Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a means of improving doctors’ effectiveness, but the new tool might dull their skills in some instances, a new study argues. Specifically, doctors became worse at performing colonoscopies after AI started assisting them, researchers reported Aug. 12 in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Doctors’ ability to detect precancerous…  read on >  read on >

An under-the-scalp implant can improve monitoring of a person’s epilepsy, giving doctors data they need to improve control over seizures, a new pilot study says. Epilepsy patients must now keep a diary to track their symptoms. But these self-observations are only right about half the time, researchers found when they compared patients’ diaries to tens…  read on >  read on >

Advanced technology has boosted the ability of children and adults to manage their type 1 diabetes, a new study says. The number of kids under 18 who’ve achieved optimal control over their blood sugar skyrocketed 171% between 2009 and 2023, from 7% to 19%, researchers reported Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open. Meanwhile, the number…  read on >  read on >

Slightly altering your stride while walking could considerably ease pain caused by wear-and-tear knee arthritis, a new study says. Foot positioning while walking can reduce stress on a person’s knee joint, researchers reported Aug. 12 in The Lancet Rheumatology. People trained to angle their feet slightly inward or outward from their natural alignment experienced slower…  read on >  read on >

Asthma flare-ups in children might be more complicated than previously thought, with hidden forces combining to restrict their airways, a new study says. About 50% to 60% of children with severe asthma have a type called eosinophilic asthma, which are driven by white blood cells called eosinophils. Treatment of eosinophilic asthma typically involves quelling type…  read on >  read on >

Folks fighting high blood pressure might receive some help from a household air purifier, a new study says. Even in areas with relatively low air pollution levels, using a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifier at home might significantly lower a person’s blood pressure, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.…  read on >  read on >

Up to 60% of women feel some level of fear about giving birth, but a new study suggests that a strong sense of mental well-being could make a difference. Researchers from Robert Gordon University in Scotland and the University of South Australia (UniSA) surveyed 88 women in their third trimester before they attended prenatal classes…  read on >  read on >