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Medical Xpress / For babies hospitalized with bronchiolitis, lying on stomach shows no clear benefit over lying on back
Placing a baby on their stomach in the prone position can help them breathe more comfortably. With the chest facing down and the back facing up, this position takes pressure off the lungs, allowing for better oxygen exchange ...
Medical Xpress / Hibernation-like cooling after stroke may reduce brain damage
Our body loves the state of homeostasis, where everything is in perfect equilibrium, from temperature to pH levels to fluid balance. As soon as the body's core temperature drops below 95°F (35°C) and stays there for a long ...
Medical Xpress / Ultrasound-based approach may reduce harmful inflammation and support joint healing
As an aging population experiences joint pain and inflammation at an all-time high, researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have published new findings suggesting ...
Medical Xpress / These tiny genetic fragments may be critical for telling a brain when to rest
The altered presence of tiny fragments of neuronal genes, called microexons, causes hyperarousal in zebrafish. This is the main conclusion of an international study led by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Center for ...
Medical Xpress / A renewable cell source for cancer immunotherapy could make off-the-shelf treatments possible
In a paper published in Cell, a USC Stem Cell-led team reports a new way of generating a renewable and expandable supply of the progenitor cells that give rise to macrophages. These immune cells help drive the body's response ...
Medical Xpress / One gene deletion tears off colon cancer's invisibility cloak, boosting immunotherapy
A study from the University of Calgary shows that removing a single gene makes colon cancer cells a target for immunotherapy—a fundamental breakthrough. The research, published in Cell Reports Medicine, was led by Dr. Arshad ...
Medical Xpress / Quick optical biopsy could be early detection method for endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer, with more than 69,000 cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2025 and increasing by up to 3% annually. Diagnosis requires an often painful, invasive biopsy that carries a ...
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy shows promise in ARC syndrome, a deadly childhood liver disease
A new gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a deadly childhood liver disease in mice that model the disease, according to researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and ...
Medical Xpress / Targeting enzyme could block cancer spread to brain with fewer side effects
A new study has identified a more precise and effective way to prevent cancer from spreading to the brain. The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, details the development of novel drug ...
Medical Xpress / MAP1B reveals unexpected role for cytoskeletal proteins in brain development
The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, ...
Medical Xpress / Before tangles kill neurons, tau-linked transport defects may be reversible
Neurons, specialized cells that transmit information across the nervous system, communicate with each other via projections known as axons. These microscopic, cable-like structures are also used to deliver proteins, signaling ...
Medical Xpress / Early life adversity leaves a lasting molecular imprint across the body, primate study reveals
The experiences we face early in life may leave their marks on our health in ways that echo across decades—and even across the entire body. A new study, published in the journal Science, examined a unique group of free-living ...
