TENS plus physical therapy eases fibromyalgia pain and fatigue, study finds

byUniversity of IowaCredit: University of IowaAddingTENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalg

Immunology & Rheumatology April 20,2026

TENS plus physical therapy eases fibromyalgia pain and fatigue, study finds

byUniversity of IowaCredit: University of IowaAddingTENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)to outpatient physical therapy reduced movement-based pain and fatigue in patients with fibromyalg

Immunology & Rheumatology April 20,2026

New WHO guidance aims to speed tuberculosis testing

by HealthDay StaffThe World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB).On March 24, a day

Public Health & Prevention April 20,2026

New WHO guidance aims to speed tuberculosis testing

by HealthDay StaffThe World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB).On March 24, a day

Public Health & Prevention April 20,2026

Sleep cleans the brain: Researchers develop fast, non-invasive way to measure the process

byUniversity of OuluMultimodal imaging protocol for simultaneous measurement of brain water content, electrophysiological, and hemodynamic processes. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie

Sleep April 20,2026

Sleep cleans the brain: Researchers develop fast, non-invasive way to measure the process

byUniversity of OuluMultimodal imaging protocol for simultaneous measurement of brain water content, electrophysiological, and hemodynamic processes. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie

Sleep April 20,2026

Why parents play a key role in depression in adolescents

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Ahmed Hossam via Unsplash; portrait: Hannah JacobsDepression in young people is often treated as an individual problem. But looking only at the child means that an important

Psychiatry & Mental Health April 20,2026

Why parents play a key role in depression in adolescents

byLeiden UniversityCredit: Ahmed Hossam via Unsplash; portrait: Hannah JacobsDepression in young people is often treated as an individual problem. But looking only at the child means that an important

Psychiatry & Mental Health April 20,2026

Changing the long search for rare disease diagnoses with new AI breakthrough

byHebrew University of JerusalemA newly developed AI tool can dramatically speed up the search for the genetic causes of rare diseases, a process that often takes years and frequently ends without ans

Technology & AI April 19,2026

Changing the long search for rare disease diagnoses with new AI breakthrough

byHebrew University of JerusalemA newly developed AI tool can dramatically speed up the search for the genetic causes of rare diseases, a process that often takes years and frequently ends without ans

Technology & AI April 19,2026

Rethinking brain-like artificial intelligence: New study reveals hidden mismatches

by Sandra McLean,York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study by York University researchers has found a potential striking flaw in artificial intelligence (AI) models. Artificial neur

Technology & AI April 19,2026

Rethinking brain-like artificial intelligence: New study reveals hidden mismatches

by Sandra McLean,York UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study by York University researchers has found a potential striking flaw in artificial intelligence (AI) models. Artificial neur

Technology & AI April 19,2026

Deprescribing diabetes medications can be feasible and safe when lifestyle medicine is integrated into primary care

byAmerican College of Lifestyle MedicineCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsA new research study provides real-world evidence that deprescribing glucose-lowering medications is both feasible and safe when pat

Diabetes & Endocrinology April 19,2026

Deprescribing diabetes medications can be feasible and safe when lifestyle medicine is integrated into primary care

byAmerican College of Lifestyle MedicineCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsA new research study provides real-world evidence that deprescribing glucose-lowering medications is both feasible and safe when pat

Diabetes & Endocrinology April 19,2026

Chemical compound clears misfolded tau, protects neurons in a model of frontotemporal dementia

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisResearchers at WashU Medicine have shown that a novel compound they developed can clear a harmful protein from human neurons modeling fronto

Neurology April 19,2026

Chemical compound clears misfolded tau, protects neurons in a model of frontotemporal dementia

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University in St. LouisResearchers at WashU Medicine have shown that a novel compound they developed can clear a harmful protein from human neurons modeling fronto

Neurology April 19,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Cardiovascular Diseases April 19,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Cardiovascular Diseases April 19,2026

Dental care can help cirrhosis patients avoid liver cancer, hospitalization

by Dennis ThompsonA healthy mouth is key to protecting the well-being of people battling liver disease, a new study reports. Veterans with early-stage cirrhosis had fewer health problems and complicat

Gastroenterology April 18,2026

Dental care can help cirrhosis patients avoid liver cancer, hospitalization

by Dennis ThompsonA healthy mouth is key to protecting the well-being of people battling liver disease, a new study reports. Veterans with early-stage cirrhosis had fewer health problems and complicat

Gastroenterology April 18,2026