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Medical Xpress / Why a UTI hurts—and why that might be a good thing

Australian researchers have discovered a previously overlooked group of bladder nerves that help detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) and trigger the body's response to clear them, providing a potential new target for future ...

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Medical Xpress / Immune cells in human lung tissue may drive the development of autoimmune disease

A massive analysis of immune cells in human tissue is yielding clues to the root causes of lung and autoimmune diseases.

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Medical Xpress / Malaria can permanently deplete spleen macrophages that filter blood and recycle iron

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a certain degree according to a study by the University of Bonn and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection ...

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Medical Xpress / Workers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk

Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60%–70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—finds a synthesis of the ...

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Medical Xpress / AI creates psychiatry training cases, but human oversight remains essential

As the use of artificial intelligence for mental health conditions grows among both patients seeking support and psychiatrists treating them, West Virginia University researchers put ChatGPT-5 Pro to the test to determine ...

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Medical Xpress / AI tool for computing radiation dose helps personalize prostate cancer treatment

Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) has made significant strides over the past 50 years, although it only recently received FDA approval to treat prostate cancer. But despite the progress—and billions of dollars in industry ...

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Medical Xpress / Turning a common oncogene's metabolic grip on cancer cells into a fatal weakness

For all its persistence as an adversary, aggressive breast cancer carries a weakness of its own making. A University of Helsinki research group has been investigating where this weakness comes from and how it can be exploited. ...

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Medical Xpress / Evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others

Every time a virus invades a person, it collides with thousands of years of human history. A study led by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Howard University suggests that some of the ...

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Medical Xpress / Signaling pathway may explain how transition from milk to solid food shapes immune system development

The early period of life is a critical phase in which the immune system must learn to tolerate harmless environmental stimuli, such as food and microbes that normally live in and on the body, while remaining vigilant against ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers discover how tumors enlist nerves to keep growing

New research from the University of Oklahoma demonstrates how an aggressive form of breast cancer co-opts the body's own immune system to attract nerves that fuel tumor growth.

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Medical Xpress / Social media algorithms expose many adolescents to self-harm content, study finds

Digital technologies have profoundly transformed how adolescents acquire information and interact with each other outside school. Numerous preteens and teenagers worldwide access social media platforms daily to read posts, ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Medical AI benefits vary by expertise, with nonexperts more easily misled

A one-size-fits-all approach likely isn't the best strategy when designing artificial intelligence systems that assist users in disease diagnosis.

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