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Medical Xpress / Having an X-ray to diagnose knee arthritis might make you more likely to consider potentially unnecessary surgery
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability, affecting more than 2 million Australians.
Medical Xpress / Tests on sunglasses show deficiencies in protection against ultraviolet rays
Solar ultraviolet radiation is one of the causes of a series of eye diseases, including cataracts and a type of corneal inflammation (photokeratitis), which can be delayed or prevented by using UV protection, with sunglasses ...
Medical Xpress / How the brain rewires itself for language recovery after a stroke
A new study shows how the brain reorganizes itself in the first few months after a stroke to improve the ability to speak again. The findings will help researchers understand how functional networks work in the brain. They ...
Medical Xpress / Restricting flavored e-cigarettes cuts vaping rates but raises smoking rates for young adults, study finds
In recent years, vaping has become popular as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. Flavored electronic cigarettes—known as e-cigarettes—have become so popular among young adults that some states have implemented ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers propose framework to identify food selectivity origins in the brain
Human evolution has revolved around food, from identifying and foraging for it to growing and preparing it. Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a region in the brain's visual cortex that responds to food ...
Medical Xpress / Study yields unexpected results from empagliflozin after heart attack
A new study, authored by KBH Professor Jan Inge Henter and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has investigated whether the drug empagliflozin can reduce the risk of heart failure and death in patients who have ...
Medical Xpress / Unfolded protein response: A key regulator of intestinal health and disease
The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and communication between the gut microbiota and the nervous system. To maintain homeostasis, intestinal epithelial ...
Medical Xpress / Tiny gene could hold key to treating malignant cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiac arrhythmias affect millions across the world and are responsible for a fifth of all deaths in the Netherlands. Currently there are multiple treatment options, ranging from life-long medication to invasive surgical ...
Medical Xpress / Novel method combines heart biopsy and device implantation to reduce risk of complications
Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a valuable method for diagnosing a range of cardiac conditions, but there is a risk of complications due to its invasive nature. Researchers have now found a way to combine right ventricular ...
Medical Xpress / Many adults stop GLP-1 therapy within a year with low restart rates, analysis finds
A study conducted using electronic health record data from a collective of U.S. health care systems found that most adults with overweight or obesity discontinued glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy ...
Medical Xpress / Artificial sweetener triggers insulin spike, leading to blood vessel inflammation in mice
From diet soda to zero-sugar ice cream, artificial sweeteners have been touted as a guilt-free way to indulge our sweet tooth. However, new research published in Cell Metabolism shows that aspartame, one of the most common ...
Medical Xpress / Children found to perform cognitive tasks faster on their own than with supervision
New research led by the University of St Andrews has shown that children perform cognitive tasks faster on their own in studies, rather than in the presence of a stranger.