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Medical Xpress / US approves first gene therapy for rare form of hearing loss
US health officials on Thursday greenlit a first-of-its-kind gene therapy to treat a rare form of hereditary hearing loss, a breakthrough that could pave the way for other such hearing impairment treatments.
Medical Xpress / Large international study confirms similar efficacy and safety of common fluid treatments for pediatric sepsis
A major study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours Children's Health, and Children's National Hospital and involving an extensive network of medical centers across the United States and abroad, ...
Medical Xpress / Early adaptive skills may shield children's brains after exposure to disaster-related prenatal stress
Researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and Queens College suggest that building strong adaptive skills in early childhood may serve as a buffer against the detrimental effects of prenatal ...
Medical Xpress / AI squeezes individual breast cells to learn how to spot cancer risk
Researchers at City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization, and the University of California, Berkeley, have created a novel microfluidic platform that can assess women's breast cancer risk at the cellular ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden mosquito viruses emerge as RNA immune signals map global infections
Aedes aegypti, commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito, is a highly adapted, invasive mosquito species recognized as a major global health threat that acts as the primary vector for several severe diseases, most notably ...
Medical Xpress / Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes, depending on genes
More than two in five U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition marked by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that often leads to type 2 diabetes. A new study finds that vitamin D may help delay or prevent that progression, ...
Medical Xpress / How a gentler stem cell transplant may move type 1 diabetes treatment closer
A combination blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers. Type 1 diabetes ...
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods damage your focus even if you eat healthily
New research from Monash University, the University of São Paulo and Deakin University shows that a diet high in heavily processed foods can negatively impact the brain's ability to focus and increases the risk of developing ...
Medical Xpress / Gene-screen strategy separates Parkinson's promoters from protectors, revealing new drug targets
A novel strategy that combines computational and experimental approaches has allowed researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital to distinguish ...
Medical Xpress / Dopamine deficiency found to drive memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease
Why do memories fade in Alzheimer's disease—and can they be restored? University of California, Irvine researchers have uncovered a key mechanism underlying memory loss, showing for the first time that dopamine dysfunction ...
Medical Xpress / Freeze-dried platelet product slows swelling and bleeding in traumatic brain injuries
A freeze-dried blood product that could be stored for years on ambulances or in remote emergency departments is showing promise at treating traumatic brain injuries. The news comes from a mouse study done by researchers at ...
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes reveal fragile X pathway tied to seizures and synapse problems
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic developmental condition that strongly impacts brain development. Despite the syndrome stemming from an altered genetic code for the single protein fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein ...
