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Medical Xpress / New vaccine for pregnant women protects babies from serious lung infection, study shows
Vaccination of pregnant women has been linked to a drop in newborns being admitted to hospital with a serious lung infection, research suggests.
Medical Xpress / Genetically modified gut bacteria show promise for combating kidney stones in clinical trial
The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria can impact everything from the immune system to the nervous system. Now, researchers at Stanford University ...
Medical Xpress / Intestinal flora works together with certain genes to aggravate ulcerative colitis, research reveals
Ulcerative colitis (UC) causes misery for millions worldwide. It affects the large intestine, causing pain, cramping, and frequent bowel movements with bloody diarrhea. Although some people go through periods when they feel ...
Medical Xpress / New advanced imaging technology enables detailed disease mapping in tissue samples
Researchers from Aarhus University—in a major international collaboration—have developed a groundbreaking method that can provide more information from the tissue samples doctors take from patients every day.
Medical Xpress / Dietary intervention optimized using machine learning could lower risk of dementia
The term dementia is used to describe various debilitating neurological disorders characterized by a progressive loss of memory and a decline in mental abilities. Estimates suggest that over 55 million people worldwide are ...
Medical Xpress / Psychologists introduce third path to 'good life'—one full of curiosity and challenge
New research suggests that psychological richness—a life of perspective-changing experiences—may matter just as much as happiness or meaning.
Medical Xpress / Data-driven detection of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants months in advance
Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants that are predicted or ...
Medical Xpress / A common food additive solves a sticky neuroscience problem
An interdisciplinary team working on balls of human neurons called organoids wanted to scale up their efforts and take on important new questions. The solution was all around them.
Medical Xpress / New COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows strong protection against multiple variants
A promising new COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by researchers at the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney has shown strong potential to protect against both current and emerging coronavirus variants. By ...
Medical Xpress / Sound stress alone found to heighten and prolong pain in mice
Pain is an important physiological response in living organisms. While physical pain is an outcome of tissue damage, pain can manifest as diverse unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences.
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover a signature 'wave' of activity as the brain awakens from sleep
Each morning, your brain embarks on a remarkable series of events: it transitions from being asleep, potentially in an alternate reality, to waking up. Within a short time, you regain waking consciousness, reorient yourself ...
Medical Xpress / What ever-growing incisors can teach us about genetic disease
Teeth may seem like static fixtures, but a new collaboration between engineers and clinicians is proving just how dynamic, informative and medically significant our teeth can be.
