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Medical Xpress / Gut bacterium may sabotage liver cancer immunotherapy, study suggests
A research team led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, Center of Cancer Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has identified a critical factor contributing ...
Medical Xpress / Typhoid conjugate vaccine demonstrates strong safety and immunogenicity in Phase III trial
Phase III results from a clinical trial of a typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), EuTYPH-C Inj. Multi-dose, demonstrate that it is safe and immunogenic in typhoid-endemic populations in sub-Saharan Africa. EuTYPH-C Inj. Multi-dose ...
Medical Xpress / Why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, offering the clearest explanation to date of why the condition is particularly difficult to manage when ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning predicts drug response for personalized colorectal cancer treatment
A Singaporean research team has developed CAN-Scan (short for Cancer Scan), a next-generation precision oncology platform designed to "scan" the molecular features of each patient's cancer. Published in Cell Reports Medicine, ...
Medical Xpress / During a heart attack, immediate stenting of other arteries isn't always necessary
A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat those later. This approach ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood experiences may hold the key to adult relationship patterns
In the field of psychology, attachment theory proposes that interpersonal experiences early in life should shape how people think, feel and behave in their close relationships in adulthood.
Medical Xpress / New pill cuts 'bad' cholesterol by 60%, potentially replacing injections
A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections.
Medical Xpress / Common cold virus may unlock better COVID vaccine
Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system's ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill ...
Medical Xpress / First death linked to 'meat allergy' spread by ticks
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified the first death caused by what is commonly called the "meat allergy" being spread by ticks.
Medical Xpress / Signal in the silence: Researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data
In every functional MRI scan, after the whir and pounding begins, there is a brief 10 to 20 seconds of stabilization as the machine's magnetic field settles into place. For decades, scientists have treated this period as ...
Medical Xpress / Food insecurity linked to tumor growth in pediatric neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma remains one of the deadliest childhood malignancies, accounting for a disproportionate number of pediatric cancer deaths worldwide.
Medical Xpress / Headaches affect almost a third of people worldwide
Do you have regular migraine headaches? If so, you've got a lot of company.