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Medical Xpress / Hidden immune cells may hold key to tackling female infertility
University of Manchester scientists have uncovered a hidden role for immune cells in the womb, opening the door to new treatments for infertility, miscarriage and other reproductive conditions that affect millions of women ...
Medical Xpress / Vitamin A metabolite keeps immune cells active against recurrent brain tumors
Immune cells can become exhausted after prolonged exposure to cancer, gradually losing their ability to attack tumor cells. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in aggressive brain tumors and can severely limit the ...
Medical Xpress / Hormone therapy use for hot flashes and night sweats in menopausal women linked to lower cardiovascular risk
A study led by Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Pittsburgh provides pivotal insights into one of the most debated questions in women's health: How does hormone therapy for menopause symptoms affect cardiovascular ...
Medical Xpress / Mpox outbreak in 2022 caused by less severe form of the virus, study reveals
The strain of mpox behind the 2022 outbreak was a weakened form of the virus, which may have helped it spread faster, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
Medical Xpress / Specific CAR T-cell subgroup could make lower-dose cancer therapy more effective
Immunotherapies strengthen the body's own anticancer defenses in a highly targeted manner. In therapies using so-called CAR T cells (chimeric antigen receptor T cells), a patient's immune cells are genetically engineered ...
Medical Xpress / Dual-drug approach burns out leukemia cells by pressing accelerator and brake simultaneously
Pushing the accelerator and the brake at the same time is rarely a good idea. But researchers at the University of Gothenburg are using this approach to treat leukemia. A new drug forces cancer cells to keep working hard ...
Medical Xpress / Smart jumpsuit produces growth charts of infants' motor performance
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital have built normative growth charts for infants' gross motor development using measurements made in the children's own homes. In the study, 92 ...
Medical Xpress / Stomach microbe exposure may be linked to more than 1 in 5 bowel cancer cases worldwide
Exposure to the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori may be associated with more than 1 in 5 cases of colorectal cancer worldwide, suggests an exploratory risk-attribution study published in the journal eGastroenterology.
Medical Xpress / Why is smoking linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's?
A link between carbon monoxide and Parkinson's disease may explain why smokers are at lower risk of developing the condition, according to international research. The team monitored the health of 512,701 Chinese adults over ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists reveal how blood cells release key signaling lipid
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States have discovered how blood cells release an important signaling ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental study points to systemic sclerosis treatment
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University used an experimental drug to reverse the effects of systemic sclerosis, a serious autoimmune disease. The study, conducted in a laboratory, was published in JCI Insight.
Medical Xpress / Brain vascular cells resist gene changes across neurological disease models
Even though Alzheimer's disease, the hereditary vascular disorder CADASIL, and traumatic brain injury are all associated with inflammation and changes in the brain's blood vessels, many vascular cells appear to retain their ...
