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Medical Xpress / Workers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk
Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60%–70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—finds a synthesis of the ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool for computing radiation dose helps personalize prostate cancer treatment
Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) has made significant strides over the past 50 years, although it only recently received FDA approval to treat prostate cancer. But despite the progress—and billions of dollars in industry ...
Medical Xpress / Signaling pathway may explain how transition from milk to solid food shapes immune system development
The early period of life is a critical phase in which the immune system must learn to tolerate harmless environmental stimuli, such as food and microbes that normally live in and on the body, while remaining vigilant against ...
Medical Xpress / AI creates psychiatry training cases, but human oversight remains essential
As the use of artificial intelligence for mental health conditions grows among both patients seeking support and psychiatrists treating them, West Virginia University researchers put ChatGPT-5 Pro to the test to determine ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover how tumors enlist nerves to keep growing
New research from the University of Oklahoma demonstrates how an aggressive form of breast cancer co-opts the body's own immune system to attract nerves that fuel tumor growth.
Medical Xpress / Skin-like test models could help improve medical devices for people of all skin tones
Many medical devices and wearable health sensors work by shining light into the skin and measuring the signal that returns. These technologies are used in products ranging from pulse oximeters to fitness trackers. However, ...
Medical Xpress / Combination of targeted therapies could help overcome treatment resistance in advanced prostate cancer
UCLA researchers have identified a promising strategy to make a new class of targeted cancer therapies more effective against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer, potentially overcoming treatment resistance that ...
Medical Xpress / Overweight and obesity in childhood associated with increased risk of childlessness in adulthood
A study of nearly 61,000 women in Denmark finds that women who had a body mass index (BMI) trajectory in the overweight or obesity range during childhood were less likely to have children than women with a normal (average) ...
Medical Xpress / Triple drug combination shows promise against fatal blood cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer that remains difficult to treat. While targeted therapies have improved outcomes for some patients, many relapse when a small population of cancer stem cells survives ...
Medical Xpress / Study highlights benefits of animal-assisted treatment in stroke rehabilitation
A visit from a therapy animal may do more than lift spirits. A new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights how animal-assisted treatment can support inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Patients who interacted with therapy ...
Medical Xpress / Aberrant protein activity rewires lymphoma cells to survive BTK inhibitors, offering target for treatment resistance
A protein that can dial down oxidative stress in cells helps some cancers resist treatment with a widely used class of drugs called BTK inhibitors, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The ...
Medical Xpress / How multinucleated cells help the brain reorganize after localized astrocyte loss
The human brain contains various types of cells that collectively support its functions. In addition to neurons, nerve cells that communicate via electrical and chemical signals, it also relies on star-shaped cells known ...
