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Medical Xpress / New immunotherapy strategy targets aggressive brain tumors and their immune cell accomplices
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new cancer immunotherapy strategy that can simultaneously attack deadly brain tumors and the immune cells that help them grow.
Medical Xpress / A portable ultrasound system could make reliable breast imaging more accessible
For people at high risk of developing breast cancer, yearly mammograms may not be enough to detect tumors early. To make earlier diagnosis easier, an MIT team has developed portable detectors based on ultrasound, which could ...
Medical Xpress / Cognitive flexibility problems may arise months before memory impairment in Alzheimer's
When most people think about Alzheimer's disease, memory loss is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Forgetting a loved one's name, missing appointments or repeatedly misplacing everyday items are often considered ...
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 vaccine boosters may help protect against future animal coronaviruses, research suggests
COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind the most recent pandemic—but may also help protect against some future coronaviruses that risk spreading from animals to humans, Cambridge researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Your dominant hand is made, not born, experiments suggest
Most people favor one hand, and that hand tends to be the better one for writing, throwing and managing chopsticks. The long-standing view is that the dominant hand is "born" more capable, its skills rooted in a brain hemisphere ...
Medical Xpress / Rare muscle disorder mutations reveal a precision medicine strategy
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited neuromuscular disorders and identified promising new strategies to correct them, including a potential ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic differences affecting toddler activity levels are also associated with ADHD
A toddler's activity levels are influenced by genetic differences, with some of the same genetic markers also linked to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from the University of Surrey. ...
Medical Xpress / CAR T cell therapy targets key mutation driving rare blood cancers
A new form of CAR T-cell therapy has been designed to find and destroy the cancer-driving stem cells responsible for a group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), while leaving healthy blood cells ...
Medical Xpress / Infant iron supplements linked to fewer behavior problems at age three
Healthy, breastfed infants who receive iron supplementation show fewer aggressive behaviors at age 3 compared with children who did not receive supplementation, according to new research from Umeå University. However, more ...
Medical Xpress / Innovative soft robotic heart offers new way to study disease and test life-saving devices
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a fully synthetic soft robotic heart that reproduces the complex movements and internal structures of the human heart, opening the door to better treatments, safer medical devices ...
Medical Xpress / Bacteria's 'mix-and-match' code could create new cancer-fighting drugs
A team of researchers at the University of Warwick and Monash University has solved a puzzle that has stumped drug developers for decades: how bacteria naturally create multiple versions of powerful cancer therapies. The ...
Medical Xpress / Wearable device reveals how sleep changes from freshman to senior year for college students
Sleep is a fundamental aspect of human health that plays a crucial role in cognitive function, academic performance and social interactions. A study published in PLOS One by Yao Zhao at Temple University, U.S., and colleagues ...
