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Medical Xpress / Novel molecular shuttle could expand delivery of medicines across the blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a protective filter that lines the brain's blood vessels and is notoriously hard to penetrate, making the treatment of brain disorders very difficult. Strategies designed to breach the BBB ...

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown human retina reveals how vision loss begins in Batten disease

Researchers have developed a new way to study CLN3-Batten disease, a rare inherited condition that causes early vision loss in children followed by progressive neurological decline. Their findings offer new insight into how ...

7 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Overuse of inhalers found to increase heart attack risk in asthma and COPD patients

Overuse of reliever inhalers is associated with higher risks of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, heart attack and ischemic stroke, in patients with asthma and COPD, according to a ...

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Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria may communicate differently with the human body in patients with Parkinson's disease

A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that gut bacteria may send different biological signals in Parkinson's disease. The findings add to growing evidence that changes in the gut could be linked to Parkinson's ...

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Medical Xpress / What's the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?

For two years, anyone has been able to walk into a vape shop or convenience store in Michigan and other states, hand over cash or a credit card, and walk out with as much of a substance called 7-OH and other related products ...

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Medical Xpress / Can research gleaned from a hibernating snail save a human heart?

University of Alberta researchers have discovered a novel drug that unlocks the secret of snail hibernation, allowing them to safely put non-hibernating animal organs into a deep metabolic sleep. The study, published in Nature ...

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Medical Xpress / Prostate medication linked to fewer complications after heart attack

Men are likely to suffer more extensive heart attacks than women. Studies have shown that male sex hormones, such as testosterone, intensify inflammation during an acute heart attack and lead to a larger area of damage. According ...

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Medical Xpress / Standard breast cancer classification may overlook important differences

Breast cancer is often classified as either estrogen receptor-positive (hormone-sensitive) or not. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that this simplified classification may overlook important biological ...

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Medical Xpress / Mimicking natural connections could improve rotator cuff repair

Researchers have developed a "scaffold" that mimics natural tissue and could lead to more durable rotator cuff repairs, including for large injuries and cases involving bone and tissue degeneration that are often the most ...

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Medical Xpress / AI matches human pathologists in predicting breast cancer outcomes from immune cells

Two major international Peter Mac-led studies have found AI models were just as good as human pathologists at a task that predicts outcomes for patients with breast cancer.

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Medical Xpress / Inspired by soap bubbles, scientists reproduce alveolar movement in artificial lung model

Almost everyone has blown a soap bubble through a straw at least once. Inspired by this thin soap bubble film, an artificial lung that breathes like a real lung has been developed. A research team led by Professor Sungjune ...

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Medical Xpress / AI and proteomics uncover seven blood proteins linked to vasculitis remission

Vasculitis is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks blood vessel walls, causing them to become inflamed. If left untreated, the rare disease can severely damage organs, including the kidneys and lungs. Physicians ...

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