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Medical Xpress / Innovative technology developed for rapid detection of airborne influenza viruses
As schools reopen, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reports an uptick in flu cases following a recent decline. Influenza, caused by a virus, presents a serious health threat, particularly in enclosed ...
Medical Xpress / Mimicking embryonic growth: Placental IL1α under hypoxia dramatically enhances liver organoid growth
Organoids are made to model human organs and are promising for research and therapy, but there are limitations to their growth and function. A recent study by researchers at The University of Tokyo found that placenta-derived ...
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 vaccination induces long-lasting antibody B-cell responses, researchers find
Three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination induce long-lasting antibody and memory B-cell responses, according to a study of 113 health care workers in Catalonia who were followed for three years. The study, led by ISGlobal ...
Medical Xpress / Cross-disciplinary research reveals oral microbiota as promising screen for autism spectrum disorder
A cross-disciplinary research team from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has found a promising connection between oral microbiota and autism spectrum disorder ...
Medical Xpress / Carb restriction offers relief from calorie counting, according to study
The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as new research from the University of Surrey is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people ...
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy offers hope for rare, deadly heart disease in young men
A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed an innovative gene-therapy strategy that could transform the treatment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy type 5 (ARVC5), ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 receptor agonist diabetes medications linked to reduced dementia risk
Two undergraduate medicine students at University of Galway have led a major study examining how cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies—medications that lower blood sugar and reduce the risk of heart disease in people ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover natural compound may slow ALS and dementia
A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells—and it's showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from the University ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden impact of COVID-19: How lack of testing and isolation played key role in pandemic's spread
"Silent" COVID-19 infections—cases in which individuals carried the virus without symptoms and avoided testing or isolation—likely exacerbated the pandemic's early spread and distorted containment strategies, a novel ...
Medical Xpress / To cause cancer or not to cause cancer: What leads to H. pylori-induced stomach malignancies?
Our bodies are replete with bacteria and other microorganisms that coexist without harming us, but we do occasionally suffer from infections that cause harm. Bacterial infection? No problem—just (responsibly) pop some (prescribed) ...
Medical Xpress / Immune cell research identifies potential new target for treating cancer and autoimmune disease
In a study of the immune systems of mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found a new role for a protein, QRICH1, which could become a target for drugs to dial up or down the activation of T cells to fight ...
Medical Xpress / A better understanding of 'active life expectancy' in older adults
Most older adults prioritize retaining the ability to bathe, dress, walk, and perform household tasks independently as they age. Yet much is yet to be understood about the causes of disability among this age group. In a new ...