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Medical Xpress / Minimum wage hikes linked to lower rates of pregnancy-related hypertension

Increases to the minimum wage may do more than bolster household income, reduce inequality and enhance worker well-being: They may also help make pregnancies safer, according to new research from Rutgers University.

Jan 13, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Three-dimensional magnetic torque enables heart mechanics in organoids

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is limited by the shortcomings of existing experimental models. Traditional animal models often fail ...

Jan 13, 2026 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Extremely elevated lipoprotein(a) levels tied to 30-year heart risk in women

Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators link very high lipoprotein(a) with a higher 30-year risk of major cardiovascular events in initially healthy women.

Jan 12, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / How a miniature womb on a chip can help women struggling to conceive

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of the human uterus. The research offers a new way to study the exact moment an embryo attaches to a ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Infant gut bacteria may be the key to preventing asthma and allergies

Allergies and asthma affect an increasing number of children worldwide, but now an international research group led by DTU has identified a previously unknown mechanism that can reduce the risk of allergies and asthma later ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Inflammatory disorders
Medical Xpress / A new tool could tell us how consciousness works

Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an emerging research tool called transcranial focused ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Psychosis patients 'living in metaphor': New study radically shifts ideas about delusions

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be "living out" a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a "radically different perspective" on one of the most puzzling elements of psychosis.

Jan 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to concerns that can be overcome, study suggests

Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is rooted in concerns that can be addressed and effectively reduced over time, according to a new study following more than 1.1 million people in England between January 2021 and March 2022 ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue

It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Jan 12, 2026 in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / Two wrongs make a right: How two damaging disease variants can restore health

Scientists at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two harmful variants of the same gene always worsens disease. Instead, the team found that in many ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / T cells gain superior memory through new reprogramming method, boosting cancer-fighting abilities

Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood cells, so that they have a superior memory, thereby ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How brain waves shape our sense of self

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world. The findings offer ...

Jan 12, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry