{"id":69325,"date":"2025-09-17T09:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69325\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:32:07","slug":"ai-spots-hidden-signs-of-depression-in-students-facial-expressions-cdc-updates-hiv-exposure-guidelines-health-habits-slow-memory-decline-morning-medical-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/69325\/","title":{"rendered":"AI spots hidden signs of depression in students\u2019 facial expressions; CDC updates HIV exposure guidelines; health habits slow memory decline \u2013 Morning Medical Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morning Medical Update \u00a9 kwanchaichaiudom – stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

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AI spots hidden signs of depression in students\u2019 facial expressions<\/a><\/p>\n

Researchers at Waseda University<\/a> in Shinjuku, Japan, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies subtle eye and mouth movements linked to early depressive symptoms in college students, according to a study published in Scientific Reports<\/a>. Using facial analysis software, the team found that students with sub-threshold depression \u2014 mild symptoms that raise future risk \u2014 showed micro-expressions that peers perceived as less friendly and expressive, though not overly negative. AI-powered screening could provide a non-invasive way to flag early mental health concerns in both schools and workplaces.<\/p>\n

CDC updates HIV exposure guidelines for health care workers<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new Public Health Services guidelines for managing occupational HIV exposure, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology<\/a>. The 2025 update adds streamlined protocols, including newer antiretroviral regimens with fewer side effects, shorter follow-up testing timelines and the removal of routine lab monitoring when baseline results are normal. The guidance also addresses scenarios involving source patients with undetectable viral loads and health care personnel already on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).<\/p>\n

Healthy habits could slow memory decline<\/a><\/p>\n

Up to 45% of dementia risk may be tied to modifiable lifestyle factors, and adopting healthier habits could help prevent or slow cognitive decline, according to a commentary from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), published in The American Journal of Medicine<\/a>. Researchers highlighted results from large U.S. and Finnish trials showing that structured interventions, including exercise, healthy diets, cognitive stimulation and social engagement, improved memory and executive function in older adults at risk for cognitive decline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Morning Medical Update \u00a9 kwanchaichaiudom – stock.adobe.com AI spots hidden signs of depression in students\u2019 facial expressions Researchers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[79,686,18,135,475,9159,19,17,38587,825,3284,38586],"class_list":{"0":"post-69325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-doctors","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-health-care","13":"tag-health-technology","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-medical-practice","17":"tag-money","18":"tag-physicians","19":"tag-practice-management"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}