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Medical Xpress / Successfully treated acute myeloid leukemia patients may hold the key to new CAR T cell therapy

Developing effective immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has long been hampered by a critical challenge: Therapy directed at killing the leukemia cells may also harm the body's ability to make new, healthy blood ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study challenges the idea that testosterone drives risk-taking behavior

Men are more likely to take risks in tricky situations than women, but whether there is an inherent biological reason behind it is a question researchers have been asking for quite some time. A popular theory suggests that ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Existing drug shows promise for memory and decision-making issues affecting most schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that causes confused thinking, severe memory problems, and hallucinations. It affects about 23 million people worldwide, with cognitive dysfunction present in over 80% of patients. ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI-powered handheld microscope aims to spot cancer earlier

Researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a compact, artificial intelligence-powered imaging device that could transform how clinicians detect cancer. The technology, ...

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Medical Xpress / Cannabis compounds beyond THC may help reverse metabolic problems during weight loss

A University of California, Riverside preclinical study is shedding light on a long-observed but poorly understood phenomenon: chronic cannabis users tend to have lower body weight and a reduced risk of developing type 2 ...

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Medical Xpress / A two-way street: The overlapping world of premenstrual disorders and mental health conditions

Premenstrual disorders and psychiatric conditions often seem to flock together, and researchers now have data to make a case for it. A large Swedish study involving over 3 million women revealed a striking two-way path between ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New genomic approaches uncover surprising cellular dynamics of the aging brain

While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that accompany aging seemingly occur in many cells in the body. The problem is, we have tens of billions of ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / When uncertainty hits, people with higher autistic traits reach for words that may calm anxiety

We feel more anxious when facing uncertain or unpredictable situations, but for those who score higher on autistic traits, this anxiety tends to be stronger. Published in Scientific Reports, a new study suggests uncertainty-driven ...

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Once-weekly brisk interval walk rivals thrice-weekly for fat loss with the same total workout time

A research team from the School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that brisk interval walking performed once a week can significantly improve body fat reduction ...

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Medical Xpress / Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV

Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients' own immune cells.

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Medical Xpress / Centuries-old medicine benefits heart failure patients, studies show

A low dose of digoxin ensures that people with heart failure are hospitalized and die less frequently. This emerges from three studies led by UMCG cardiologists Dirk Jan van Veldhuisen, Kevin Damman, and Peter van der Meer. ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Genes linked to neuronal communication appear altered in immune cells of patients with depression

Neurons and white blood cells differ greatly in shape, function, and location within the body. However, researchers at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Brazil discovered that certain genes are equally dysregulated in ...

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