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Medical Xpress / A new era of personalized care for patients with meningioma
A comprehensive new review led by Mayo Clinic is helping shape how clinicians diagnose and treat meningioma, the most common primary brain tumor, with a focus on personalized, patient-centered care and the latest advances ...
Medical Xpress / Waves of gene control reveal how a key gene times limb development
In a new study published in Genes & Development, research led by Dr. Lila Allou at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and Professor Stefan Mundlos at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and ...
Medical Xpress / Your phone already sees the warning signs: Sleep, movement and mood data can spot depression early
Depression is among the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting an estimated 1 in 20 people. It is characterized by persistent sadness, hopelessness, disrupted sleep patterns, changes in appetite and ...
Medical Xpress / A major pregnancy scare collapses: Tylenol shows no autism risk in more than 1.5 million children
Acetaminophen, which also goes by names like paracetamol or Tylenol, is a common over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer. It is often prescribed during pregnancy to help with mild to moderate pain. Recently, there ...
Medical Xpress / These lab-grown insulin cells reverse diabetes in mice and clear a major hurdle for type 1 treatment
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have developed an improved method for creating insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. The results, published in Stem Cell Reports, ...
Medical Xpress / Confirmed precursor to commonest form of esophageal cancer offers opportunities to catch the disease early
Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that a condition known as Barrett's esophagus is the starting point for all cases of esophageal adenocarcinoma—the most common type of esophageal cancer in the developed ...
Medical Xpress / A black licorice compound slashes gut inflammation and cell death in IBD models and animals
A new study published in Stem Cell Reports demonstrates how a human stem cell-derived model of the intestine can be used to identify potential therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), highlighting glycyrrhizin as a ...
Medical Xpress / A hidden army of zombie immune cells may drive fatty liver disease, inflammation and aging
UCLA researchers have identified a rogue population of immune cells that quietly accumulates in aging tissues and in the livers of people with fatty liver disease. Clearing these cells, they found, dramatically reduced inflammation ...
Medical Xpress / Global trial shows novel treatment for triple-negative breast cancer nearly doubles survival
A global, multicenter phase III trial, TROPION-Breast02, led by a senior medical oncologist and researcher from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, has demonstrated a significant breakthrough in improving the survival of ...
Medical Xpress / Chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after early-life exposure, study suggests
A new study from MIT suggests that a carcinogen that has been found in medications and in drinking water contaminated by chemical plants may have a much more severe impact on children than adults. In a study of mice, the ...
Medical Xpress / Programming the immune system to manufacture its own therapeutic proteins
An innovative gene-editing strategy could establish a new way for the body to manufacture therapeutic proteins—including certain kinds of highly potent antibodies that are naturally difficult to produce—by reprogramming the ...
Medical Xpress / First-of-its-kind drug aims to protect the heart while increasing effectiveness of cancer treatments
A team of University of Alberta researchers has developed a cardio-oncology drug that protects the heart from chemotherapy damage while enhancing the effectiveness of cancer treatments against tumor growth and spread. In ...
