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Medical Xpress / The first 72 hours: Hospital routines may undermine breastfeeding

An evidence review of international research suggests widespread misconceptions within the medical community about early milk production, pacifiers and breast pumps may be undermining breastfeeding success in the critical ...

Aug 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Compression wraps offer no healing advantage for venous leg ulcers, clinical trial finds

Compression wraps are unlikely to help venous leg ulcers heal faster than standard compression treatments, according to a clinical trial led by University of Manchester and York researchers.

Aug 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rat study finds early secondhand smoke exposure can alter tooth enamel mineralization

Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during the first days of life can cause changes in tooth enamel mineralization without causing visible changes to the teeth. This was demonstrated in an animal model study conducted ...

Aug 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mighty mitochondria: Scientists uncover new role for fighting bacterial infections, including drug-resistant superbugs

Beyond the nucleus, no other organelle in eukaryotic cells captures the public's imagination quite like mitochondria: They are the engines of cellular energy production; they possess their own DNA, and they are passed from ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cannabinoid pathways may offer targets for kidney disease as CKD affects 850 million people

Approximately 850 million people globally (9.1% of the world's population) have chronic kidney disease (CKD). The number of affected individuals has grown steadily during the past 20 years and is on track to continue rising. ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study links exposure to fungicides and insecticides to changes in the age of menarche

Puberty is a process regulated by the endocrine system, and its timing can be altered by environmental factors. Several recent studies point to a trend toward earlier onset of puberty in girls, a phenomenon linked to a complex ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Reducing protein intake could support healthy aging by reshaping metabolism

Protein-fortified foods are popping up everywhere, from cereal and coffee to even protein water. But a new review covering more than 350 papers on protein restriction and aging—published July 31 in the journal Cell Press ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chromosome-protecting protein may help explain muscle repair and the rarity of muscle cancers

A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Not all exercise is equal when it comes to metabolic syndrome risk

Not every disease announces itself with obvious symptoms. Some develop quietly, going unnoticed until they begin to take a serious toll on health. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of them. Rather than a single disease, it ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Microglia reveal sex-specific brain recovery mechanism after ketamine anesthesia

During ketamine anesthesia, the brain's nerve cells fall silent—as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have shown that ...

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / How children talk can indicate risk for future mental health problems

Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about stressful events were better at predicting future mental health problems than a panel of human experts.

Jul 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly identified mitochondrial plaques provide potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. Scientists have long known that two hallmarks of the disease are beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, ...

Jul 31, 2026