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Medical Xpress / First breathing 'lung-on-chip' developed using genetically identical cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung disease in an individual, ...

Medical Xpress / Cardiovascular risk score identifies risk for ocular disease

The Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) cardiovascular risk score stratifies risk for multiple ocular diseases, according to a study published online in Ophthalmology.

Dec 31, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know

Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus—and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel.

Medical Xpress / High risk of sleep apnea linked to poorer mental health in adults over 45

Researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa found that high risk of obstructive sleep apnea was associated with approximately 40% higher odds of a composite poor mental health outcome at baseline ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Sulfate and carbon in fine air pollution tied to higher depression risk

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, but also increase the risk of depression in older people, especially in those living with preexisting ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Too much screen time too soon? Study links infant screen exposure to brain changes and teen anxiety

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to new research by Asst. Prof. ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Loss of vitamin C synthesis protects animals from deadly schistosome infection

Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a benefit of vitamin C deficiency: protection from a major parasitic disease. Their research suggests an explanation for ...

Dec 30, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Brain immune cells may drive more damage in females than males with Alzheimer's

More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The O'Banion Lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester ...

Medical Xpress / A protein that makes hydrogen sulfide shows potential as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer's disease: a protein that manufactures an important gas in the brain.

Medical Xpress / Visiting abroad in the coming year? Antibiotics becoming less effective against traveler's diarrhea, study warns

Planning some international travel as one of your New Year's resolutions?

Dec 30, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Private equity firms now oversee over half of US IVF cycles

The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.

Medical Xpress / Air pollution during pregnancy shows varying effects by region

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal exposure to fine particulate air pollution and birth weight.

Dec 29, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology