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Medical Xpress / Age does not appear to drive cardiovascular risk in pregnancy

Underlying cardiovascular risk, rather than older age, drives complications such as venous thromboembolism, cardiomyopathy and heart failure during pregnancy, according to new Weill Cornell Medicine research. The findings ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Key multiple sclerosis models reveal different damage timelines, offering roadmap for myelin repair studies

More than 1 million people across the United States live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the brain, optic nerves, and spine. MS is an unpredictable disorder, with symptoms—such as overwhelming fatigue, ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Prehospital trauma care gets flexible option as whole blood matches components in nationwide trial

Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use in treating patients with severe, traumatic bleeding before arriving at the hospital, ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / New drug target identified for Fragile X syndrome

UCLA Health researchers have identified a potential drug target for treating Fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability and autism that affects roughly one in 2,000 boys.

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early IV treatment cuts spinal cord damage, restores up to 80% movement in animal models

A new study led by Tel Aviv University offers real hope to millions worldwide affected by spinal cord injury (SCI), a devastating condition in which damage continues to spread after the initial trauma, often resulting in ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Long-term trial challenges assumptions about lymph node radiation therapy in breast cancer

Final results from a landmark EORTC randomized trial with more than 20 years of follow-up show that irradiation of the internal mammary and medial supraclavicular lymph nodes reduces breast cancer mortality but does not improve ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Links discovered between mitochondrial lipid deficiency and inflammation of the gut

Inflammatory bowel diseases occur when the delicate balance between the gut, the immune system, and the microbiota is disrupted. Until now, however, it was unclear whether harmful microbes or defects in the body's own immune ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genetic shifts in wastewater may reveal rises and falls in COVID-19 transmission

New research in the journal Science by Maxwell postdoctoral scholar Dustin Hill, Professor of Public Health Dave Larsen and a team of researchers has found a strong connection between the prevalence of genetic variations ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Creatine improves physical performance but does not necessarily reduce inflammation, finds study

Creatine, one of the most popular supplements among gym-goers and athletes, does not appear to have the anti-inflammatory effect that many imagine. This conclusion comes from a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Automation cuts prostate cancer drug candidate production from 6 hours to 38 minutes

A proof-of-concept study has created a blueprint for producing prostate cancer treatment more efficiently. Researchers at the University of Missouri, Cancer Targeted Technology (CTT) and Isotherapeutics Group (ITG) discovered ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Machine learning reveals common genetic cause behind unexplained peripheral neuropathy

Researchers at WashU Medicine and collaborating institutions have developed a novel computational tool that can accurately identify a genetic problem in a gene called RFC1 that is linked to certain forms of peripheral neuropathy. ...

May 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Primary care is seeing more children's mental health needs, led by a surge in anxiety

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and Brown University finds that children's mental health concerns are appearing ...

May 18, 2026