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Medical Xpress / Existing hospital analyzers offer a low-cost method to screen for fake vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 10.5% of medicines worldwide in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or are falsified (i.e., fake). These medicines and vaccines fail to prevent and treat the ...
Medical Xpress / Scalable human neuron networks reveal brain-like rhythms and how drugs reshape them
An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's electrical activity. It provides a real-time readout of brain "waves"—rhythms generated by large groups ...
Medical Xpress / Heart attack study reveals 'survival paradox'
Research from the University of Leicester and NIHR challenges the "one-size-fits-all" approach to heart attack care, adding critical nuance to the debate on sex disparities. A new study involving more than 900,000 patients ...
Medical Xpress / KRAS mutation type may guide more effective cancer treatments
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene across all human cancers. Although different KRAS mutations have long been thought to exert the same cancer-driving effects, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Medical Xpress / How age, sex and genetics shape our antibodies
Age, biological sex, and human genetic factors influence the production of antibodies during the immune response. A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the Collège de France have shown that these factors ...
Medical Xpress / Bone marrow cell atlas created for improved leukemia research
What do healthy bone marrow cells in children look like? For the first time, researchers have mapped this out. Scientists at the Princess Máxima Center examined nearly 91,000 individual bone marrow cells from healthy children. ...
Medical Xpress / Aggressive oral cancer can be identified at an early stage by changes in lymphatic vessels
Oral cancers with a high risk of recurrence can be identified at an early stage by examining the lymphatic vessels of the tumor. Finnish researchers have discovered for the first time that the surface cells of the lymphatic ...
Medical Xpress / Largest study of rare skin cancer in Mexican patients shows that it is more complex than previously thought
Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, with important implications for diagnosis and treatment, according to researchers at the Wellcome ...
Medical Xpress / Aortic stenosis: 200 newly identified genes raise hope for future treatments
A new study on aortic stenosis, the most common form of heart valve disease, has identified more than 200 new genes that predispose individuals to this condition, for which no treatment currently exists. The discovery of ...
Medical Xpress / Neighborhood factors related to financial stress are linked to worse breast cancer outcomes
Research published in JAMA Network Open connects multiple residential factors generally associated with financial strain, such as high housing costs and crowded households, to worse overall outcomes among breast cancer survivors. ...
Medical Xpress / Missing ANGPTL4 gene in mice reprograms immunity, shielding against gut inflammation
A novel study using a mouse model has found that the absence of the angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein during development triggers a long-lasting reprogramming of the immune system that protects against intestinal inflammation. ...
Medical Xpress / Vaccine shows protection against severe childhood diarrhea
Each year, tens of thousands of children under 5 die from diarrheal disease caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), primarily in low-income countries. A new ETEC vaccine has shown promising results in reducing ...
