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Supplementation with high-dose folic acid appears beneficial to pregnant women with epilepsy being treated with antiseizure medications (ASMs), having been associated with a lower incidence of adverse offspring outcomes in an observational study from China.

Folic acid may offer protection in ASM-exposed pregnancies

Electronic nose using LLM shows potential in few-shot lung cancer classification

A natural language processing-pretrained large language model (LLM) has shown its capabilities for few-shot lung cancer classification in a real-world mixed clinical cohort using electronic nose (eNose) breathprints, resulting in lesser dependence on large training datasets, according to a study.

Electronic nose using LLM shows potential in few-shot lung cancer classification

$AI-based clinical decision support tool identifies adults at risk of hip fracture$

AI-based clinical decision support tool identifies adults at risk of hip fracture

A clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence has shown success in predicting hip fracture in adults, serving as a potential resource-efficient solution for population screening, according to a nationwide cohort study.

AI-based clinical decision support tool identifies adults at risk of hip fracture

Radiographic OA severity helps predict knee pain onset

Knee radiographs can be used to identify individuals at increased risk for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms, suggests a study.

Radiographic OA severity helps predict knee pain onset

Study shows high COPD burden in SG

A population-based study of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Singapore shows substantial and rising healthcare costs.

Study shows high COPD burden in SG

18 Sep 2026

Perimenopausal sleep disturbances may signal later-life cognitive risk

Sleep disturbances during perimenopause are associated with poorer cognitive function decades later, as suggested in a study.

Perimenopausal sleep disturbances may signal later-life cognitive risk

Supporting long-term HIV treatment success: Real-world durability of B/F/TAF

Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have transformed HIV management, with life expectancy among people living with HIV (PLHIV) now comparable to that of the general population. This makes choosing a durable regimen that can sustain treatment success over the long term increasingly important. Recent real-world evidence highlights the durability of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF), an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)–based three-drug regimen, in both treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced settings.

Supporting long-term HIV treatment success: Real-world durability of B/F/TAF

In utero COVID-19 exposure does not harm early neurodevelopment

17 Sep 2026 by

Children born to mothers with mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 during pregnancy are not at increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay in early life, according a study from Singapore.

In utero COVID-19 exposure does not harm early neurodevelopment

Impaired glycoRNA expression may signal liver injury in patients with MASLD

Glycosylated noncoding small RNAs (glycoRNAs) are present in human hepatocytes and liver tissues, showing a dysregulated expression in experimental steatosis models and in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a study has found.

Impaired glycoRNA expression may signal liver injury in patients with MASLD

Long-term bulevirtide treatment safe, effective for chronic hepatitis D

17 Sep 2026 by

Treatment with bulevirtide monotherapy for up to 144 weeks is safe, well tolerated, and effective in patients with chronic hepatitis D (CHD), a study has shown.

Long-term bulevirtide treatment safe, effective for chronic hepatitis D