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Medical Xpress / Age, sex, and cancer type can influence risk of subsequent cancers among survivors
The risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer varied significantly by age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer, according to a study by Oxana Palesh and Susan Hong and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth ...
Medical Xpress / Digital twin can reveal alcohol consumption in crime cases
Using a so-called digital twin, it is possible to predict with greater precision than at present how much alcohol a person has consumed and at what time. The study was conducted by researchers at Linköping University and ...
Medical Xpress / Adversity across life linked to greater frailty and faster biological aging
Published in BMC Medicine, the study analyzed data from over 150,000 participants and found the strongest associations in people who experienced adversity in both childhood and adulthood. These individuals were more frail ...
Medical Xpress / How bones make marrow: Newly identified 'organizer' cells also reappear after fractures
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue located within the hollow center of bones, serving as the primary site for the continuous production of red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. Despite its physiological importance, ...
Medical Xpress / Excessive cholesterol in astrocytes linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's mice
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive memory loss and a decline in mental functions. Several past studies have linked this disease to the accumulation of the protein amyloid-β ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify how the Dicer enzyme affects infertility and cancer progression
Activation of a specific part of the Dicer enzyme can change its shape in a way that affects its critical role in proper cell division, with implications for both cancer biology and fertility, according to researchers at ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds three distinct patterns of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease differs substantially from one person to the next and is not well predicted by existing medical tests. Among people with preclinical Alzheimer's disease who began one of two related ...
Medical Xpress / Microrobotics technology to help transform cancer treatments of the future
Cancer treatment and other delicate medical procedures could one day be carried out using tiny microrobots guided precisely inside the body after scientists developed a new magnetic tool to control them. The new tool, called ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists create first-ever 'smell map' of the nose's smell receptors
For most of us, the sense of smell is an integral part of everyday life; it plays a critical role in providing information about our surroundings, alerting us to potential dangers, enhancing our sense of taste, and evoking ...
Medical Xpress / Why bone metastases resist treatment: New method identifies immune cells shielding tumors
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have developed a method that reveals the cellular makeup of tissues that support metastatic cancer growth, which is the primary cause of death for most ...
Medical Xpress / The link between reduced inpatient psychiatric care and suicide
In Sweden, more resources have been allocated to expanding outpatient psychiatric care while the number of inpatient beds is steadily declining. A study by Lund University shows a statistical link between fewer psychiatric ...
Medical Xpress / First-ever freeze-dried artificial platelets are shelf-stable and portable—a major advance for field medicine
Platelets, which allow blood to clot, can save patients in danger of bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. But donated platelets can only be given to patients in a hospital and last only a few days at room temperature ...