Early cannabis use linked to health problems
Credit: Yash Lucid from Pexels Adolescents who start using cannabis early and often are more likely to need…
Injectable drug helps asthma patients clear mucus-clogged airways
An anti-inflammation injectable drug can reduce mucus buildup and improve breathing among asthma patients, a new clinical trial…
Burnt out and fed up: when hard work backfires
A record number of New Zealanders are experiencing burnout, with a combination of job insecurity, tight economic times…
AI nutrition study finds ‘five every day’ may keep the doctor away
Alpha diversity comparison across physiological and dietary factors and demographic differences with respect to subsets of individuals differing…
Living in an unequal society impacts the structure of children’s brains, study finds
Alterations in the thickness of the cortex in several regions of the brain—darker colors indicate a greater reduction…
Stress alters metabolic hormone with health consequences, study shows
Elevated serum FGF21 in MitoD is exacerbated in response to acute mental stress and correlated with disease severity.…
An AI system goes head-to-head with a human expert to work through a challenging medical case
Overview of CPC-Bench and Dr. CaBot. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.12194 Except for one key aspect, the setup…
Skin symptoms may forewarn mental health risks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have discovered that mental health patients who have skin conditions may be more…
Postcode lottery across mental health and addiction system
A year’s worth of data on the coalition Government’s mental health targets shows the system has met its…
Govt recognises opioid danger to our elderly
Comment: Opioids often make headlines usually for the wrong reasons, linked to words such as epidemic, addiction, dependence,…
Is your health care provider really listening to you?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When you visit a doctor, you expect them to listen. But in today’s fast-paced…
People with sensitive personalities more likely to experience mental health problems, analysis indicates
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research, led by Queen Mary University and published in the journal Clinical Psychological…