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Posted: 22 may 2026

Routine NHS access to spinal muscular atrophy treatments offers new hope for patients and families

SMA is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness, affecting movement, breathing and swallowing. People living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in England are set to gain routine access to two potentially life-changing treatments, following our publication of final…

Insomnia Tied to Greater Somatic and Psychological Symptom Burden in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Insomnia affected more than one third of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and was primarily driven by psychological distress and somatic comorbidities rather than gastrointestinal symptom severity alone. Patients with IBS and insomnia experienced more severe somatic and psychological symptoms and had impaired quality…

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea,…

Meeting an AI doctor before a real-life consultation can improve cancer patients' understanding and reduce stress

The patients who watched the personalized AI avatar videos showed better understanding of their treatment plan, a greater ability to engage with health care decisions, and reduced stress compared to those who watched the standard educational video. Read more here.

Targeted radiotherapy may delay progression in metastatic breast cancer patients

Once cancer has begun to spread within the body (metastasise) it generally becomes harder to treat and survival rates are lower. The new research focuses on patients with oligometastatic breast cancer, meaning a few small secondary tumors have broken away…

From PCOS to PMOS: How this name change is set to improve care

A global expert panel has recently announced that the condition hitherto known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will officially undergo a name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Previously, doctors would diagnose the condition formerly known as PCOS based…

Google-backed Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1B for AI drug discovery platform

Isomorphic Labs, an AI drug discovery and development company, raised $2.1 billion in a Series B funding round led by Thrive Capital. The raise was also backed by existing investors Alphabet and GV (Google Ventures) and new investors MGX, Temasek,…

WhatsApp launches totally private 'incognito' conversations with its AI chatbot

WhatsApp has introduced private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new "incognito" mode. The technology behind WhatsApp's incognito mode is not the same as the end-to-end encryption the platform uses…

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

The stresses and strains of caring for someone for 50 hours or more a week leads to “accelerated cognitive decline” in middle-aged and older people, research shows. By 2040, around 20% of adults in England will be living with major illnesses.…

FDA approves first AI test to guide breast cancer chemotherapy decisions

According to estimates from 2022, about 2.3 million females around the world were newly diagnosed with breast cancer..The U.S. FDA recently cleared the ArteraAI Breast digital pathology-based risk stratification tool to help doctors predict the likelihood of metastasis in patients…

When You Have Bipolar Disorder, Asking for Help Can Be Hard

Bipolar disorder can feel unpredictable. During periods of mania, you may clean at 3 a.m. or feel full of energy. During depressive episodes, you may sleep for hours and struggle even to take a shower. Asking for help in these…

Machine learning reveals two main Parkinson's types and five subgroups

A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that Parkinson's disease can be divided into distinct subtypes, helping explain why a single treatment does not work for all patients. Using a machine-learning-driven analysis, the team identified…

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