Medicine & Health

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24-Aug-2026

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Extra exercise during childhood may make it easier to be active as an adult, according to a results of a new study in birds by Penn State kinesiology researchers.

Journal

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

24-Aug-2026

Can laws make social media safer for young people?

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

George Mason-led study found state social media laws don’t always align with evidence-based strategies to support youth mental health.

Journal

Journal of Policy Practice and Research

24-Aug-2026

 

NIH grant will advance study of the primary cilium

University of California - Riverside
Grant and Award Announcement

Xuecai Ge, an associate professor of biomedical sciences at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has received a $2.1 million grant, from the National Institutes of Health, to investigate previously unknown functions of the primary cilium.

24-Aug-2026

 

WVU AI research could transform how scientists monitor ecosystems

West Virginia University
Grant and Award Announcement

With help from artificial intelligence, West Virginia University researchers are speeding up environmental scientists’ access to time-sensitive data about ecosystem health, allowing experts to respond rapidly to events like droughts or wildfires.

24-Aug-2026

Researchers find no connection between pesticide exposure and social difficulties common in autism

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prenatal exposure to certain insecticides used in agriculture does not appear to be linked to social communication problems and other traits related to autism, a new study shows. 

Journal

JAMA Pediatrics

24-Aug-2026

Study finds how patients write their messages may affect whether their doctor responds

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Portal messages have become a routine way for patients to communicate with their health care teams. But a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that how patients write those messages can play a key role in whether—and by whom—they receive a response.

Journal

JAMA Network Open

24-Aug-2026

Prevalence of mental health discussions in publicly available generative AI conversations

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This cross-sectional study evaluates how often adolescents use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to discuss mental health concerns.

Journal

JAMA Network Open

24-Aug-2026

Inhaled corticosteroids continuation in the first trimester and pregnancy outcomes in women with asthma

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This nationwide cohort study found that continued ICS use during early pregnancy was not associated with increased risks of maternal or neonatal outcomes, despite frequent discontinuation. These findings provide reassuring evidence supporting current guideline recommendations to continue ICS therapy during pregnancy and highlight the importance of individualized risk assessment while maintaining asthma control.

Journal

JAMA Network Open

24-Aug-2026

 

A smartphone navigation app for people with blindness and low vision

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Harvard engineers have developed Mobilio, a smartphone app that uses AI, built-in sensors and personalized audio beeps to give users with blindness or low vision continuous guidance and obstacle avoidance.

Journal

Nature Biomedical Engineering