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Medical Xpress / Metabolic hormone found to boost resilience against flu symptoms
A hormone known for regulating energy balance also helps the body cope with influenza by triggering protective responses in the brain, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Medical Xpress / How brain fluid flow predicts survival in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma—the most aggressive form of brain cancer—remains one of medicine's biggest challenges. Despite surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, most patients survive only about a year after diagnosis.
Medical Xpress / Shaping immunity: The secrets behind the shape of neutrophils
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented nucleus of neutrophils influences their function in health and disease.
Medical Xpress / How the brain learns and applies rules: Sequential neuronal dynamics in the prefrontal cortex
Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new study from the University of Toyama, Japan, reveals that our ability to follow procedural rules is ...
Medical Xpress / Study shows Ozempic could help dialysis patients qualify for kidney transplants
Obesity is one of the biggest barriers preventing patients with end-stage kidney disease from receiving a life-saving kidney transplant. New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and SSM Health physicians ...
Medical Xpress / Deep learning system could transform skin cancer detection with near-perfect accuracy
Melanoma remains one of the hardest skin cancers to diagnose because it often mimics harmless moles or lesions. While most artificial intelligence (AI) tools rely on dermoscopic images alone, they often overlook crucial patient ...
Medical Xpress / Online parent help program leads to less-anxious, happier children
Providing parenting help through schools led to a significant reduction in anxiety and behavioral problems among children, according to the results of a national study.
Medical Xpress / Study finds resilient communities enjoy better health despite deprivation
New research from The University of Manchester has found that areas with higher community resilience experience better health—including lower rates of drugs, alcohol and suicide deaths—even when those areas face significant ...
Medical Xpress / Gun violence now a leading threat to pregnant women, study finds
Pregnant women in the United States face a serious and growing danger from gun violence, according to a new study that examined thousands of homicides nationwide.
Medical Xpress / Social support linked to safer firearm storage and less frequent carrying
Support from family, friends and partners can influence a person's behaviors around firearms, with more support corresponding to a reduction in unsafe behaviors, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Medical Xpress / Overlooked layer of DNA may explain disease risk, severity
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that could help explain why people experience disease differently, and why some treatments work better ...
Medical Xpress / Microfluidic device captures pancreatic cancer's 'seeds of metastasis'
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It's also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC.
