https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Alzheimer's disease begins to weave a web in the brain and remodel neuronal tissue 15 to 20 years before the first symptoms appear. From the time this happens, however, until the disease is diagnosed and, later, enters an advanced phase, it progresses along a continuum of changes to the brain. Now, an international team with Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) participation has developed a method for detecting variations in this continuum, which makes it possible to accurately assess the progression of dementia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-index-uneven-atrophy-brain-regions.html Thu, 21 May 2026 09:20:05 EDT news698572658 In a significant advance for adolescent mental health in India, researchers have successfully demonstrated a scalable, community‑based care model through Project ARTEMIS, showing measurable reductions in depression, self‑harm and suicide risk across slum communities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-community-based-depression-teens-india.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:27 EDT news696677521 About 93% of U.S. adults access the internet, and 80% of those search for health information, despite low levels of proficiency in health literacy. In a new study, researchers have developed an automated approach to assess how easily understandable patient educational videos are for individuals looking for information on diabetes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-digital-therapeutic-approach-health-literacy.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:10:01 EDT news679244796 Erika Perez was diagnosed with high blood pressure during her third pregnancy. Ten days after giving birth to her child, she suffered a heart attack. Years later, she had a stroke. Perez's story is a powerful reminder of the health risks that come with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-bilingual-campaign-silent-killer-latino.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:16:04 EDT news677236562 Going home from the hospital can be an anxious time for older people, their caregivers and family members. Yet limited resources exist to support culturally diverse caregivers to cope with this transition, despite Australia's multicultural society. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-resources-culturally-diverse-older-adults.html Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:42:16 EDT news674469734 Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps to identify depression based on both speech and brain neural activity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-ai-depression-speech-brain-neural.html Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:06:04 EST news651323161 Many people may think of dyslexia as a reading difficulty, or the occasional embarrassing mix-up of letters. For years, I thought that too. But as a dyslexic academic who has spent much of my life wrangling with academic norms, I've realized that dyslexia isn't just a barrier. It's also a unique and undervalued cognitive strength. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-dyslexia-advantage-university.html Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:30:02 EST news650646506 Just like a time machine, episodic memory enables us to travel to the past in our minds and relive personal experiences with full clarity, as if we were going through them all over again. These can range from remembering where we left the car keys last night to the last time we saw a relative that we haven't seen in years. This ability to record daily experiences starts to deteriorate early in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-immersive-technologies-memory-neurodegenerative-diseases.html Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:33:05 EDT news648228782 In an "Industry Watch" research paper in the journal Tobacco Control, two scientists at the University of California, Riverside, raise the alarm on new electronic cigarette products equipped with touch screens, animated displays, and built-in games. Because the products are user-friendly and attractive to youth, they may couple nicotine addiction with gaming disorder, the researchers caution. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-digital-games-vaping-devices-lure.html Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:33:06 EDT news640625574 A considerable proportion of adults reporting illegally manufactured fentanyl (IMF) or heroin use also use xylazine, according to research published in the July 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-percent-adults-fentanyl-heroin-xylazine.html Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:21:03 EDT news639667262 With the summer holidays now upon us, many people will be looking forward to kicking back with a good novel, or having the time to read longer articles. However, technology is making it harder and harder for us to concentrate on long texts, and many of us give up after a few minutes. Instead, we find ourselves jumping from task to task, or from window to window on the computer, and struggle to find the peace of mind to concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-digital-multi-tasking-school-grades.html Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:07:00 EDT news638626017 A new assessment tool that leverages powerful artificial intelligence was able to predict whether participants exhibited suicidal thoughts and behaviors using a quick and simple combination of variables. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-ai-tool-small-variables-rapidly.html Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:02 EDT news634403401 In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health worker visits with a smartphone in hand. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-million-people-africa-difficulties-tackling.html Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:09:54 EDT news632664495 Undergoing medical treatment, having surgery or simply being admitted to hospital are situations that make children fearful and anxious, especially during early childhood. And in addition to having a short-term impact, their subsequent psychological, social and educational development may also be affected. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-small-robot-car-children-stress.html Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:25:04 EDT news632067901 Low health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to research published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-patients-tbi-marginal-inadequate-health.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:10:06 EDT news630932994 From anxiety about the state of the world to ongoing waves of COVID-19, the stresses we face can seem relentless and even overwhelming. Worse, these stressors can cause chronic inflammation in our bodies. Chronic inflammation is linked to serious conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer—and may also affect our thinking and behavior. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-chronic-stress-inflammation-linked-societal.html Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:00:01 EDT news629393121 Research in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing introduces a new model aimed at assessing the credibility and relevance of online health care information. With the proliferation of online health advice, the challenge of distinguishing trustworthy sources from false information has become increasingly important for patients and their caregivers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-online-health-medical-info.html Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:04:03 EST news628967041 Worldwide in 2020 a baby died every 40 seconds because of complications of prematurity. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years old. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-premature-baby-deaths-poorer-countries.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:34:38 EST news627734075 Cancer genomics experts at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, conducted a qualitative study that underscored the importance of properly preparing patients for unanticipated, inheritable genetic findings prior to receipt of tumor sequencing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-important-communication-unanticipated-genomic-patients.html Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:19:04 EST news619366741 Can an abuser perceive fear in their victim? Lack of connection and empathy are common factors in cases of gender violence, child abuse, and other scenarios. In view of this, it's also one of the core issues in abuser rehabilitation therapies. In the last few years, virtual reality has become a very significant tool in such therapies, as it makes it possible, for example, for abusers to put themselves in victims' shoes and feel the threats and violence in a similar way to how they were felt by their victims. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-virtual-reality-therapeutic-phobias-abusers.html Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:50:22 EST news618771012 A study involving the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has found that the use of applications for depression can have a significant effect on treating the symptoms of this increasingly prevalent mental illness, especially when used in hybrid treatments, i.e. those that combine technology with the involvement of a professional. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-apps-depression-effective-room.html Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:10:07 EST news618599401 Over the past few decades, engineers have introduced and perfected numerous technologies designed to produce highly immersive experiences, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and advanced surround sound systems. While these technologies are now widely used worldwide, their effects on human perceptions and their associated brain processes have rarely been explored scientifically. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-neural-underpinnings-effects-presence.html Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:50:01 EDT news615033932 The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) provides one of the most promising—and fraught—advancements in the ever-evolving landscape of the health care sector. Electronic records let physicians access patient information more easily. Phone apps and web-based tools allow users to schedule appointments and check test results online. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated how telehealth appointments can be a crucial tool in connecting patients with doctors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-harnessing-artificial-intelligence-patient.html Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:32:36 EDT news610882347 An artificial intelligence (AI) system, which mimics the gaze of radiologists reading medical images such as mammograms, has been developed by a team of scientists at Cardiff University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-eye-ai-clinical-professionals.html Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:42:10 EDT news609158524 Researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Parc Taulí University Hospital have developed a mobile application that compiles and presents valuable pieces of information and advice for people who interact with children or adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-app-aims-communication-people-autism.html Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:03:44 EDT news608486620 Statistics indicate that nearly 10 million people in the European Union are living with the severe consequences of a stroke. It is a condition that usually leaves the patient disabled, often requiring constant care. Rytis Maskeliūnas, a researcher at KTU's Faculty of Informatics, Lithuania together with an international team, has developed an app that will teach how to take care of a person who has suffered a stroke in a virtual environment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-app-post-stroke.html Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:10:55 EST news595095052 More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease. There is no cure, but if symptoms are noticed early, the disease can be controlled. As Parkinson's disease progresses, along with other symptoms speech changes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-ai-analysis-voice-parkinson-disease.html Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:00:04 EST news593791202 There is a difference of almost 20,000 deaths between the Spanish Ministry of Health's official figures and those recorded by other official sources in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to a study by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), this discrepancy was hardly reported in the media, which consistently used the Ministry of Health's figures. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-11-deaths-covid-spanish-pandemic.html Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:26:04 EST news587654761 Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are revolutionizing the world, and the health sector is no exception. ICTs are considered a strategic factor in improving individuals' health and guaranteeing a high-quality, modern and sustainable health care system. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-mathematical-evolution-neurodegenerative-diseases.html Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:14:04 EDT news582470041 U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-06-fda-juul-e-cigarettes-tied-teen.html Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:04:13 EDT news575208248