredients and additives that maximize their appeal. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-tobacco-firms-cigarette-tactics-globally.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:40:10 EDT news700135214 An 8-month-old infant with severe genetic epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to receive an experimental gene replacement therapy designed to restore the function of the WWOX gene directly in the brain. The treatment, administered at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, represents a significant milestone in the development of precision genetic therapies for rare neurological disorders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-world-gene-therapy-infant-brain.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:20:01 EDT news700135092 Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T, has transformed treatment for blood cancers. The immunotherapy involves reprogramming a patient's own immune cells to recognize and attack tumor cells. It offers many patients long-lasting remission and even a cure. Yet the approach still fails in many lymphomas—cancers that affect the lymphatic system—especially when cancer cells are located in lymph nodes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-car-cells-penetrate-lymph-nodes.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:03 EDT news699624712 Tracking the brain's blood flow during neurosurgery represents one of the most critical and challenging parts of the operation. A brief interruption can mean the difference between permanent damage and full recovery, but it's difficult to track blood flow across the surgical field. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-newly-view-brain-blood-surgery.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:02 EDT news699634097 A group of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has recently developed a new stem cell therapy with a remarkable ability to reverse new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a mouse model of the disease. The work is published in the journal Molecular Therapy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-stem-cells-reverse-onset-diabetes.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:01 EDT news699634341 A new noninvasive technology, called broadband optical spectroscopy (BOS), has promise for reliably detecting necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants at earlier stages, before this devastating intestinal disease progresses enough to be visible on X-rays, according to a first-in-human study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-noninvasive-tool-early-dangerous-intestinal.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:13:28 EDT news700031582 A research team has developed technology that uses artificial intelligence to analyze electroencephalogram signals triggered by thermal stimuli and objectively classify pain intensity. The study is published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-world-ai-pain.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:01 EDT news699547574 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), commonly referred to as autism, is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social interactions, communication, behavior and the processing of sensory stimuli. Notably, the experiences, aptitudes and needs of autistic people can vary significantly. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-autism-distinct-subtypes-based-brain.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:40:01 EDT news699529113 Non-invasive eye scans allow doctors a zoomed-in, three-dimensional look beneath the eye's surface without causing discomfort or pain to the patient. Used routinely in clinics worldwide, the scans produce detailed views of individual layers of the eye's interior to help diagnose conditions that threaten vision. But with that level of precision comes a flood of data—hundreds of images per scan that physicians have to review manually, a time-consuming process that is vulnerable to human error. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-ai-tools-eye-doctors-retinal.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:02 EDT news699881657 Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body's key cancer-fighters, according to new UCLA research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-creatine-supercharge-immune-cells-key.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:00:02 EDT news699881579 AI is already boosting positive outcomes in health care and holds promise for delivering many more. It is important, however, that deployment of AI tools—especially in a life-or-death health care setting—proceeds at a thoughtful and measured pace, cautions Shengpu Tang, assistant professor of computer science at Emory University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-ai-sepsis-inflate-results-overtreatment.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:40:03 EDT news699880623 An irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, leads to inefficient pumping of blood by the heart, which then prevents blood and oxygen from getting to the body's other organs. When blood and oxygen flow poorly to the brain, the risk of stroke and cognitive decline increases. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-triggered-arrhythmia-reveals-rapid-brain.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:40:06 EDT news699877621 Women make up half the world's population yet are the focus of relatively little research, leading to deficits in their mental health care. A Perspective shares key takeaways from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop, "Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women," which was organized to provide recommendations to the United States Health Resources and Services Administration. The Perspective describes the challenge facing women and offers several evidence-based solutions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-anxiety-depression-women.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:20:02 EDT news699854821 Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed an AI model capable of predicting light propagation in biological tissue in diffuse optical tomography, a noninvasive imaging technique for detecting abnormalities such as hemorrhages and tumors. The model performs these calculations in approximately 2 milliseconds, exceeding the speed of conventional simulation methods by more than 1 million times, paving the way for real-time diagnostic applications. The paper is published in Biomedical Engineering Letters. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-ai-enables-million-diffuse-optical.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:20:03 EDT news699805201 A Concordia-led research team has developed a planning tool that could help hospitals book their operating rooms more efficiently, shorten wait times and better cope with last‑minute emergencies. The researchers developed their model using artificial intelligence tools to plan which operating rooms to open on each day, when each surgery should start and which cases may need to be delayed, all in a single, integrated framework. Their model uses far fewer variables than a widely used previous approach, making it faster and more practical for real hospital conditions, especially when dealing with dozens or even hundreds of operations in a week. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-tool-hospitals-surgical.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:03 EDT news699805081 The human heart must constantly adapt to changing demands—a task that requires tightly coordinated molecular shuffling in heart cells. One of the key regulators of this process is RBM20, a protein that controls an editing step called "alternative splicing," which results in cells producing different forms of messenger RNA from the same gene. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-heart-elasticity-hinge-hidden-genetic.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:01 EDT news699806281