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Medical Xpress / Key mechanism behind prostate cancer drug resistance reveals potential new treatment strategy
A team of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers has found the mechanism that grants prostate cancer resistance to enzalutamide, a frequently used drug. The article is published in Science Signaling.
Medical Xpress / Immune-reactivating antibody therapy shows promise against ovarian cancer in new study
Research has shed light on how a new type of antibody treatment reactivates patients' immune cells to fight ovarian cancer. The research, from the group of Professor Sophia Karagiannis at King's College London, could help ...
Medical Xpress / How the cerebellum controls tongue movements to grab food
By studying the skilled movements of marmoset tongues, researchers have discovered that Purkinje cells (P-cells) in a brain region called the cerebellum signal to stop protrusion as the tongue approaches its target, according ...
Medical Xpress / RNA-based blood test detects severe preeclampsia in mid-pregnancy
Research led by Mirvie Inc. has discovered a molecular signal in blood samples that can predict preeclampsia and related conditions months before clinical symptoms appear. Findings suggest a new approach to risk detection ...
Medical Xpress / Food insecurity may have driven increased tuberculosis mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) mortality surged for the first time in two decades. While these increases were widely attributed to disruptions to TB services, such as diagnostic delays and treatment interruptions, ...
Medical Xpress / Preclinical study links gut bacteria to inflamed blood vessels
A new Cedars-Sinai study demonstrates how gut bacteria can influence the development of blood vessel inflammation in laboratory mice. The findings, if confirmed in humans, would open a potential route for treating Kawasaki ...
Medical Xpress / Therapy combination carries risk for cancer patients with brain metastases, study finds
Therapies that unleash the immune system to fight tumors have greatly extended the lives of people with many types of cancer. But there are reports that patients with melanoma and lung cancer whose disease has spread to the ...
Medical Xpress / How mothers adapt to the metabolic demands of nursing
Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...
Medical Xpress / Computational approach pinpoints genetic variants with likely causal link to asthma
Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants associated with asthma, but it's still not clear which variants have an actual causal link to the ...
Medical Xpress / Patients with multidrug-resistant cholera in EU linked to exposure to contaminated holy water from Ethiopia
Consumption of holy water from Ethiopia has recently led to several cases of cholera in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) with a multidrug-resistant Vibrio cholerae strain, according to a study published in Eurosurveillance.
Medical Xpress / Tapping fingers to a beat can aid speech comprehension in noisy settings
Tapping your fingers to a beat before listening in noisy environments makes it easier to understand people, finds a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Medical Xpress / Customized training can enhance the socio-emotional skills of individuals with multiple disabilities, study shows
Using eye-tracking—a technique for recording and analyzing eye movements—a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has shown that individuals with multiple disabilities can improve their social and emotional skills. ...