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Medical Xpress / Voice changes measured with a mobile phone can signal a flare up in asthma or COPD

Voice changes, which can be recorded and measured with a mobile phone app, can signal a flare-up in symptoms for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in ERJ Open ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs outperform SGLT-2 drugs for patients with Afib and type 2 diabetes

Individuals with atrial fibrillation (Afib), or irregular heart rhythm, are at increased risk of stroke, chronic kidney disease and heart failure. These risks are significantly exacerbated if a type 2 diabetes diagnosis is ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / One gene, two diseases: Study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most—dementia and cancer—but in opposite ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / DNA methylation patterns may explain why some prostate cancers turn lethal

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the condition this year alone.

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Discovery could help prevent cancer drug resistance before it starts

Cancer cells are quick to develop resistance to anti-tumor drugs. New research by scientists from the University of California, Davis, shows how cancers adapt to evade a class of anti-tumor drugs called BET inhibitors and ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI turns mouse movements into language-like tokens, uncovering autism-related social behavior patterns

An artificial intelligence model capable of reading and interpreting animal behavior like language has been developed by researchers at KAIST. The team created an AI model that learns behavioral data in a manner similar to ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Malaria vaccine quest narrows as shared parasite targets emerge in liver

Scientists have identified targets on the malaria-causing parasite that could be key to developing a universal vaccine against one of humankind's oldest and deadliest diseases. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / DNA damage can trigger neurons to self-destruct

Over the past decade, researchers at WashU Medicine have established that a molecule called SARM1 is a central trigger in the loss of axons, the vital wiring of the nervous system. Axon loss is characteristic of many neurodegenerative ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies new brain targets for individualized epilepsy treatment

Mayo Clinic researchers have created a detailed map of the pulvinar, a deep brain region that could help doctors more precisely target brain stimulation therapies for people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers to teens: Get to bed—it's good for your blood sugar

If you're 18, getting a bit more sleep could matter more than you think. New research from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC shows that even in healthy young people, longer nights of sleep are linked to more stable ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's biomarkers may forecast dementia progression in people 80 and older

Cognitive decline in very old adults has been considered for decades to be an almost inevitable consequence of aging. In clinical practice, this has contributed to many memory problems in patients over age 80 being interpreted ...

Jul 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Global reforms fall short as psychosis care still brings abuse, coercion and exclusion

People with psychosis continue to face abuse, discrimination and early death despite global reform efforts to protect their human rights, according to La Trobe University researchers.

Jul 1, 2026