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Medical Xpress / Treating addiction with immunotherapy: Study links alcohol use and the immune system
A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 2023, meaning they could not stop or control alcohol use despite serious health ...
Medical Xpress / Potential tumor-suppressing gene identified in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and begins in the cells lining the pancreatic duct. Accounting for more than 90% of all pancreatic cancers, PDAC is extremely difficult ...
Medical Xpress / New drug approach targets stress response in rare brain disorder PMD
A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a promising new therapeutic approach for a rare genetic brain disorder, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Medical Xpress / Two types of underconfidence linked to anxiety and gender
Women and people with anxiety are both prone to low confidence in their own abilities, but a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers has found that the two groups are prone to two distinct types of underconfidence.
Medical Xpress / Fathers' early interactions with babies may affect child health years later
How a new father behaves toward his baby can change family dynamics in a way that affects the child's heart and metabolic health years later, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and ...
Medical Xpress / Finding new cell markers to track the most aggressive breast cancer in blood
Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies. TNBC is also more likely to metastasize, or travel through the bloodstream to spread to other organs, ...
Medical Xpress / The stop-smoking medication varenicline may also work for cannabis use disorder
A new randomized controlled trial has found promising evidence that the smoking cessation medication varenicline (Chantix/Champix) can help people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) to reduce cannabis use. CUD is a rising problem ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening
Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve women's health screenings ...
Medical Xpress / Irradiated cannabis may still harbor toxic fungi and residues
Gamma irradiation, an industry-standard sterilization method for medicinal and recreational cannabis, does not fully eliminate toxic fungi or their chemical residues, a McGill University study has found. Current testing practices ...
Medical Xpress / The aggressive use of antibiotics could fuel mood disorders and anxiety
Antibiotics (ABs) are among the most used pharmaceutical drugs worldwide, as they are currently the most effective medicines for the treatment of bacterial infections. An excessive use of these drugs, however, can damage ...
Medical Xpress / Glucocorticoid injection shows little benefit for knee osteoarthritis, clinical trial finds
Researchers in China have found no statistically significant advantage for infrapatellar fat pad glucocorticoid injection over saline for 12-week knee pain change or effusion synovitis volume change in inflammatory knee osteoarthritis.
Medical Xpress / The protein periostin may promote the spread of pancreatic cancer—and pain—through nerves
A new Brazilian study has revealed the key role of the protein periostin and stellate pancreatic cells in allowing pancreatic cancer to infiltrate nerves and spread early, increasing the risk of metastasis. The research demonstrates ...
