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Medical Xpress / Researchers identify concerning increase in newborns not receiving preventative vitamin K shots

In a new study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have uncovered an alarming trend—the proportion of newborn infants not receiving preventative vitamin K shots has increased by 77% since 2017. The ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / A routine blood test could help predict who benefits most from CAR T-cell therapy

Measuring the lymphocytes—white blood cells that fight infection—in a patient's blood can be used to predict outcomes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who receive CAR T-cell therapy, according to research from physicians ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 responders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders involved in rescue and ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Cardiology expert explains how faster and cost-effective testing can help save lives

In November, The Lancet published an international expert consensus review, "Contemporary, non-invasive imaging diagnosis of chronic coronary artery disease," that shows using CT coronary angiography (CTCA) when patients ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy improves movement in kids with spinal muscular atrophy

A single-dose gene replacement therapy is found to improve movement ability in children over 2 years of age and teenagers with spinal muscular atrophy, according to research published in Nature Medicine. The results of this ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / CAR T cell therapy shows promising Phase II trial results in multiple myeloma

The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) continued to show strong results in treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to new trial data from researchers at The ...

Medical Xpress / Social media use linked to gradual decline in children's attention span

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate. This is according to a comprehensive study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Pediatrics ...

Medical Xpress / How maternal distress affects neurological development in children

The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation for their future cognitive, social, and emotional skills. This period, extending from fetal stage ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI tool to better comprehend how autistic individuals communicate and perceive the world through language

People with autism have brains that are wired differently. This can make them especially strong in some areas—such as noticing patterns, remembering details, or thinking logically—while making other things like social ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Those who care for family members with Alzheimer's experience poorer health and increased cellular aging

Brittany Butts understands that for many families, Alzheimer's comes as a double burden. As a teenager, she watched not only her grandmother's mental decline from the disease but also her aunt's struggles as the primary caregiver.

Dec 8, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Anti-platelet drug can slow metastasis in aggressive cancers, research shows

Aggressive cancers can use blood vessels like roadways, speeding through the body and finding new places to grow. But new research shows that a drug in clinical trials may help stop the spread of cancer before it reaches ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Study explores AI-enhanced wearable devices for Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes care

Artificial intelligence-enhanced wearable devices, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), have dramatically improved the ability of people with diabetes and even prediabetes to better understand and control their blood ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Diabetes