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Medical Xpress / Brain tumor removal may improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open found that removing olfactory groove meningioma—a type of brain tumor located near the base of the brain—may improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes.

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI tool simplifies and scales complete genome assembly, supporting advances in diagnostics and precision medicine

An international research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has developed HERRO, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that could make it easier and more cost-effective to produce complete, ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Abortion hotline use soared before and after Dobbs, study finds

A study of more than 16,000 people who sought help from a nationwide abortion and miscarriage hotline has found that demand for confidential clinical support surged both before and after the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Empty stomach, vivid cravings: Hunger boosts imagined smell and flavor of food

People are often told not to go to the supermarket on an empty stomach. Findings from a new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study potentially explain this theory, revealing that the way we think about food changes ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Warning labels on restaurant menus can steer diners from sweets

As California lawmakers consider legislation that would require "high sugar" warning labels on restaurant menus, a University of California, Davis, study shows that the labels are effective in dissuading diners from ordering ...

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single-cell platform tracks antibody drug delivery inside stubborn solid tumors

A recent paper in Nature Biotechnology examines problems and solutions for antibody-based therapies for solid pancreatic cancers and tumors of the head and neck.

Jun 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ranking high blood pressure drug combinations from most to least tolerated

The Global Hypertension Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that 1.4 billion people were living with hypertension in 2024. Yet, only a little over one in five of those diagnosed have it under control, whether ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Novel prostate cancer treatment can reduce risk of disease progression by half, clinical trial shows

A Phase III clinical trial led by Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO, senior director of clinical research at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah (the U), has found that a combination ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Largest study of knee osteoarthritis tissue reveals core biological pathways underlying the disease

A major international study led by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford has found that osteoarthritis (OA)—the most common form of arthritis worldwide—is not a collection of separate ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Copper imbalance tied to autism's social symptoms and white matter development

Trace elements are needed only in small amounts, but they can have large effects on the developing brain. A research team led by Niigata University has now reported that copper, an essential trace element, may help connect ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Nursing home staffing declined in states that protected facilities from COVID-19 malpractice lawsuits, study finds

Nursing homes across the country had less staffing in states where legislatures granted the facilities immunity from COVID-19-related lawsuits filed by patients and their families, according to findings from a new UCLA-led ...

Jun 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genetic trade-off between youth and longevity uncovered

A new study identifies vgll3 as a key gene that promotes rapid growth and early reproduction while increasing the risk of aging and cancer later in life. The findings provide rare experimental evidence for the theory that ...

Jun 2, 2026