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Medical Xpress / Study finds NFL players 4 times more likely to die due to neurodegenerative disease
A new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University and the Concussion & CTE Foundation found that National Football League (NFL) players had higher rates of neurodegenerative disease-caused mortality than the general ...
Medical Xpress / What your tears could reveal about your brain
A few tears may someday reveal important clues about a person's neurological health. Researchers reporting in ACS Omega developed a low-cost electrochemical sensor designed to detect dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic insights into a fluid-related brain condition in newborns
Early detection and treatment of congenital cerebral ventriculomegaly (CCV)—when a fetus's fluid-filled brain ventricles swell due to a condition called hydrocephalus—can help clinicians prevent developmental or neurological ...
Medical Xpress / Race and ethnicity modify the association between US socioeconomic status and metabolic disease
Higher socioeconomic status is not associated with equal reductions in rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity across all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a new study published July 8, 2026, in the ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop diagnostic model to detect COVID-related eye problems
Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The study also explains why it has been difficult for sufferers to get help: The abnormal eye behavior ...
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria linked to malnutrition may pass to younger generations
A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that an intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth may be transmitted from one generation to the next via the ...
Medical Xpress / Young women diagnosed with breast cancer within three years of childbirth may face more aggressive disease
Breast cancers diagnosed during the first three years after childbirth, particularly within the first year, may be biologically more aggressive than similar cancers in women who have never given birth, according to a new ...
Medical Xpress / Globally, youth are not eating enough healthy plant-based foods, analysis concludes
Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old they are. But that's especially true for children, for whom these foods ...
Medical Xpress / Kidney disease profile shifts: Diabetes-linked CKD rises as overall US rate stalls
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, largely silent and serious. Most people who have the condition do not realize they have it, while it sharply raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and early death. ...
Medical Xpress / After weight loss, exercise improves cardiovascular health more than weight-loss medication
People with severe obesity who exercise regularly have healthier blood vessels and lower inflammation than those who rely on medication alone, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows.
Medical Xpress / AI-guided CRISPR uncovers oxytocin receptor as unexpected psoriasis drug target
Biohub researchers have performed what they believe is the first genome-wide CRISPR study of primary human adult skin cells, then used an AI model to mine the results for overlooked drug targets for psoriasis. They found ...
Medical Xpress / Cellular 'bandages' help rebuild uterine lining after monthly shedding, study finds
For most women past puberty, the uterine lining (endometrium) sheds from the body roughly every month if there is no fertilized egg present. Then, the uterus rebuilds itself to prepare for a potential pregnancy. While this ...
