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Medical Xpress / Scientists create affordable, AI-powered tests for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and support sooner.
Medical Xpress / Tackling inflammation in the gut: The role of 'unconventional' immune cells
Immune cells called double negative T cells are abundant in the intestine but have been poorly understood till date. In a recent study, researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo report that these cells actually have ...
Medical Xpress / Wearable patch can help reduce cravings and stress in early addiction recovery
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a non-drug, wearable device can help people with substance-use disorders (SUD) manage stress, reduce cravings, and lower their risk of relapse in real time. ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool detects hidden warning signs of disease by analyzing genetic building blocks within cells
McGill University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can detect previously invisible disease markers inside single cells.
Medical Xpress / Software tool helps scientists interpret complex spatial data across healthy and diseased tissue
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, have developed a software platform to help scientists more easily ...
Medical Xpress / Potential biomarker for the development of long COVID identified
A research team working at MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that a specific component of the immune system (PTX-3) remains at significantly higher levels in the blood of patients who have suffered from severe COVID-19, even ...
Medical Xpress / India could bear biggest impact from chikungunya, new maps suggest
The most comprehensive mapping to date of the global risk of chikungunya suggests India could experience the greatest long-term impact from the mosquito-borne virus.
Medical Xpress / Protein quality control collapse may explain why cancer immunotherapy fails
Scientists from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC–James) report key findings about the underlying mechanisms of immune ...
Medical Xpress / A new approach to study treatment resistance in high-grade serous ovarian cancer
Several factors make ovarian cancer particularly challenging to treat. This is largely because the cancer often spreads at a microscopic level within the abdomen early on, resulting in diagnosis at an advanced stage. Additionally, ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's disease medication shows promise for improving social impairment in some youth with autism
Some people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have abnormal levels of glutamate in the brain. New research led by Mass General Brigham has focused on this neuron-activating chemical, suggesting that a glutamate-modulating ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's protein holds clues for fighting cancer
At first glance, Alzheimer's disease and cancer have little in common. One erodes memory, while the other consumes the body. Yet researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected link connecting the ...
Medical Xpress / Variations in human donor milk present critical considerations for preterm infants worldwide
A recent study has revealed significant variations in the nutritional composition of donor human milk across different countries. These findings could transform how hospitals support critically ill preterm infants worldwide.
