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Medical Xpress / Mother's obesity linked to child's heightened hospital admission risk for infection
Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a long-term study published in the open-access journal BMJ Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Stem cells thought to be dormant may offer clues to why sense of smell is lost or declines
Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues ...
Medical Xpress / Combination of weight loss drugs may be better for pre-metabolic surgery patients than GLP-1s or dieting alone
For patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 70 or higher, metabolic surgery is a highly effective treatment for this form of extreme obesity. In preparing for this minimally invasive surgery and to increase perioperative ...
Medical Xpress / Study identifies proteins involved in the effectiveness of immunotherapy against blood cancer
A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) highlights key proteins and signaling pathways involved in the efficacy of immunotherapy based on CAR-T cells (lymphocytes modified in the laboratory ...
Medical Xpress / Brains vs. bytes: Study compares diagnoses made by AI and clinicians
A University of Maine study has compared how well artificial intelligence models and human clinicians handled complex or sensitive medical cases.
Medical Xpress / Unlocking the Naᵥ1.9 channel: A hidden switch in pain and itch disorders
Imagine not feeling any pain when you stub your toe—or, conversely, experiencing constant burning pain or itching without an obvious cause. For some people, this is reality, caused by mutations in a single protein: the ...
Medical Xpress / Breath analysis enables precise anesthesia dosing for pediatric patients, pilot study shows
Not too much and not too little: the dosage of drugs must be optimally adjusted for general anesthesia. This is no easy task, especially for pediatric patients. A pilot study now shows that breath analysis can help anesthesia ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds powerful sweetener in vapes marketed to teens
A new study has found a super-sweet chemical in illegal flavored e-cigarettes that may make them more appealing to kids and teens.
Medical Xpress / Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition, research shows
Spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown.
Medical Xpress / Digital intervention combines self-monitoring, coaching and wearables to improve sleep and lower alcohol intake
A multimodal digital program that incorporates health education, self-monitoring, and feedback and coaching was effective in helping young adults reduce their alcohol intake and improve their sleep health, according to a ...
Medical Xpress / Gut fungi in very-low-birthweight infants modulate oxygen-induced lung damage, study finds
Extremely preterm newborns who weigh less than 3.3 pounds have immature lungs that often require high levels of ventilation oxygen in the hospital. This contributes to the chronic lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects multiple cancer types through cell-free DNA
Researchers from Geneseeq and a network of Chinese academic hospitals have validated a blood test that can detect a broad range of cancers with high accuracy using cell-free DNA. A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test ...
