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Medical Xpress / New implant expected to dramatically improve treatment of significant tissue loss
An international research team led by the Levenberg Laboratory in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has succeeded in developing a first-of-its-kind, three-dimensional implant ...
Medical Xpress / Trial finds rapid diagnostic testing alone does not reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections
Two international studies, a clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and University of Utrecht, and a qualitative study led by the University of Oxford and University of Antwerp, report that point-of-care diagnostic ...
Medical Xpress / More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?
A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., births that were intended ...
Medical Xpress / Want to handle stress better? Start with breakfast, sleep, and exercise
Do you ever feel mentally stuck, like you can't cope when a stressful situation hits? A healthy breakfast, exercise, and a good night's sleep might be just what you need to build psychological flexibility, and new research ...
Medical Xpress / Detection of bowel cancer marker in wastewater may offer new early warning system
Detection of a bowel cancer marker (CDH1) in wastewater may offer a new community-level early warning system for the disease, suggests a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. ...
Medical Xpress / A theory of Alzheimer's disease linking amyloid beta and tau
Amyloid beta and tau proteins compete for the same binding sites on microtubules in neurons, suggesting that displacement of tau by amyloid beta, rather than aggregation of either protein, may be the primary driver of Alzheimer's ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists find promising drug target for tuberculosis
Researchers from Imperial and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have discovered a drug target that could potentially help tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis, one of the biggest causes of death worldwide.
Medical Xpress / Measles outbreak surveillance confirms utility of wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring infectious disease surges
New research led by University of South Carolina environmental health sciences assistant professor Laura Langan has provided further support for the effectiveness of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Langan and her team ...
Medical Xpress / Genome analysis uncovers new cause of rare movement disorder
Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team in Bochum and Tübingen has now solved one piece of the puzzle: The researchers examined 2,811 ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden acid imbalance in kidney disease raises red flags
A Japanese registry has identified a blind spot in the routine care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum bicarbonate levels are rarely measured, leaving metabolic acidosis largely undetected and hence, undertreated.
Medical Xpress / A 'scaffold-free' approach for treating damaged muscles
Traumatic muscle injury can be associated with volumetric muscle loss (VML), often leading to permanent functional loss. Until recently, experimental therapies to support muscle regeneration have faced several key limitations, ...
Medical Xpress / Understanding cancer through the lens of dynamic spatial hallmark ecosystems
Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute propose a new view of cancer based on spatial hallmark ecosystems and its evolution during cancer progression. This conceptual framework combines the latest spatial ...
