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Medical Xpress / Toxic metal particles can be present in cannabis vapes even before the first use

Vapes have often been heralded as a "safer" way to consume either nicotine or cannabis, where legal to do so. But the devices present their own suite of risks that are slowly being revealed as they undergo increasing research ...

17 minutes ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Researchers find new genetic cause of severe combined immune deficiency disease

Researchers from Nijmegen and Newcastle have discovered a new genetic mutation leading to severe combined immune deficiency disorder (SCID). It's the first time a mutation in the proteasome, a molecular shredder, has been ...

45 minutes ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Partner's disturbed sleep keeping you up at night? Letting go of unattainable dreams may keep you both happy in bed

We all know that getting a good night's sleep is vital for physical and mental health. Yet many people share a bed with a partner who can't help disturbing their sleep, for example through their insomnia, frequently going ...

4 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Brain recordings in people before surgery reveal how minds plan what to say prior to speaking

A new study in people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy shows that pauses in speech reveal information about how people's brains plan and produce speech.

5 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / A new study shows how neurochemicals affect fMRI readings

The brain is an incredibly complex and active organ that uses electricity and chemicals to transmit and receive signals between its sub-regions.

11 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Researchers pinpoint issue that could be hampering common chemotherapy drug

Researchers at the University of Toronto's Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research have found two enzymes that work against the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine, preventing it from effectively treating pancreatic ...

12 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Researchers use algorithm to provide innovative insights into the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes

A landmark study by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, sheds new light on the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes. The researchers have employed an innovative algorithm to stratify ...

14 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Team develops fluid biomarker for early detection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

Two progressively degenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD, recently in the news with the diagnoses of actor Bruce Willis and talk ...

Medical Xpress / Addressing both flu and COVID-19 through a single, multitasking injection

In preparation for the winter season last year, the Korean Medical Association recommended that people with compromised immune systems receive both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines simultaneously. The prospect of receiving shots ...

15 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Study shows that 'transcendent' thinking may grow teens' brains over time

Scientists at the USC Rossier School of Education's Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning, and Education (CANDLE) have shown for the first time that a type of thinking that has been described for over a ...

16 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

Heparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart surgery. Currently, heparin is derived from pig intestines, but scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

14 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Study estimates nearly 70% of children under six in Chicago may be exposed to lead-contaminated tap water

A new analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that 68 percent of Chicago children under age six live in households with tap water containing detectable levels of lead.

16 hours ago in Pediatrics