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Medical Xpress / New urine test may spot autism risk in children ages two to 11, study finds

A simple urine test may help identify children at risk for autism sooner than current assessments—opening the door for earlier diagnosis and treatment, and better long-term outcomes for children who do have autism spectrum ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Good fitness in your 30s may shape artery health decades later

People with good physical fitness in their 30s and 50s have more elastic arteries later in life. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Scientific Reports, titled "Aerobic capacity ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Novel blood test detects rejection after lung transplant

A simple blood test could one day replace invasive biopsies for detecting acute cellular rejection (ACR) after lung transplantation, an American Journal of Transplantation study finds.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Chiari malformation and syringomyelia treatment: Large-scale clinical trial provides long-sought answers

A nationwide study has shed new light on how to most effectively and safely treat Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, rare neurological diseases that impact both children and young adults.

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Medical Xpress / Years after polyp removal, gut microbiome changes may still shape colorectal cancer risk

More than a decade after removal of an adenoma—a precancerous mass—from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome and metabolites remain and may drive heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study led ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Stress before conception may reprogram sperm and boost male offspring growth

Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence an offspring's growth by altering small molecular signals in sperm. The study, published in iScience, ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Throwing smarter, not softer: How baseball pitchers can protect their elbows

As professional baseball sees another high-profile elbow injury with Toronto Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos having undergone ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) surgery, new research from the University of Waterloo suggests ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Lung cancer cells can revert identity to a branching state, fueling resistance and aggressive growth

Oncologists have discovered that lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment. Research published in Molecular Oncology reveals how lung cancer cells can become more aggressive and harder to treat by reactivating ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Naturally occurring molecule may help outsmart melanoma

Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, due in large part to its ability to rapidly develop resistance to treatment. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a naturally occurring ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Extreme trait values may trace to rare genes with outsized effects, analysis suggests

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found evidence that people who fall at the extreme high or low ends of certain traits, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, height, and age at menopause, are ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain health is shaped by the interaction of lifestyle, environment and social conditions

Why do some people remain mentally sharp into old age, while others experience cognitive impairments earlier in life? Two recent studies involving Forschungszentrum Jülich provide new answers to this question. They show that ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Heart-healthy lipid profile benefits brain health in adolescents, study finds

A new Finnish study shows that blood markers of dysfunctional lipid metabolism are associated with poorer cognitive function in 15–17-year-olds. The findings are significant because brain development during adolescence is ...

18 hours ago