A poll of people over 65 looks at driving habits, confidence and planning for the future, and looks at the intersection of health and driving.

A new study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria.

Nagoya University researchers and their collaborators have found that minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery significantly reduces blood loss and improves jaundice recovery compared to traditional open surgery for treating biliary atresia—a serious liver condition in newborns. The study, published in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition, also found that high-dose steroid therapy after surgery does not necessarily improve outcomes for treating this condition. Biliary atresia affects 1 in 15,000 newborns and is the leading cause of liver transplants in children. It occurs when bile ducts become blocked or do not develop properly, which prevents effective liver function and leads to progressive damage. What causes this blockage is unknown, and surgery is usually performed within the first two to three months of birth when the condition is diagnosed.  

Using a deep learning AI model, researchers identified the first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress detectable through routine imaging, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Early-stage gastric cancer can be assessed more accurately using a new liquid biopsy tool that predicts lymph node metastasis, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. They developed a model that uses deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation biomarkers in plasma and computed tomography imaging to predict the risk of metastasis. This tool will help low-risk patients safely avoid unnecessary invasive surgery.

Researchers have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack.