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Medical Xpress / Common gout drug may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
A widely used, inexpensive gout drug could reduce heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new review.
Medical Xpress / Halting pancreatic cancer spread: Protein-degrading drugs show promise in preclinical models
Last year, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, developed a novel "molecular crowbar" strategy to degrade the oncogenic enzyme Pin1, a protein that is overexpressed in many tumors, including pancreatic ...
Medical Xpress / Researcher proposes new medical training on cannabis use
Maryland is one of 38 US states, along with three territories and the District of Columbia, that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. This legal sea change has generated increasing interest in and use of cannabis ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery of key to joint regeneration could help regrow lost limbs
Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing human limbs.
Medical Xpress / In a good mood? Maybe it's time for your next masterpiece
Your happiness and self-fulfillment might have a direct impact on how creative you are, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Medical Xpress / Researchers redefine hip arthroscopy with breakthrough surgical device
There's a new tool in the hands of surgeons making waves in the world of hip arthroscopy.
Medical Xpress / Extending anti-clotting treatment linked to lower rates of new clots
Extending anti-clotting drugs beyond the initial treatment period of at least 90 days after a first blood clot is linked to lower rates of new clots developing compared with stopping treatment, finds a US study published ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals why some myeloma patients stay cancer-free for years after CAR T therapy
A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai helps explain why some people with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, stay in remission for many years after receiving CAR T cell therapy, while others see ...
Medical Xpress / Headache disorders affect 3 billion people worldwide, ranking sixth for health loss in 2023
Headache disorders affected almost 3 billion people worldwide in 2023—nearly one in every three people, a figure unchanged since 1990—and ranked sixth among causes of health loss, according to new research to be published ...
Medical Xpress / Sickle cell disease pain brought into focus with newly developed app
Pain is a constant, complex companion that clinicians often struggle to understand and measure for people living with sickle cell disease. Traditional pain scales reduce this deeply personal experience to a single number ...
Medical Xpress / Understudied eating disorder matches anorexia, bulimia severity
A diagnosis often viewed as less serious than anorexia and bulimia—and the most common eating disorder worldwide—can cause just as much harm, a new study has found.
Medical Xpress / Global reviews call for urgent action on endometriosis in most world regions
Two reviews published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health reveal stark global inequities in how endometriosis is recognized, treated, and prioritized in national health systems.
