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Medical Xpress / US dentists still prescribe far more opioids for pain than peer nations
People getting their teeth pulled or drilled by dentists in the United States are still much more likely to get powerful opioid medications than dental patients in other developed countries or even the U.S. territory of Puerto ...
Medical Xpress / Epigenome map reveals how blood sugar-regulating cells change in type 2 diabetes
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have carried out the most detailed mapping to date of the epigenome in the cells that regulate the body's blood sugar levels. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, shows how chemical ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic study reveals likely cause of common heart valve defect
New clues from genetic research may help explain what causes the most common heart defect present at birth. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet have identified rare DNA changes during ...
Medical Xpress / Label-free optical imaging enables automated measurement of human white matter microstructure
White matter pathways allow distant parts of the brain to communicate, supporting memory, emotion, and language. One such pathway, the uncinate fasciculus, connects the front of the temporal lobe with regions of the frontal ...
Medical Xpress / Animal-linked influenza D multiplies efficiently in human respiratory tissue, hinting at spillover
The influenza D virus that researchers say has been flying under the radar since its detection in animals in 2011 can vigorously make copies of itself in human cells and lung tissue samples, a new study shows. The findings ...
Medical Xpress / Impaired cell recycling leads to muscle weakness in rare genetic disorder
Myofibrillar myopathy type 6 (MFM6) is a rare genetic muscle disorder that leads to severe muscle weakness and a drastically shortened life expectancy due to a disruption in muscle protein regulation. Researchers at the University ...
Medical Xpress / US approves first gene therapy for rare form of hearing loss
US health officials on Thursday greenlit a first-of-its-kind gene therapy to treat a rare form of hereditary hearing loss, a breakthrough that could pave the way for other such hearing impairment treatments.
Medical Xpress / Large international study confirms similar efficacy and safety of common fluid treatments for pediatric sepsis
A major study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nemours Children's Health, and Children's National Hospital and involving an extensive network of medical centers across the United States and abroad, ...
Medical Xpress / Early adaptive skills may shield children's brains after exposure to disaster-related prenatal stress
Researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and Queens College suggest that building strong adaptive skills in early childhood may serve as a buffer against the detrimental effects of prenatal ...
Medical Xpress / Common lab tests reveal 16 blood biomarkers associated with PTSD
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, the Broad Trauma Initiative, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have identified scalable, blood-based biomarkers associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across ...
Medical Xpress / A global fertility reversal is unfolding, and it could upend who becomes parent in decades ahead
With few exceptions, birth rates are falling worldwide. What does this mean? Put simply, the fertility rate describes the average number of children a woman is expected to have over the course of her life, if exposed to the ...
Medical Xpress / Vitamin D may help prevent diabetes, depending on genes
More than two in five U.S. adults have prediabetes, a condition marked by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that often leads to type 2 diabetes. A new study finds that vitamin D may help delay or prevent that progression, ...
