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Medical Xpress / Magnetic pulses to the brain emerge as low-cost lifeline for depression
A major new study has found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which applies magnetic energy to the brain, can be a cost-effective treatment option for the NHS in treating moderate and severe forms of depression ...
Medical Xpress / Nitrate in drinking water linked to increased dementia risk while nitrate from vegetables is linked to a lower risk
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the Danish Cancer Research Institute (DCRI) investigated the association between the intake of nitrate and nitrite from a wide range of different sources, and the associated ...
Medical Xpress / Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with lower cognitive performance in early childhood
The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...
Medical Xpress / New therapeutic target for breast cancer involves double-stranded RNA-binding proteins
A Purdue University team has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. The research, led by Kyle Cottrell, an assistant professor of biochemistry, spotlights double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA)-binding ...
Medical Xpress / Genes, smoking and obesity raise pneumonia risk, especially for older adults
Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified genes that increase susceptibility to pneumonia. Alongside inherited risk factors, smoking and higher body mass were also found to raise the risk of developing the disease. ...
Medical Xpress / When patients report symptoms, clinicians can judge cancer treatment side effects more consistently
A large multinational clinical trial has found that giving health care providers access to European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) patient-reported outcome (PRO) data significantly improves the ...
Medical Xpress / Pre-fab psychological diagnoses: Clinicians confront a new trend
More and more young adults seek psychological assessment with a diagnosis already in mind—or even one they have assigned to themselves. A new mixed-methods study with 93 clinical psychologists shows that self-diagnosed ...
Medical Xpress / Restoring confidence: Proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics in the human body
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human body. Thirty scientists ...
Medical Xpress / How social stress can worsen colitis, and what it reveals about the biology of IBD
For decades, patients with inflammatory bowel disease have reported a familiar and frustrating pattern: periods of intense stress are often followed by worsening symptoms or full-blown disease flares. Clinicians have observed ...
Medical Xpress / A shared process underlies oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and makes opioids less effective. The findings point to a shared mechanism underlying both oral cancer pain ...
Medical Xpress / Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds
The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, studied ...
Medical Xpress / Why U.S. middle-aged adults report more loneliness and poorer health than peers abroad
Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms and show poorer memory and physical strength than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly ...
