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Medical Xpress / Vitamin B3 treatment may halt severity of rare genetic disease
Children with a rare and often fatal genetic condition may benefit from early treatment with vitamin B3, halting significant deterioration, according to a new study.
Medical Xpress / Turning COVID-19 immune memory into a powerful new ally against cancer
In a discovery that could redefine the future of cancer immunotherapy, scientists from Celloram Inc., University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University have developed a novel cancer vaccine platform that transforms ...
Medical Xpress / How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging
As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety.
Medical Xpress / Pandemic reshapes meningococcal strains in Scotland, with group B dominating cases
New research has revealed a shift in the strains of invasive meningococcal disease circulating in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Xpress / Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation aren't just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
A previously eliminated disease—measles—is resurgent in Canada amid declining vaccination rates
Medical Xpress / Silver diamine fluoride treatment could halt cavities without shots, drilling or sedation
Every year, untreated tooth decay sends thousands of young U.S. children to emergency departments for dental problems doctors can't treat. Many eventually undergo surgery under general anesthesia, while others endure pain ...
Medical Xpress / Experts warn suicides are undercounted in the US
America is undercounting the number of suicide deaths, despite the rise in suicide rates in the 21st century, experts caution in a commentary published in the journal Injury Prevention.
Medical Xpress / New study finds upward trend in alcohol use during pregnancy in the U.S.
Prenatal alcohol exposure—a contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and the leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental disability worldwide—has increased in the United States over the past decade. The new paper by ...
Medical Xpress / Pediatric offices deliver family-based obesity treatment with lasting benefits, trial finds
Childhood obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children. Now, a large clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University ...
Medical Xpress / Early respiratory infections may explain half of younger siblings' earnings gap
Younger siblings are often portrayed as reckless, scatterbrained and less put-together than their older siblings. Social science researchers have underpinned these portrayals with data, showing that younger siblings obtain, ...
Medical Xpress / Autoantibodies could shape cancer risk, growth and response to immunotherapy
Scientists have long sought to understand why some people with no known risk factors develop cancer while others with significant risk never do. The answer may lie in immune proteins known as autoantibodies (auto-Abs), suggests ...
Medical Xpress / Dealing with post-pandemic sleep issues—it's not too late
Disrupted sleep and anxiety may be ongoing issues for many people after the pandemic, whether due to COVID-19 directly or to the stress and anxiety caused by the global pandemic, and may contribute to the fatigue commonly ...
