A short music session may help ease anxiety and researchers say there's a "sweet spot" for how long to listen.

If the dental bill has ever made you gulp, you're far from alone. Around three in 10 Australian adults say they avoid or delay dental care due to costs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, almost half of adults overall have unmet dental needs due to cost.

Tumors contain many different types of cells organized in complex spatial patterns that can influence how the disease progresses. Because of this, it is hard to predict how a tumor will develop and respond to treatment. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are taking a new approach that combines geographic mapping techniques with gene expression analysis to visualize these spatial relationships inside tumors.

Second-hand smoke exposure in Scotland is down 96% since the country's landmark smoke-free legislation came into force on March 26, 2006, new research by the University of Stirling and Public Health Scotland has shown.

Night shift workers living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face challenges in maintaining a healthy diet and managing their condition. The findings by King's College London, as part of a series of studies published in Diabetic Medicine, underscore the need for tailored support to help this group improve their health and well-being.

At this point, avian flu H5N1 is thought to have very limited ability to transmit between humans, but a recent case in British Columbia with an unknown source of transmission has piqued the curiosity and concern of scientists, including York University Professor Seyed Moghadas. Did this lone case come about through transmission from an animal or another person, and if it was via human transmission, what methods would control its spread in the human population?

A workplace well-being app might seem like a simple and helpful tool—a mood check-in, some stress management advice, or a chatbot asking how your week has gone. But behind that supportive language, some systems are also quietly analyzing your voice, writing style and digital behavior for signs of psychological distress.

For intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, a low-dose fibrinolysis strategy reduced PE-related events by half with no significant increase in bleeding vs standard therapy.
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CHAMPION-AF finds left atrial appendage closure and anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation about equal but raises doubts about whether the former is a true alternative.
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Global assessment and itch/scratch scores highlight the effectiveness of topical roflumilast for treating atopic dermatitis in children 3 months to 2 years old, in a phase 2 study.
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