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Medical Xpress / Biologic drug reduces symptoms and hospitalization for severe pulmonary hypertension after diagnosis in clinical trial
Prescribing the biologic drug sotatercept alongside standard treatment for the most severe form of pulmonary hypertension significantly reduces the likelihood of worsening disease when added within the first year after diagnosis, ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool reduces complications and readmissions after colorectal cancer surgery
Patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer experience fewer serious complications and fewer readmissions when an AI tool supports treatment decisions, according to new research. The tool has the potential to ...
Medical Xpress / Leisure activities boost self-esteem and well-being in teens
New research from the University of Liverpool suggests that the way young people spend their free time may play a crucial role in supporting their well-being and social development.
Medical Xpress / Altering one area of the brain could rid alcohol withdrawal symptoms, study finds
By targeting a specific area of the brain, researchers at Washington State University may now hold the key to curbing the debilitating symptoms of alcohol withdrawal that push many people back to drinking.
Medical Xpress / PA-915 molecule shows long-lasting antidepressant effects without common side effects in mice
Depression and anxiety disorders are among the most widespread mental health disorders, with estimates suggesting that they affect around 264 million and 284 million people worldwide, respectively. Depression is a mood disorder ...
Medical Xpress / Long-term at-home adaptive deep brain stimulation found to be effective in Parkinson's disease
The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, together with multiple academic medical centers and one industry partner (Medtronic) across the US, Canada, Europe, and Jordan, ...
Medical Xpress / Common hair-loss drug consistently associated with higher rates of psychiatric harm
For over two decades, finasteride—a popular prescription drug taken by millions of men to treat hair loss—has quietly carried a shadow. Behind its cosmetic promise lay disturbing signs of deeper harm: depression, anxiety, ...
Medical Xpress / Simple blood test can predict risk of severe liver disease
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already start to be applied in primary care ...
Medical Xpress / Over 99% have a risk factor before heart attack, stroke or heart failure, large-scale study finds
More than 99% of people who went on to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure already had at least one risk factor above optimal level beforehand, reports a large-scale study led by Northwestern Medicine and Yonsei ...
Medical Xpress / Two-drug combination shows promise in helping heal chronic wounds
University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections.
Medical Xpress / Cannabis extract shown to ease chronic lower back pain in high-quality clinical trial
A specially developed cannabis extract relieves chronic lower back pain, according to a clinical trial published Wednesday that experts are calling the first high-quality evidence that something in the cannabis plant can ...
Medical Xpress / HIV mystery uncovered: How the virus reprograms host cells to create perfect hiding places
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve.
