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Medical Xpress / Ketamine's 'mystical' effects fail to explain alcohol abstinence gains, study suggests
The psychedelic effects recreational users often seek from taking ketamine do not predict the therapeutic benefits for people being treated for alcohol use disorder. The popular theory, which says that ketamine may have its ...
Medical Xpress / Optimizing CAR T-cell therapy to tackle solid tumors
In 2024, Professor Sebastian Kobold's research group at LMU University Hospital had already shown that the metabolite prostaglandin E2 can block T cells—the killer cells of the immune system—in the vicinity of a tumor, ...
Medical Xpress / Earlier immunotherapy is spreading in cancer care: Who benefits and what are the risks?
Immunotherapy given before or after surgery is increasingly used across several cancer areas. In an article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present a comprehensive review ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse study reveals local antibody 'brakes' shape B cell selection
A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the Ragon Institute, together with the Schief Lab at Scripps Research Institute, has uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism that shapes ...
Medical Xpress / Study suggests toddlers' ultraprocessed diets at age two linked to lower IQ
A new analysis from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort suggests that dietary patterns at just 2 years of age are associated with cognitive performance at ages 6 and 7. The findings add to growing global evidence that early childhood ...
Medical Xpress / NSMF protein identified as key regulator in colorectal cancer
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel approach to halt the progression of colorectal cancer by inducing irreversible cellular aging. Their findings demonstrate that suppressing a neural protein called ...
Medical Xpress / The economic cost of HIV: New study quantifies impact on work and income
Utilizing data from Stichting HIV monitoring (SHM) and Statistics Netherlands, a study published in the journal Nature Communications has compared labor market outcomes of 5,960 people diagnosed with HIV between 2010 and ...
Medical Xpress / MRI opens door to better treatments for underdiagnosed atypical parkinsonian disorders
An international study led by researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) shows that advanced use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows much more accurate identification of patients with progressive ...
Medical Xpress / Feeling unsafe in neighborhoods may predict lower cognition and more mental health symptoms
Children and adolescents already have a lot on their minds, from schoolwork to friendships to family dynamics. If they also worry about the safety in their own neighborhoods, those mental tasks might become even more difficult. ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning model predicts serious transplant complications months before symptoms appear
A powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tool could give clinicians a head start in identifying life-threatening complications after stem cell and bone marrow transplants, according to new research from MUSC Hollings Cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Barriers to mental health care leave many children behind, study cautions
A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute finds that mental health care gaps for U.S. children remain stark: one in five households reported a child needing treatment, yet nearly a quarter didn't receive ...
Medical Xpress / Helping mothers with epilepsy take life-saving medication without fear of birth defects
Scientists are moving toward a genetic test that could help thousands of mothers with epilepsy safely take life-saving medication without fear of it causing birth defects in their children.
