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Medical Xpress / Jail-based programs could dramatically reduce hepatitis C infections
A Stanford study shows that jail-based hepatitis C programs could cut new infections by nearly half among people who inject drugs, potentially providing a major boost to lagging U.S. efforts to meet national hepatitis C elimination ...
Medical Xpress / Catheter-directed clot treatment cuts early collapse risk in pulmonary embolism trial
An acute pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one or more vessels in the lung. In patients at moderate or high risk, the blockage can impair the heart's ability to pump blood through the lungs to such an extent ...
Medical Xpress / New analytical method reveals how drug combinations act in leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains one of the most difficult blood cancers to treat. Although drug combinations are often more effective than single agents, their true mechanisms of action have been poorly understood. A ...
Medical Xpress / Blocking NOX-1 enzyme may extend ketamine's antidepressant effects
Treatment-resistant depression affects a large proportion of people with major depressive disorder, and while ketamine offers rapid relief, its antidepressant effects fade within a few weeks. Now, researchers from Japan have ...
Medical Xpress / Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvement in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient, a measure of blood flow obstruction ...
Medical Xpress / Antimicrobial resistant genes found in wastewater samples from a South African city
In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns about how antimicrobial resistance moves through ecosystems and into ...
Medical Xpress / Global trial shows targeted heart drug reduces obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in youth
A global clinical trial involving The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has found that mavacamten—a heart medication previously approved for adults—can safely and effectively improve the flow of blood through compromised ...
Medical Xpress / Precision medicine helps more patients receive a genetic diagnosis
A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome sequencing into routine diagnostic investigations for rare diseases at Karolinska University Hospital. ...
Medical Xpress / How bacteria outsmart the immune system: Two-pronged strategy revealed
Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in more than one way, offering a clearer picture of how infections take hold at the cellular level. The ...
Medical Xpress / Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline
The origin of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or dementia isn't limited to the brain. The state of your gut can quietly set off a cycle of chronic, system-wide inflammation that nudges the brain toward cognitive ...
Medical Xpress / First functional brain atlas shows how communication networks change from infancy to old age
If you want to know more about how the human brain matures and changes over time, you can now consult the first comprehensive atlas that maps brain organization from infancy all the way through to advanced old age. To create ...
Medical Xpress / Subtle brainwave patterns detected during sleep EEG can help predict dementia risk
Our date of birth doesn't always match the age of our brain. How old our brain really is depends on our biological age, shaped by the wear and tear our cells experience over time. Genetics, environmental factors, and lifestyle ...
