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Medical Xpress / Stomach microbe exposure may be linked to more than 1 in 5 bowel cancer cases worldwide
Exposure to the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori may be associated with more than 1 in 5 cases of colorectal cancer worldwide, suggests an exploratory risk-attribution study published in the journal eGastroenterology.
Medical Xpress / Why is smoking linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's?
A link between carbon monoxide and Parkinson's disease may explain why smokers are at lower risk of developing the condition, according to international research. The team monitored the health of 512,701 Chinese adults over ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists reveal how blood cells release key signaling lipid
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States have discovered how blood cells release an important signaling ...
Medical Xpress / Menopause-linked brain changes may differ from those in puberty and pregnancy
Changes in the female brain during menopause contrast sharply with those seen during pregnancy and puberty, according to brain imaging research published in Nature Communications. The study, which included more than 200 participants, ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental study points to systemic sclerosis treatment
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University used an experimental drug to reverse the effects of systemic sclerosis, a serious autoimmune disease. The study, conducted in a laboratory, was published in JCI Insight.
Medical Xpress / Strengthening responses to Bundibugyo virus outbreaks with faster diagnostics and deeper insights
The current outbreak of Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo highlights the challenges of responding to rare but potentially devastating infectious diseases. Two studies led by researchers from ...
Medical Xpress / Vaccine protects against multiple fungal infections without hurting the gut
A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections has successfully achieved protective immunity in preclinical animal models while maintaining the biodiversity of ...
Medical Xpress / Dopamine-targeting treatments show only modest benefits for anhedonia, prompting calls for new research approaches
Dopamine has long been considered central to understanding anhedonia—the loss of pleasure, interest and motivation that is a common feature of depression and other mental health conditions. However, a new international expert ...
Medical Xpress / Brain vascular cells resist gene changes across neurological disease models
Even though Alzheimer's disease, the hereditary vascular disorder CADASIL, and traumatic brain injury are all associated with inflammation and changes in the brain's blood vessels, many vascular cells appear to retain their ...
Medical Xpress / Commonly used cancer drugs shown to boost MRSA antibiotics
Scientists at University of Galway have uncovered a link between commonly used anticancer drugs and antibiotics that could offer a new approach to tackling superbug infections. The research team set out to find new ways to ...
Medical Xpress / Clinical trials show significant reduction in COPD flare-ups with investigational therapy
Two international clinical trials led in part by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that the investigational biologic therapy tozorakimab significantly reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring why strep throat can linger, even after treatment with antibiotics
Streptococcal sore throat—strep throat for short—is one of the nastier maladies of childhood, causing fever, swollen tonsils and the namesake sore throat. The bacterial infection can linger even after treatment, turning otherwise ...
