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Medical Xpress / Team discovers how to target 'undruggable' protein that fuels aggressive leukemia
Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a small molecule that can inhibit a cancer-driving protein long considered impossible to target with drugs—a discovery that could open the ...
Medical Xpress / Growth hormone directly regulates stem cells in bone growth plates, revealing a delicate balance
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now demonstrate previously unexplained processes behind growth therapy. It involves hormonal mechanisms at the cellular level, with focus on a sensitive balance between stem ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-insulin network linked to higher metabolic syndrome risk in stressed women
McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.
Medical Xpress / Thirdhand smoke: This hidden danger puts kids and adults at risk
Most people know secondhand smoke is harmful—but thirdhand smoke? That's the toxic residue tobacco leaves behind on surfaces like carpets, furniture, wallboards, and clothing, where it can linger for years.
Medical Xpress / 3D-printed scaffolds for blood vessels point to new approach for heart bypass grafts
The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up to the light in his laboratory looks like a bit of debris from a dismantled ballpoint pen.
Medical Xpress / Glut1 protein may be a potential therapeutic target for kidney disease
Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells (Glucose Transporter 1, or Glut1) could be a new way to fight kidney disease, according to a study led by Partha Biswas, DVM, ...
Medical Xpress / How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism
When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of the disease, never mind the rare and costly treatment that likely saved the newborn's life.
Medical Xpress / Debates about bullying need to look beyond online safety, say researchers
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that only 2% of young people who experience cyberbullying by age 18 report exclusively being abused online.
Medical Xpress / AI models can rival humans in anonymizing patient information from electronic health records
Researchers from the University of Oxford have benchmarked artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of automatically removing personal information from patient electronic health records (EHRs) in a key step toward enabling ...
Medical Xpress / Contactless pulse measurement falters at high heart rates, finds study
Researchers at Bielefeld University have analyzed how reliably AI methods can detect pulse rates from simple video recordings. The technique, known as rPPG—remote photoplethysmography, an optical form of contactless pulse ...
Medical Xpress / Parenting styles play a key role in shaping teen mental health
Mental health is a global crisis, with more than 1 billion people affected by mental health conditions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Young people are particularly affected, with suicide as the third leading ...
Medical Xpress / Ozempic can reduce metabolic risks in schizophrenia patients, multicenter study finds
Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help lower the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
