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Epilepsy Patients' Own Alert Labels Helped an AI Seizure Monitor Cut False Alarms by About 80% in Simulation

In a 13-patient Penn study, epilepsy patients' feedback helped an AI seizure monitor cut false alarms by about 80% in simulation. What it means and its limits.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Nobel Prize for Optogenetics Spotlights Depression and Parkinson's Research in Mice, but No Approved Human Treatment Exists

The 2026 Nobel Prize honors optogenetics. Here is what the brain research means for depression and Parkinson's patients, and what it does not.

Medical Daily · Oct 6

Common Seizure Drug Levetiracetam Slowed Deadly Childhood Brain Tumors in Lab Models and Was Tied to Longer Survival

Common Seizure Drug Levetiracetam Slowed Deadly Childhood Brain Tumors in Lab Models and Was Tied to Longer Survival

Medical Daily · Sep 18

The Largest Genetic Study of Fibromyalgia Found 26 Risk Regions, and One of Them Is Already a Drug Target

A Nature Medicine study of 2.5 million adults found 26 genetic regions linked to fibromyalgia and pointed to nervous system pathways.

Medical Daily · Jul 30

Millennials and Gen Z Are Aging Faster Than Previous Generations, and Scientists Say It May Fuel Rising Cancer Rates

A new Nature Medicine study finds millennials and Gen Z are biologically aging faster than previous generations, linked to higher early-onset cancer risk. Here is what the data shows.

Medical Daily · Jul 10

Home-Delivered Medically Tailored Meals Cut Hospitalizations by 31% in Medicaid Patients — and Saved Money Too

Nature Medicine study: medically tailored home meals cut Medicaid hospitalizations 31%, ER visits 20%, saving $3,433 per patient. At least 12 states are now expanding this.

Medical Daily · Jun 17

Microplastics Are Accumulating in Human Brains at Alarming Levels — And the Link to Dementia and Heart Disease Is Growing Clearer

A May 2026 study found microplastics in human brains at 7–30x levels vs. other organs, with a 50% rise since 2016. Dementia patients had the highest levels. Arterial plaque microplastics linked to 4x heart attack risk.

Medical Daily · Jun 10

'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say

AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.

LiveScience · Mar 11

Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease

In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.

LiveScience · Mar 10

Taking daily supplement could shave months off biological age, study finds

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The Independent UK · Mar 9