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Medical Xpress / One-hour saliva test spots biomarker linked to several cancers

QUT researchers have developed a simple one-hour saliva test for a protein biomarker that has been linked with oral, colon and pancreatic cancers. The findings are published in the journal Talanta.

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Location, location, location: For potassium channels, it depends on functionality

Potassium KCNQ2/3 channels are crucial for suppressing the excitability of brain cells, or neurons. When these channels don't work properly, they can cause specific types of epilepsy like benign familial neonatal convulsions ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / In multiple sclerosis, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability

Wearable sensors may help identify people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are more likely to have worsening disability and loss of brain volume, according to a study published in Neurology. The study found that people with ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Open source cancer database created for easier disease study

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Johns Hopkins University have created a novel database structure that allows investigators anywhere to more easily study multiple types of cancer data—including ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Glucose drives STAT3 activation in colorectal cancer cells, leading to tumor growth

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Although screening has led to a decrease in incidence over the past 20 years, early-onset colorectal cancer has been rising. Despite advances in surgery ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy improves survival in relapsed or refractory lymphoma

CAR T-cell immunotherapy improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet. Marginal zone lymphoma ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Distinct tumor-immune ecologies can help predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems that predict whether patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The findings, published ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gaps in lung cancer treatment persist, study finds

In recent decades, lung cancer treatment has been transformed—new surgeries, new radiation techniques, and dramatically improved outcomes. But according to new research from Yale, published in JAMA Network Open, one thing ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 weight-loss drugs comparably effective across age, race and starting weight

Popular GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs for weight loss, also known as GLP-1 RAs, appear to be similarly effective among patients of different ages, races, and starting weights, with women benefiting somewhat more than men, ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Beating, 3D-printed heart model developed for surgical practice

Washington State University researchers have developed a 3D-printed model of the left side of the heart that contracts and beats, offering the chance for surgeons and medical students to rehearse important heart surgeries ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / A questionnaire allows for reliable measurement of cancer patients' concerns

The fear that cancer will progress or worsen is one of the most common concerns among people living with the disease. Identifying and measuring this concern is key to providing appropriate psychological care and improving ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Deciding for others can lower confidence in one's own judgments

From the moment we wake to the time we hit the bed at night, we make numerous decisions, some big but mostly small. Although decision-making is a fundamental part of human life, researchers have found that the level of difficulty ...

Mar 3, 2026