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  • A new way to determine which patients will respond best to bowel cancer treatment
    on April 14, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Nearly 10,000 cases of advanced bowel cancer are diagnosed in England each year, with cases in young adults rising. There are limited options for treating advanced bowel cancer. Scientists have now developed an AI-powered method that could determine which patients with advanced bowel cancer are most likely to respond to a targeted drug used on the NHS—potentially sparing thousands of patients from treatments that won’t work for them.

  • Waist-to-height ratio predicts the risk of hypertension better than BMI, finds study
    on April 14, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    New waist-to-height cutoffs to assess fat mass and obesity predicted the risk of hypertension better than body mass index, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University in the US. The aim of the study was to externally validate new pediatric waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR)-estimated fat mass cutoffs for predicting the risk of elevated blood pressure and hypertension among a multiracial population of children and adults in the U.S. The work is published in The Journal of Nutrition.

  • Meat consumption rises as protein trend grows, experts warn
    on April 14, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    A new survey from two food industry groups shows growing interest in meat as a “healthy” food choice, even as doctors warn that too much red meat can raise health risks.

  • AI for early detection of self-harm behavior in psychiatric wards falters in real-world conditions, finds study
    on April 14, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    A research team led by Professor Hyun Ghang Jeong from the Department of Psychiatry at Korea University College of Medicine (Korea University Guro Hospital), in collaboration with the research team at Geovision Inc., has published the results of a large-scale validation study investigating the feasibility of early detection of self-harm behavior using artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatric wards. The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

  • Adoption of immersive technologies in dental education remains limited on a global scale
    on April 14, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Recent advancements in digital and immersive technologies underscore the need for transformation in dental education; however, a new international study reveals that their adoption remains strikingly limited. Traditional simulations, such as phantom heads and benchtop exercises, still dominate about 80% of clinical training time, while haptic virtual reality (HVR) and mixed reality together account for only about 14% and are used in just a small minority of postgraduate programs.