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Medical Xpress / Surviving breast cancer tied to lower Alzheimer's risk: Radiation therapy may offer short-term protection
Research led by Samsung Medical Center finds breast cancer survivors exhibit an 8% lower risk of Alzheimer's dementia (AD) compared with cancer-free individuals, with radiation therapy potentially contributing to the reduced ...
Medical Xpress / Fusion superkine and focused ultrasound could enable targeted, noninvasive therapy for glioblastoma
Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) have discovered a new and potentially revolutionary way to treat glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of brain ...
Medical Xpress / First-of-its-kind dataset illuminates gene activity in African populations
The newly launched South African Blood Regulatory (SABR) dataset reveals how genetic variation influences blood traits and gene activity in African populations, providing crucial insights into diseases like diabetes and heart ...
Medical Xpress / Can monoclonal antibodies effectively treat malaria? Scientists say the answer is a resounding 'yes'
Monoclonal antibodies provide protection against a wide range of infectious microbes, and now, in a series of elegant laboratory experiments, scientists have uncovered how a pair of these lab-engineered molecules fight malaria.
Medical Xpress / Small molecule treatment could make islet transplantation therapy more effective
A pretreatment step could help transplanted pancreatic islets survive longer in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. One combination of small molecules ...
Medical Xpress / Habits supported by two different aspects of action control could resolve past discrepancies
When humans repeat specific patterns of behavior on a regular basis, these behaviors can become habits. Some habits, such as exercising in the morning, hygienic rituals, eating healthy or meditation practices, can be beneficial. ...
Medical Xpress / Handy pen-like tool could help detect opioids from the skin
Opioids like fentanyl, morphine and oxycodone are the drugs most linked to overdoses in the U.S. Typical screening methods for drug usage involve collection of blood, saliva or urine samples. Now, in Analytical Chemistry, ...
Medical Xpress / 'ALS on a chip' model reveals altered motor neuron signaling
Using stem cells from patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness as well as effective treatments.
Medical Xpress / Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's
Newborn babies and patients with Alzheimer's disease share an unexpected biological trait: elevated levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer's, as shown in a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg ...
Medical Xpress / Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk
The world has made unprecedented progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases since WHO established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974. Despite the progress of the past 50 years, the ...
Medical Xpress / Cerebellum may set the stage for development of mental empathy in early childhood
We can't see what other people are thinking, so we have to infer it and that's very crucial for our communication as humans. That's how we create shared meaning and that's how we choose our words to be understood, a kind ...
Medical Xpress / Two proteins that could lead to less toxic cancer treatments identified
Cells depend on the precise reading of DNA sequences to function correctly. This process, known as gene expression, determines which genetic instructions are activated. When this fails, the wrong parts of the genome can be ...
