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Medical Xpress / Scientists engineer personalized cartilage graft for infants with life-threatening airway narrowing
A study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrates a new method of using decellularized cartilage with patient-specific cells to help enlarge pediatric airways narrowed as a result of severe ...
Medical Xpress / A new AI framework that can help doctors build better tools
Artificial intelligence can help predict a patient's risk for conditions such as sepsis, heart disease and cancer. But many of these tools fall short in real-life clinical practice because they are difficult for doctors to ...
Medical Xpress / Infant sleep movements reveal 60-minute cycles of inactivity that lengthen through first year
Infants' activity while sleeping is rhythmic, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The findings provide crucial insight into sleep cycles of infants in the first year of life. In the largest study of its ...
Medical Xpress / Turns out the 'gym bros' were right (kind of)—we should be eating more protein
A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Nutrition argues that current public health recommendations for physical activity and protein intake are designed to prevent deficiency rather than maximize long-term health, ...
Medical Xpress / Postbiotic gummies cut gum bleeding in six weeks, trial suggests
Continuous consumption of foods containing heat-inactivated Lactiplantibacillus pentosus can help reduce gum bleeding, report researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo. These postbiotic foods can improve inflammatory conditions ...
Medical Xpress / Can't stick to a diet? Try intermittent fasting for weight loss
Yo-yo dieters who struggle to lose weight and keep it off may achieve better results by following an intermittent fasting diet, rather than traditional calorie counting. An Adelaide University study focusing on the psychological ...
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy demonstrates antidepressant effects over a 12-month period
Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy can lead to long-term improvements in depressive symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression. This has been shown by a recently published long-term follow-up study conducted ...
Medical Xpress / Kneecap resurfacing during replacement saves costs for patients and health care systems, study shows
The largest and longest clinical trial of its kind has found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach for patients and health care systems over the long term. ...
Medical Xpress / How early life experiences shape schizophrenia risk
Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to ...
Medical Xpress / Gene mutations may explain some spontaneous spinal fluid leaks
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why some people develop a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak in the spine. The ...
Medical Xpress / Colorectal cancer research reveals new mechanism in targeted therapy against metastasis
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have described a mechanism in metastatic colorectal cancer that has received little attention to date: A key target of existing therapies, the so-called epidermal growth factor ...
Medical Xpress / Strength training linked to lower heart disease risk in women
Women who lift weights may have a lower risk of major heart disease, especially when combined with aerobic exercise, according to a new study published in JACC. Findings show that heart health is better understood by looking ...
