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Medical Xpress / Telesurgery matches local robotic urological surgery in first randomized trial

Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) appears to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery (when the surgeon and patient are in the same room) for two common ...

3 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Half of trans people pay for gender affirming surgery themselves

One in three people in Norway (32.5%) who have started hormone treatment, and half (49.5%) of those who have undergone gender affirming surgery, have obtained treatment entirely through private funding. That is the findings ...

2 hours ago in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Big data make hidden genetic drivers of type 2 diabetes visible

Numerous genetic studies have identified many risk variants for type 2 diabetes (T2D)—but which genes and proteins are actually involved in the disease mechanisms? An international team led by Helmholtz Munich has now used ...

8 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Vaping zebrafish suggest e-cigarette exposure disrupts gut microbial networks and neurobehavior

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), widely marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, are now hooking younger generations. World Health Organization data from 2025 show that at least 15 million adolescents ...

4 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Single-dose base editing corrects PKD1 mutation and extends survival in ADPKD preclinical models

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising gene-editing therapy that directly corrects a genetic mutation responsible for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common inherited kidney disorder.

3 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Blood biomarker points to increased risk of brain metastasis in patients with inflammatory breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a targetable driver of brain metastases in patients with aggressive inflammatory breast cancer. The study uncovers a novel role for soluble ...

3 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / AI tool helps predict which patients need continued care after leaving the hospital

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool accurately predicted which patients would need a skilled nursing facility after leaving the hospital, a new study shows. Led by researchers from NYU Langone Health, the study suggests ...

5 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Is everyday school life more stressful for teenagers than a global pandemic?

Lockdowns isolated teenagers from friends, disrupted their routines, and kept them at home with daily reports of bad news. So most people assume teenagers felt worse during COVID-19 lockdowns, but a Tokyo study shows the ...

5 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Rethinking ultrasound gel: A natural solid pad for clearer, more comfortable imaging

Ultrasonography is a noninvasive imaging technique used for real-time imaging. This versatile technique is used as a reliable diagnostic tool in various modalities. The conventional liquid gel used in ultrasonography is a ...

5 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / Sex differences in brain growth emerge in the womb, study finds

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first weeks after birth and identified that sex differences in brain growth are apparent from mid-pregnancy ...

5 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / How the brain's 'memory replay' goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease

Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we are resting, according to a new study in mice by University College London (UCL) scientists. The ...

Medical Xpress / New guide aims to tame the chaos of UTI care

Millions of times a year, Americans seek urgent treatment for painful, embarrassing urinary tract infections. But while they once had to go in person for testing and treatment, now they can type messages to their clinic into ...

6 hours ago in Medical economics