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Medical Xpress / Major trial examines sugar-free sweetened soft drinks
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have conducted the longest and most comprehensive randomized controlled trial of non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) soft drinks.
Medical Xpress / Shared smiles may shape infants' emotional development
A mother and her baby smiling at each other is more than a heartwarming exchange—this type of positive interaction may help babies develop emotion regulation skills and the physiological foundations of emotional well-being.
Medical Xpress / Loneliness and a desire to be thinner may help explain higher rates of depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
Adolescence, the critical developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, is often marked by significant changes in friendships, appearance, preferences and attitudes. For some young people, it can be a tumultuous period ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic analysis reveals potential benefit of aspirin for reducing dementia risk
Low-dose aspirin was associated with a 70% lower risk of dementia among older people with a particular genetic profile, a new Monash University analysis has found, raising the possibility of a more personalized approach to ...
Medical Xpress / The hidden switch behind one of the biggest paradoxes in aging muscle
Our muscles are built from bundles of fibers. Some are fast-twitch, tuned for quick, powerful bursts of effort but quick to tire. Others are slow-twitch, built for endurance and packed with more mitochondria, the structures ...
Medical Xpress / A blood-based approach could enable personalized immunotherapy without the need for a tumor biopsy
In a study published in Cancer Discovery, cancer neoantigens and neoantigen-specific T cells were identified from patient blood samples by analyzing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and immune cells.
Medical Xpress / Mental health problems are more likely to persist among adults now than a decade ago, study finds
The rising number of people with mental health disorders is sounding public health alarm bells worldwide. Anxiety, depression and substance use disorders have become some of the leading causes of illness worldwide. While ...
Medical Xpress / Stomach bacterium hijacks healing signals to drive precancerous changes, study finds
Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Unlike many other types of cancer, however, one of its main causes is well known: chronic infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. A team headed by Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Medical Xpress / Metabolic activity of gut bacteria can either promote or inhibit function of CAR T cells in cancer therapy
Immunotherapies, especially CAR T-cell therapy, have fundamentally changed cancer treatment in recent years, particularly for certain forms of leukemia and lymphoma. Yet not all tumors respond equally well, and the reasons ...
Medical Xpress / Study revisits measures of breastfeeding success—and the consequences for parents
Within breastfeeding research, there's a widely recognized need to move beyond using only the duration of breastfeeding as the measure of "successful breastfeeding" and to integrate person-centered outcomes.
Medical Xpress / A missing piece in the cell death and inflammation signaling pathway puzzle has been revealed
An international research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism that plays a key role in the signaling pathways involved in programmed cell death. The team identified the protein HERC4 as an essential component ...
Medical Xpress / Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care
Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at a hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat the patient, but whether medication can dissolve the blood clot depends on what the patient is already taking. ...
