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  • The pitfalls of one-size-fits-all AI mental health treatment
    on February 4, 2026 at 9:02 pm

    After developing an AI tool to recommend antidepressants based on medical history, George Mason University researchers are now examining whether additional patient demographics, such as race and ethnicity, can improve the tool’s effectiveness. The answer is yes, according to their new research.

  • Cap-like OLED wearable could prevent hair loss, replacing bulky helmet devices
    on February 4, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    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.

  • Strengthening radiology education during a time of workforce shortages and financial constraints
    on February 4, 2026 at 8:59 pm

    Radiologists are struggling to balance the pressure to provide high-quality, high-volume care while training the next generation of physicians. With this in mind, the Journal of the American College of Radiology’s Focus on Economics of Education issue explores a range of related topics, including radiology education funding, resident teaching while maintaining productivity, alternative approaches to resident education, trends in radiology residency applications, and investing in radiology medical education in the pre-clinical years.

  • Spray away infections: New device delivers antibiotics via mist, alleviating risks of side effects
    on February 4, 2026 at 8:43 pm

    A University of Missouri researcher has unveiled a safer, smarter way to fight drug-resistant infections. Dr. Hongmin Sun, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a spray-mist device can deliver last-resort antibiotics directly into infected tissue without the harmful side effects often caused by delivery via the bloodstream.

  • Researchers urge focus on child obesity and gut health to reduce risk of diabetes
    on February 4, 2026 at 8:43 pm

    University of Toronto researchers are calling for more study of obesity, gut bacteria and metabolic conditions that arise in childhood and adolescence, with an eye to curbing the global rise of type 2 diabetes. The team says a better understanding of how genetic and environmental factors that lead to obesity also alter the makeup and function of the gut microbiota—the community of microbes living in the gut—will yield better interventions for children most at risk for youth-onset diabetes.