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Medical Xpress / Healthier homes, fewer inhalers: Large-scale study links home retrofits to better health for children
Better insulation and ventilation in social housing mean thousands of children no longer need medication for asthma or allergies. This is the conclusion of a large-scale study involving 2 million people, monitored for 10 ...
Medical Xpress / How a rare pediatric liver cancer emerges
Liver cancer in children is rare, but when it occurs, the two main types are hepatoblastoma (HB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In some cases, however, the tumors show features of both types. These tumors have been classified ...
Medical Xpress / Storytelling may be a key to boosting memory
New research from the University of Mississippi suggests that telling stories—from ancient campfire tales to modern-day digital communication—may be tied to how human memory evolved. It also could be a key to improving ...
Medical Xpress / Menopause shows no long-term effect on cognition, study finds
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found no evidence that the transitional symptoms of menopause such as brain fog and memory problems have a lasting ...
Medical Xpress / Results support use of weekly extended-release buprenorphine for opioid use disorder during pregnancy
In a clinical trial, a research team found that administering weekly injectable extended-release buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy led to higher rates of abstinence from illicit opioids ...
Medical Xpress / New research reveals why some esophageal cancers are so hard to treat
New research has uncovered new insights into why the most aggressive esophageal cancers are so difficult to treat and how the body's own defense systems are helping them to thrive. The study, led by Professor Eileen Parkes ...
Medical Xpress / Some babies grasp deception by 10 months, rising fast by 17
A new study has mapped by age young children's ability to understand and practice deception for the first time—and results indicate many can sense it even before turning 1 year old. The research, led by the University of ...
Medical Xpress / Fair and safe medical AI: Why local expertise matters
A Global Grand Challenges case study reveals the potential of large language models (LLMs) to close health gaps in South Asia, but only when they're adapted and fine-tuned using local data and expertise. The study, "Evaluating ...
Medical Xpress / Fat in muscle hastens limb loss, study shows
For decades, treatment of peripheral artery disease has focused almost exclusively on restoring blood flow. Now, new research from University of Florida scientists suggests that what happens inside the muscle, not just inside ...
Medical Xpress / Inappropriate antibiotic use for COVID-19 is linked to resistance
Taking azithromycin for as little as one day triggers antibiotic resistance in the respiratory tract, according to a first-of-its kind look by scientists at UC San Francisco of the changes that occur in the microbiome of ...
Medical Xpress / Microfluidic chip tracks cancer relapse by measuring white blood cell adhesion
A new microfluidic technology that leverages immune cell behavior is set to transform cancer monitoring, thanks to researchers at UNIST. Led by Professor Joo Hun Kang in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST, ...
Medical Xpress / Mutant gene behind aggressive adult leukemia offers new clues for treatment
Imagine a tiny superhero inside every cell of your body whose job is to stop damaged cells before they turn dangerous. That superhero is a gene called TP53, and for decades scientists have known it as the "guardian of the ...