Creativity training and expertise associated with convergent neural signatures of optimal creative performance in 965 participants
Brain scans show specific activity patterns during high creativity in a group of 965 people
This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled data from 33 neuroimaging studies involving 965 participants to examine brain activation pat…
Brain scans reveal that top creativity lights up specific left-brain areas while quieting the right side, a pattern linked to training and e…
Mindfulness ecological momentary interventions improved engagement versus self-monitoring placebo in generalized anxiety disorder
Who engages? Machine learning insights into digital mindfulness for anxiety
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 110 individuals with generalized anxiety disorder to compare mindfulness ecological momentary inte…
AI predicts who will stick with mindfulness apps before they start, helping people with generalized anxiety disorder who struggle to keep go…
Ultrasound predicts lower limb muscle fat; 12-week resistance exercise raised strength without changing fat fraction
Can simple exercise build muscle strength and lower body fat in healthy adults?
This randomised controlled trial developed and validated an ultrasound-based prediction equation for lower limb muscle fat fraction and test…
Low impact resistance exercise builds muscle strength in healthy women over three months, but does not lower muscle fat during the same peri…
Meta-analysis finds 7% incidence of suspected carotid atheromas on dental panoramic radiographs
Dental X-rays May Show Calcified Artery Plaque in Some Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 cross-sectional studies in dental practice synthesizes evidence on calcified carotid artery a…
About 7% of dental X-rays show signs of artery plaque, meaning routine scans might reveal hidden heart risks that need medical attention.
Mini-review examines coronary artery calcium scoring for risk stratification and plaque progression
CAC scoring helps identify high-risk patients and may slow plaque growth in coronary artery disease
This mini-review synthesizes evidence on coronary artery calcium scoring for coronary artery disease risk assessment.
CAC scoring identifies high-risk patients and may slow plaque growth in coronary artery disease, offering a robust way to measure heart risk…
Systematic review of AI and immersive digital technologies in periodontal education for 3062 dental trainees and practitioners
How Virtual Reality Is Quietly Changing What Your Dentist Learns
A systematic review evaluated artificial intelligence (AI) and immersive digital technologies, including virtual reality and large language …
Virtual reality training improves dental student skills, but AI diagnostic tools show mixed results and risk creating over-reliance on algor…
ChatGPT-4o shows modest accuracy compared to human-executed steps in screening systematic review tasks
AI Can Help Sort Research, But Humans Must Lead
This meta-analysis evaluated ChatGPT-4o performance against human-executed steps for screening tasks in emotional functioning research.
AI can now screen medical papers and combine study results, but doctors must still lead the final decisions to ensure patient safety.
Combined CT morphological and histogram features improve differentiation of PIMA from PINMA compared to separate models
Combining CT features improved lung cancer subtype prediction accuracy in a small review
This retrospective cohort review evaluated 163 patients with solitary pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (PIMA) or pulmonary invasiv…
Combining CT scan features boosts lung cancer subtype prediction accuracy to 0.845, offering a practical diagnostic aid for distinguishing b…
Multi-task deep learning model predicts induction chemotherapy response and survival in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
New AI Tool Predicts Cancer Treatment Success
This retrospective review evaluated a multi-task deep learning model (MoEMIL) integrating pretreatment MRI and whole slide images in 404 pat…
A new AI tool combines MRI scans and tissue slides to predict how well cancer treatment will work before it starts, helping doctors choose t…
Prospective study finds no microstructural damage in acute mild traumatic brain injury using MAP-MRI
New MRI technique shows little structural change in mild brain injury patients compared to healthy controls
This prospective observational study evaluated 417 participants from civilian and military populations with acute mild traumatic brain injur…
New MRI scans show no structural damage in mild brain injury patients, suggesting current imaging misses subtle changes that standard tests …
Visual guidance improves first-attempt TEE probe insertion success in cardiac surgery patients
A Tiny Camera Makes Heart Surgery Probes Safer
A randomized controlled study of 124 adult cardiac surgery patients compared blind versus visually assisted TEE probe insertion.
Using a flexible camera to guide heart surgery probes worked on the first try far more often than going in blind and caused less strain on t…
BMAC and xenograft with prebent Ti mesh versus autograft and xenograft in edentulous patients with atrophic maxillary ridges
New Bone Builder Works Better Than Old Methods
This randomized controlled trial evaluated ten fully edentulous patients with severe maxillary bone loss.
A new jawbone treatment using your own bone marrow builds more bone horizontally than standard hip-bone grafts, helping patients with severe…