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Medical Xpress / Poor sleep in one partner can affect both partners' diets, new study finds
Poor sleep is known to lead to poor diet quality. But as a new Concordia-led study of cohabiting couples shows, poor sleep can affect not only an individual's food choices but also their partner's choices. Because couples ...
Medical Xpress / Trauma-induced changes in the brain differ significantly between males and females
Exposure to stress during critical developmental windows significantly increases the risk of developing mood and anxiety disorders in adulthood. While women and sexual- and gender-minority groups experience higher rates of ...
Medical Xpress / Prostate cancer: Specialized imaging could prevent unnecessary biopsies
An elevated PSA level in the blood may indicate prostate cancer but does not allow for a definitive diagnosis. Where there is a corresponding suspicion, a tissue sample is usually taken from the prostate. A study by the Medical ...
Medical Xpress / Fecal microbiota transplantation may improve immunotherapy-related colitis
Targeting the gut microbiome with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may help cancer patients with immunotherapy-related colitis avoid the need for steroids and other immunosuppressive treatments, according to researchers ...
Medical Xpress / New method explores how mitochondrial tRNA changes can reshape immune cell behavior
For generations, scientists have looked to the genetics inside immune cells for ways to improve how the body fights disease.
Medical Xpress / Retinal scans may flag atrial fibrillation four years before diagnosis
People with atrial fibrillation have signs of the condition in their retinas that can be detected as early as four years before diagnosis, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) and Moorfields researchers.
Medical Xpress / How the SLC26A11 transporter enables recycling within brain and kidney cells
Our cells have their own internal "garbage collection" system that gathers up everything that is defective, worn out or foreign. Acting as a sort of "cellular stomach," the so-called lysosomes are responsible for this recycling ...
Medical Xpress / Nearly one-third of college-age 'BORG' drinkers report blacking out
A newly popular college drinking trend, the blackout rage gallon (BORG), fosters binge drinking and can lead to a host of alcohol-related harms, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and ...
Medical Xpress / Common antibiotic linked to possible higher death risk
Cefepime is a fourth-generation antibiotic widely used to treat serious bacterial infections and febrile neutropenia—a fever in patients with abnormally low white blood cell counts. Unlike many antibiotics that are falling ...
Medical Xpress / Early deafness may reshape the brain to devote more resources to peripheral vision
People with intact hearing can use sound as an alert system for events outside their direct line of sight. This seemingly puts those who have lost their hearing at a disadvantage. However, according to a new study published ...
Medical Xpress / Gut infection may train immune sentries at the brain's border to remember microbes
The brain and spinal cord are highly protected treasures of the central nervous system, wrapped under three protective layers of meninges. The outermost layer, the dura mater, has leaky windows through which bacteria or parasites ...
Medical Xpress / Reading for pleasure: Lifelong health and cognitive benefits
Reading for pleasure—from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel—is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say researchers.
