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Medical Xpress / Can a 'love hormone' drug prevent stress anxiety? What rat tests suggest

Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil have demonstrated in rats that a synthetic version of oxytocin can prevent anxiety-related behaviors caused by social stress. The study was published in the journal ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Immunity against common virus leveraged against pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a promising new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and most treatment-resistant forms of cancer. The approach leverages the ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Genetic link to Barrett's esophagus discovered, offering new hope for esophageal cancer patients

Case Western Reserve University researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that dramatically increases the risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma, ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Unraveling sex differences in motor unit behavior in Parkinson's disease: New insights for personalized treatment

A study by an international research team, with Dr. Yuichi Nishikawa from the Faculty of Frontier Engineering at Kanazawa University as the lead author, has for the first time elucidated sex differences in motor unit firing ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Polarized-light imaging shows potential for distinguishing Ehlers–Danlos subtypes

Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are inherited conditions that affect the body's connective tissue, which provides strength and support to the skin, joints, and blood vessels. People with EDS are often affected by stretchy ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Biomedical technology
Medical Xpress / Affordable microscope speeds up malaria diagnosis with AI

Engineers at Stanford University have developed a high-efficiency, battery/solar-operated, autonomous microscope with integrated artificial intelligence that automatically diagnoses malaria in blood smears—a previously ...

Medical Xpress / Adult survivors of childhood cancer may be at higher risk for meningiomas

Certain chemotherapies are associated with an increased long-term risk of subsequent tumors in survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The findings, published ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How food shortages reprogram the immune system's response to infection

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function while conserving energy, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. This reconfiguration is ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Global study marks major treatment advance for tough-to-treat high-risk blood cancer

Results from a new clinical trial led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Levine Cancer show that a new therapy could provide significantly better outcomes for patients with high-risk essential ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Long COVID linked to Alzheimer's disease mechanisms

The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer's disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study finds.

Medical Xpress / Study maps NICU staph spread, pinpointing strains most tied to invasive infections

A new study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) has identified which strains of Staphylococcus aureus—commonly known as ...

Medical Xpress / New artificial intelligence tool diagnoses masked hypertension

About 10% of people with hypertension have normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office. Now researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed an artificial-intelligence diagnostic tool to detect this condition, ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Cardiology