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26-Nov-2025

UCLA study finds AI scribes may reduce documentation time and improve physician well-being

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to automatically document patient visits show promise in reducing the time physicians spend on paperwork and may improve their work experience, according to a new randomized clinical trial conducted at UCLA Health.

Journal: NEJM AI
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

25-Nov-2025

Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Wearable electronics could be more wearable, according to a research team at Penn State.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

25-Nov-2025

Prefrontal cortex reaches back into the brain to shape how other regions function

Picower Institute at MIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new MIT study illustrates how areas within the brain’s executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with information about behavior and internal feelings.

Journal: Neuron
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Freedom Together Foundation

25-Nov-2025

Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed

Picower Institute at MIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT researchers have discovered how an immune system molecule triggers neurons in a specific brain circuit to shut down social behavior in mice modeling infection

Journal: Cell
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, Freedom Together Foundation

25-Nov-2025

Study suggests many men may not need long-term hormone therapy for prostate cancer

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study co-led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that most of the benefits of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer occur within the first 9 to 12 months. Extending therapy beyond that provides only small additional protection and increases the risk of other health problems, such as heart or metabolic issues.

Journal: JAMA Oncology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health