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Medical Xpress / Frailty in young heart attack patients linked to higher risk of early death

Researchers have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack.

11 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / 10-minute scan could help millions with hard-to-treat high blood pressure

A speedy new scan could improve how millions of people with high blood pressure are treated, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

22 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Monthly injection can help severe asthma patients safely stop or reduce daily steroids

A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with long-term side effects. More than half of the participants who had received the injection were able to stop ...

21 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Drug developed for inherited bleeding disorder shows promising trial results

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide, affecting one in 3,800 persons. HHT's hallmark symptom is chronic nosebleeds, which often occur alongside other ...

22 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research led by University College London.

20 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Grant funding disruptions affect one in 30 clinical trials

Grant funding disruptions affected about one in 30 trials, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

20 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Tai chi as good as talking therapy for managing chronic insomnia, finds study

Tai chi, a form of mind-body exercise widely practiced in Chinese communities, has similar benefits to talking therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia, finds a trial from Hong Kong published by The ...

21 hours ago in Sleep disorders
Medical Xpress / Can your driving patterns predict cognitive decline?

Using in-vehicle driving data may be a new way to identify people who are at risk of cognitive decline, according to a study published on November 26, 2025, in Neurology.

23 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Eye washing may ease hay fever ocular symptoms and improve quality of life

Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is the condition responsible for seasonal allergies or allergic reactions to other environmental allergens, like dust mites and animal dander. Estimates vary, but somewhere around ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / How statins harm muscles—and how to stop it

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling downside: muscle pain, weakness ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Metabolites produced in intestine play central role in controlling obesity and diabetes, study shows

A study conducted at Harvard University identified a group of metabolites that travel from the intestine to the liver and then to the heart, where they are pumped throughout the body. These metabolites play an important role ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Overweight & Obesity
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may originate in specific brain regions that show early structural damage

Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological ...

Nov 26, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry