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Medical Xpress / International study shows once-weekly HIV pill performs as well as daily treatment

An international clinical trial led by researchers including Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London has shown that a once-weekly oral treatment for HIV is as effective as current leading daily therapies, ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 'Proust's madeleine' finally explained by neuroscience

A team of CNRS scientists has pinpointed the brain mechanisms behind the famous "Proust's madeleine" phenomenon, in which smells bring back vivid, emotional memories.

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Medical Xpress / Phage and microbiota therapy reduced recurrent UTIs in two patients over two years

Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide and primarily affect women. While antibiotics remain the standard treatment, frequent recurrences and rising antibiotic resistance ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Exosome treatment may curb heart scarring after heart attacks

Many people who survive a heart attack will later develop heart failure due to the scarring that occurs as the heart heals. Researchers at Uppsala University are now presenting a new type of biological treatment that is administered ...

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Medical Xpress / Newly discovered microprotein linked to type 2 diabetes, shows promise as a precision treatment

A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new precision medicine approach to treating it, according to a new ...

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Medical Xpress / Trial shows specialist long COVID care may reduce fatigue

The largest clinical trial of long COVID care to date has found that specialist NHS long COVID services may help reduce fatigue, one of the condition's most common and disabling symptoms. The findings, published in Nature ...

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Medical Xpress / For veterans with severe PTSD, psilocybin-assisted therapy may help

The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments found that the protocol was safe, with no serious adverse events or increases in suicidal thinking ...

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Medical Xpress / Probiotic-derived bioactive metabolite reverses gut dysfunction and boosts HIV treatment response

Scientists at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and significantly improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ...

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Medical Xpress / Molecular lever that regulates neuron signaling may guide treatments for epilepsy, pain and Alzheimer's disease

Neurons transmit information to the next cell by converting electrical signals into chemical signals. A critical step in this process is the influx of calcium ions into the cell through voltage-gated calcium channels. A research ...

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Medical Xpress / Dual immunotherapy shows promising activity in high-risk early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs showed encouraging activity when added to standard chemotherapy given before surgery for patients with high-risk, early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer, according to Phase II clinical ...

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Medical Xpress / Inequality predicts pandemic outcomes better than technical readiness, study finds

Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, a high-profile panel said Wednesday, calling for a rethink of how governments prepare for the next global health crisis.

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Medical Xpress / Tumor-on-a-chip method reveals timing as a factor in glioblastoma immunotherapy

A joint research team led by professors Sungsu Park of Sungkyunkwan University and Sun-Ha Paek of Seoul National University College of Medicine has demonstrated for the first time that the sequence in which immune cells interact ...

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