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Medical Xpress / Additional transfusion risk emerges for patients with tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome, beyond meat allergy
A new multi-institutional study led by researchers at Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth suggests that alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne disease that can result in a chronic allergy to meat and animal ...
Medical Xpress / A painless punch with a microneedle patch could detect kidney disease earlier
Kidney disease is silent in its early stages, progressing without symptoms until the disease is advanced. Researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, in collaboration with researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Mucus-coated tumor spheres reveal potential targets to curb colorectal cancer spread
Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland and Gustave Roussy Institute in France have discovered a molecular mechanism that regulates whether cells in an aggressive colorectal cancer are conventional or inverted ...
Medical Xpress / Biodegradable 3D-printed gastric stent with lattice design could eliminate repeat procedures
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed BRIDGE (Biodegradable aRchitected Internal DrainaGE), a biodegradable, 3D-printed gastric stent that could improve treatment for gastric leaks, a serious complication following ...
Medical Xpress / Bladder cancer detected up to five years before diagnosis—thanks to AI
Bladder cancer claims 220,000 lives globally each year, with symptoms sometimes mistaken for other conditions such as kidney stones. Now researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can identify bladder ...
Medical Xpress / Deep sleep brain waves offer protection against Alzheimer's disease, new research shows
Poor sleep quality has been linked to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease in older adults. A new international study led by Concordia researchers and published in the journal Neurology shows that ...
Medical Xpress / How much sleep do I need? Why you can forget the eight‑hour sleep rule
For decades, the answer to "how much sleep does an adult need?" has been simple: eight hours. The idea dates back to the mid-19th century, when the notion of eight hours of work, eight for recreation and eight for sleep first ...
Medical Xpress / Nicotine e-cigarettes help four more people per 100 quit than patches or gum
Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective at helping people quit smoking than many conventional methods, including nicotine gum and patches, behavioral support or no support at all, an updated Cochrane review finds.
Medical Xpress / New oral nanomedicine boosts effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies
Immune checkpoint blockade is a form of cancer treatment that works by releasing the natural brakes on the immune system, allowing T cells to find and destroy cancer cells. Although it has transformed cancer immunotherapy, ...
Medical Xpress / Global snakebite envenoming and mortality incidence are higher than previously reported
Venomous snake bites can cause illness, disability and death in tropical and subtropical regions. A study published Aug. 25 in PLOS Medicine by Dileepa Ediriweera and Anuradhani Kasturuiratne, along with colleagues at the ...
Medical Xpress / Five-session prostate radiation better preserves bowel quality of life, trial finds
Results of the NRG Oncology NRG-GU005 clinical study comparing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) with moderately hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (MH-IMRT) for patients with localized intermediate-risk ...
Medical Xpress / Women with type 2 diabetes are more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, study finds
In the years following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, women are more likely to develop mental health conditions, while men are more likely to develop cardiovascular and renal complications, according to a study published in ...
