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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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Diabetes
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, ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Cardiology
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.

Nov 13, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
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.

Nov 13, 2025 in Medications
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Immunology
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 ...

Nov 13, 2025 in Neuroscience
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.

Nov 13, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
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.