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Medical Xpress / As antibiotics fail, a new treatment targets the host, not the bacteria
As antibiotic resistance continues to rise worldwide, scientists are searching for new strategies to combat infections. This latest research at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute at Trinity College Dublin combats this ...
Medical Xpress / What drives binge eating? Evidence points to processed foods
When people binge eat, it's rarely broccoli or apples on the menu. Instead, foods like cake, cookies, ice cream and chocolate consistently show up—and a new University of Michigan study suggests that's no coincidence. An ...
Medical Xpress / Brain scans suggest nature exposure may boost mood and cut negative feelings
You probably heard it from your mom a thousand times—fresh air and sunshine; it's the cure for most anything. Now scientists at the University of Houston concur, measuring the impact of mother's advice on Mother Nature to ...
Medical Xpress / PP4 protein stops the body from overreacting to severe infection, scientists discover
When someone gets a bad infection, the body's immune system rushes in to fight the germs. But sometimes this defense system becomes too strong and starts hurting the person's own tissues and organs. This condition, known ...
Medical Xpress / Caffeine helps restore memory function after sleep loss, study shows
Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated that caffeine can restore social memory impaired by sleep deprivation by targeting a defined brain pathway. ...
Medical Xpress / Verdict on chatbots in mental health screenings? Too judgmental
Chatbots used in mental health screenings aim to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help and to expand access to needed services. Because they cannot cast personal judgment, chatbots are considered a neutral option ...
Medical Xpress / Parenting programs can improve well-being for families from diverse backgrounds
Evidence-based parenting programs delivered through community organizations can support family well-being and should be considered as part of wider strategies to reduce health inequalities, a UCL study has found. In a paper ...
Medical Xpress / Prolonged war linked to widespread PTSD and suicidal behavior in Ukrainian children
An international research team led by the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku, Finland, reviewed the available evidence on the mental health of Ukrainian children and adolescents. Their scoping ...
Medical Xpress / How inflammation drives bone loss in an aggressive childhood leukemia
A rare form of leukemia known as TCF3::HLF-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) sits among the most aggressive blood cancers seen in children. The disease causes a rapid buildup of abnormal blood cells, but ...
Medical Xpress / Widespread temptations bad news for people with a high risk of diabetes, says study
Type 2 diabetes is often triggered by a sedentary lifestyle or poor diet. At the same time, however, some people have genes that make it much more likely they will develop the disease. In other words, they are far more susceptible ...
Medical Xpress / US foreign aid swings may be costing lives abroad, data analysis suggests
Maternal deaths rise by around 11% in countries that rely on US aid following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration, suggest the findings of a data analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global ...
Medical Xpress / Deepfake X-rays fool radiologists and AI
Neither radiologists nor multimodal large language models (LLMs) are able to easily distinguish artificial intelligence (AI)-generated "deepfake" X-ray images from authentic ones, according to a study published in Radiology. ...
