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Medical Xpress / Daytime napping patterns may reveal hidden health decline in older adults
New research reveals that as people age, naps may be an easily trackable warning sign of underlying conditions or declining health. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham and Rush University Medical Center ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects aggressive brain tumors early and could reduce need for risky surgery
Researchers at the University of Sussex, in collaboration with scientists from different institutes worldwide, have identified a blood test capable of early diagnosis of the most aggressive form of brain tumor. The technology ...
Medical Xpress / Identifying which breast lesions will progress to cancer can help avoid overtreatment
A discovery by the Transformation and Metastasis Group of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) opens a path towards identifying precancerous breast lesions that will develop into tumors. This study, led by Eva ...
Medical Xpress / Mini brain-like structures grown in lab may help scientists treat, diagnose and stage Alzheimer's disease
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that clusters of brain tissue derived from the cells of patients with Alzheimer's disease may be used to evaluate how certain patients with the neurodegenerative ...
Medical Xpress / Physicists refute famous 2025 study claiming daylight saving time poses severe health risks
In 2025, Lara Weed and Jamie M. Zeitzer of Stanford University published an article linking the practice of seasonal time changes (Daylight Saving Time) to negative health outcomes, ranging from acute symptoms (heart attacks ...
Medical Xpress / Bowel cancer immunotherapy clinical trial follow-up shows zero relapses
Patients with a specific type of bowel cancer who were treated with a short course of immunotherapy before surgery instead of post-op chemotherapy have remained cancer-free after almost three years of follow-up, according ...
Medical Xpress / Having more kids associated with reduced risk of stroke and brain damage
While some say having lots of kids can make you lose your faculties, a new study suggests otherwise. Research co-led by UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, associates ...
Medical Xpress / Melatonin appears to promote sleep by reducing visual sensitivity, zebrafish study suggests
Melatonin is a naturally produced molecule that has long been suspected to play a role in healthy sleep, but it has been unclear how it does so. Now, Caltech researchers have discovered a mechanism through which melatonin ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists map how HIV hijacks human cells—and how cells can fight back
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack the complex cellular machinery of the human body. Yet, even after decades of research on how the ...
Medical Xpress / Gut microbiome changes may signal Parkinson's disease risk
Analysis of microbes in the gut can reveal whether a person faces an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease, before they have developed any symptoms, suggests a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers. ...
Medical Xpress / A newly uncovered gene switch rewires infant heart cells and opens a treatment path for a deadly disease
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have made an important advance toward understanding—and potentially treating—a rare cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) that is present from birth. The condition, known ...
Medical Xpress / Widely used food preservative implicated in recent uptick in UK suicide deaths
A chemical widely used in food preservation is implicated in an uptick in recent UK deaths by suicide, with a disproportionately high number of cases among young people and boys/men, finds a comprehensive analysis of available ...
