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Medical Xpress / Natural compound shows promise against C. difficile while largely sparing healthy gut bacteria
The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is naturally present in the intestines of many people. When present in small numbers, it usually causes no symptoms. Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics can severely ...
Medical Xpress / Shifting immune cells toward cancer-fighting mode: Sugar-coated extensions reveal a potential target
Our bodies contain immune cells called macrophages. Normally, these cells attack and suppress bacteria and cancer cells. However, when macrophages infiltrate tumors, they can become tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and ...
Medical Xpress / Hospital closures on the rise in both rural and urban areas—particularly among safety-net hospitals
More hospitals across the U.S. are closing than opening, and urban hospitals are closing at the same rate as rural ones, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Further, the hospitals that ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify the neuroblastoma cells that signal poor outcomes
Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor found outside the brain in children, yet why some children respond well to treatment while others do not has remained poorly understood. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover two-pronged strategy to overcome glioblastoma's resistance to immunotherapy
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a combination treatment that overcomes two of the biggest barriers to immunotherapy in glioblastoma. In a study published in Neuro-Oncology, the researchers show that reprogramming ...
Medical Xpress / Polynesian wayfinding is written in the genomes of island populations
For centuries, Polynesian navigators crossed thousands of miles of open ocean, using their knowledge of stars, currents, birds, clouds and the sea to settle islands across the Pacific. Now, a new University of California ...
Medical Xpress / 'Immune fog' may flag lung cancer risk years before tumor develops
A 'rising fog' may cloud the immune system's ability to detect tumors and may be the key to tackling lung cancer that is developing years before diagnosis. The team at University College London (UCL) followed this signal ...
Medical Xpress / Human milk offers a window into mammary gland function—and its links to infant growth
A study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine identified shared molecular patterns in human milk that link maternal nutrition, mammary gland biology and infant growth.
Medical Xpress / Rogue lipids: How routine cellular stress can fuel chronic inflammation
Oxidized lipids—fats structurally altered by enzymes, oxygen or free radicals—are double-edged swords that can both quell and ignite systemic inflammation, according to a new comprehensive review aimed at sharpening the overall ...
Medical Xpress / Common herbal sleep aid shows signs of addictive potential
Cannabinol is a popular ingredient in over-the-counter sleep products, marketed as a gentle, plant-derived way to unwind at the end of the day. But new research conducted at the University of Connecticut suggests consumers ...
Medical Xpress / Personality data reveal link between neuroticism and lasting pandemic anxiety and depression
An individual's personality, especially how strongly they react to uncertainty, may help indicate how vulnerable they are to prolonged mental distress during a major crisis, according to a new USC-led study.
Medical Xpress / A self-disinfecting fabric eliminates bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings
A team has developed a new self-disinfecting cotton fabric capable of eliminating bacteria, fungi and viruses in hospital settings using visible light.
