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Although psychosomatic medicine is regarded as a branch of psychiatry in many countries, some of its diagnostic concepts are not fully encompassed by mainstream psychiatric diagnostic systems. When these two systems are integrated, the interrelationships among various diagnoses and their associations with psychopathologies remain to be elucidated.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed a detachable acoustic lens that allows for easy adjustment of the focal length in ultrasonic inspection equipment. Much like swapping lenses on a DSLR camera to improve image quality, this technology enables users to optimize the resolution of ultrasonic imaging systems for specific inspection tasks. The innovation is expected to significantly enhance accuracy in both medical diagnostics and industrial safety inspections.

A study conducted at the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP) in Brazil has shown that low-dose vitamin D supplementation can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment in women with breast cancer. The results suggest that the substance could be an alternative to hard-to-access drugs that also aim to increase the response to chemotherapy.

A new study reveals striking international differences in how doctors approach the sensitive issue of tracheostomy invasive ventilation (TIV) for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Cultural norms and health care systems appear to significantly influence physician attitudes and, consequently, patient choices regarding this life-sustaining treatment.

Festival season can be surprisingly physically demanding. Hours spent standing, walking or dancing can put extra strain on the heart, especially for those with preexisting conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, explains Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London.

A combination therapy that adds a recently approved drug to the current standard of care for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) showed high rates of complete remission in an early-phase clinical trial conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and 11 other sites nationwide.

Two RIKEN researchers have used a scheme for simplifying data to mimic how the brain of a fruit fly reduces the complexity of information about smells it perceives. This could also help enhance our understanding of how the human brain processes sensory data.

New research from SUNY Polytechnic Institute introduces an innovative, eco-friendly method to enhance the performance and longevity of titanium-based dental implants, focusing on improving the biocompatibility and mechanical resilience of Ti-6Al-4V alloy implants using hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings derived from biowaste.

Social determinants of health (SDH), such as socioeconomic status and educational background are factors that are increasingly recognized as critical contributors to health outcomes in chronic diseases. Understanding how certain factors impact different rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) is important, and new research into this for both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and inflammatory arthritis was presented at the EULAR 2025 congress in Barcelona.

Regulatory authorities issued precautionary recommendations following the ORAL Surveillance trial, which demonstrated an elevated risk of cancer with tofacitinib, compared to TNF inhibitors (TNFi).