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Medical Xpress / Strength training delivers the best and healthiest dieting results for both sexes

A new study conducted at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute at Tel Aviv University reveals a clear conclusion: strength (resistance) training is the most effective ...

Medical Xpress / Can AI help decide when to see a doctor? Study says not yet

Next time you're considering consulting Dr. ChatGPT, perhaps think again. Despite now being able to ace most medical licensing exams, artificial intelligence chatbots do not give humans better health advice than they can ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Prolonged use of the drug omeprazole may lead to nutritional deficiencies

A study warns that the prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can impair nutrient absorption. PPIs are a class of drugs including medications such as omeprazole, pantoprazole, and esomeprazole. They are used to treat ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Study reveals insights about brain regions linked to OCD, informing potential treatments

A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks. The findings could help inform new ways in which the condition is treated ...

Medical Xpress / Decades of drinking reshape gene expression in key human brain regions, study shows

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / What drives food allergies? New study pinpoints early-life factors that raise risk

A new study from McMaster University involving 2.8 million children around the world has revealed the most important early-life factors that influence whether a child becomes allergic to food.

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / First of its kind daily HIV treatment shows promising results

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have led the clinical development of the first non-integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI) single tablet treatment for HIV, among growing concern for the potential of widespread ...

Feb 9, 2026 in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Engineered immune cells help reduce toxic proteins in the brain

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that leverages the immune system to combat diseases, is a powerful treatment option for certain cancers. The treatment relies on genetically modified ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / ADHD symptoms predict distinct creative problem-solving styles and superior solving ability

Individuals with strong attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, related to inefficient cognitive executive function, may experience a surprising benefit: a natural inclination toward a type of intuitive ...

Medical Xpress / Looking back in time: How eye movements shape memory recall

The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye movements play a critical role in memory retrieval. The findings offer new insight into how memory works ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI model can accelerate antibody drug production

As instigators of immunity, monoclonal antibodies are marvels of modern medicine, lab-made proteins that can treat cancers, autoimmune diseases, and many other conditions. With the market for these therapies forecast to double ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / New registry analysis links three-year childhood cancer survival to stage at diagnosis

A major study by UCL and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan (INT) researchers has for the first time shown in detail how far children's cancer has spread at diagnosis in a way that can be compared between ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer