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Medical Xpress / A critical link exists among high temps, aging and disease risk
As we age, extreme heat causes many heat-related illnesses that can lead to serious health issues. A new study from the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health adds to that list.
Medical Xpress / Fixing problems in cholesterol metabolism could stave off a leading cause of blindness
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a possible way to slow or block progression of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in people over age 50. The study ...
Medical Xpress / Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk
The world has made unprecedented progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases since WHO established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974. Despite the progress of the past 50 years, the ...
Medical Xpress / Handy pen-like tool could help detect opioids from the skin
Opioids like fentanyl, morphine and oxycodone are the drugs most linked to overdoses in the U.S. Typical screening methods for drug usage involve collection of blood, saliva or urine samples. Now, in Analytical Chemistry, ...
Medical Xpress / Fusion superkine and focused ultrasound could enable targeted, noninvasive therapy for glioblastoma
Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) have discovered a new and potentially revolutionary way to treat glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of brain ...
Medical Xpress / Comprehensive COVID-19 database shows promise for future pandemics
COVID-19 may seem well and truly in the past, but another deadly pandemic is a question of "when," not "if." To help prevent mass deaths and other harms, like deteriorating mental health and economic downfall, a Swinburne ...
Medical Xpress / 'ALS on a chip' model reveals altered motor neuron signaling
Using stem cells from patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness as well as effective treatments.
Medical Xpress / Cancer immunotherapy shows promise for transplant patients
Organ transplant recipients with advanced cancer, an often overlooked group in cancer care, may benefit from immunotherapy drugs, according to a new study.
Medical Xpress / Cerebellum may set the stage for development of mental empathy in early childhood
We can't see what other people are thinking, so we have to infer it and that's very crucial for our communication as humans. That's how we create shared meaning and that's how we choose our words to be understood, a kind ...
Medical Xpress / First-of-its-kind dataset illuminates gene activity in African populations
The newly launched South African Blood Regulatory (SABR) dataset reveals how genetic variation influences blood traits and gene activity in African populations, providing crucial insights into diseases like diabetes and heart ...
Medical Xpress / New MRI approach maps brain metabolism, revealing disease signatures
A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and clinicians unique insight into brain function and disease, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Medical Xpress / Gene mutation could be target for 'ultrapersonalized' therapies in colon cancer
Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a mutation in a common oncogene—a gene that can cause cancer—that may play an important role in colon cancer. Researchers also showed how this mutation could be targeted ...
