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Medical Xpress / Exercise 'snacks' may boost cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults
Exercise "snacks"—intentional short bursts of physical activity—may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults, finds a synthesis of the available research, published online ...
Medical Xpress / Glycoprotein shows potential for treating both 'leaky gut' and severe depression
What if a protein could be injected to help heal both "leaky gut" and severe depression? New research from the University of Victoria (UVic), published in Chronic Stress, shows that a glycoprotein called reelin may one day ...
Medical Xpress / New treatment for psoriatic arthritis shows promising results in early trial
A new treatment for a debilitating inflammatory condition which affects joints and skin has shown promising early results in an international clinical trial of more than 200 patients worldwide.
Medical Xpress / Don't look away: Study shows teenage girls who avoid potentially negative feedback prone to higher anxiety
To better understand anxiety, a psychologist from the University of Kansas studied 90 teenage girls in sessions spanning three years, using wearable eye‐tracking glasses as the subjects gave a speech to two judges: one ...
Medical Xpress / Debunking the link between calcium supplements and dementia
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, helping to dispel previous ...
Medical Xpress / Peptide shows neuroprotective effects in traumatic brain injury
Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an institution under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, has discovered that a small compound—a peptide made up of ...
Medical Xpress / First 3D genetic mapping of the heart uncovers genes implicated in sudden death
A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to sudden death.
Medical Xpress / Moms', not dads', mental health clearly linked to their children's, study shows
An innovative study by University of Manchester researchers has shown that mothers' feelings of being overwhelmed and unhappiness, not fathers', are directly associated with their children's feelings of nervousness, worry ...
Medical Xpress / What matters most to senior citizens? Not what you might think
You might expect that senior citizens treated at walk-in care clinics would say what matters most to them is their health.
Medical Xpress / Meningococcal disease leaves long-term impact on adolescent survivors, research reveals
New research from the University of Adelaide has found almost 60% of adolescent invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) survivors have long-term psychological conditions in subsequent years.
Medical Xpress / Antigen-presenting fibroblasts open door to novel strategies for hard-to-treat cancers
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two distinct populations of cells known as antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts (apCAFs) that appear to support the survival and growth of malignant tumors. ...
Medical Xpress / 'Genomic-first' approach can identify rare genetic disorders earlier
A "genomic-first" approach to screening for rare genetic disorders—identifying specific genetic variants and then studying associated traits and symptoms—can identify these conditions earlier and more frequently than ...
