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Medical Xpress / Leukemia study restores silenced gene in mice. Could it point to new treatments for humans?

A key cancer-fighting gene in leukemia is switched off—not broken—and scientists from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have found a way to switch it back on. In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, the team reveals ...

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Medical Xpress / Zebrafish reveal new insights into the biology of autism

In recent decades, the zebrafish has become one of the most valuable model organisms in scientific research. For a variety of reasons, including their genetic similarities to humans, these tiny tropical fish have helped researchers ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Reprogramming 'gatekeeper' immune cell may boost cancer immunotherapy

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer—and how restoring their energy production can ...

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Medical Xpress / Uncontrolled scarring: Study reveals the cell sensor that turns healing into harm

Fibrosis is the body's way of patching up damage—a bit like fixing a pothole. When skin is cut or a muscle is injured, fibroblast cells rush in to make fibronectin and collagen, which are two major extracellular matrix proteins ...

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Medical Xpress / Innovative targeted therapy halts prostate cancer spread to the bone

New findings from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), published in Pharmacological Research, show that an innovative drug effectively prevents prostate tumors from spreading ...

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Medical Xpress / Just five minutes in cold water can boost mood, research shows

The health benefits of cold-water immersion have been closely studied in recent years, thanks to the growing popularity of cold-water swimming. Now new research from the University of Chichester has found that as little as ...

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Medical Xpress / World's largest study reveals new model to rule out penicillin allergy

Melbourne researchers have led the world's largest study confirming most patients labeled allergic to penicillin are not truly allergic. The study, described as a "game changer" by lead author Professor Jason Trubiano, demonstrates ...

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Medical Xpress / Supercomputer simulations reveal early red blood cell damage in blood pumps

For patients with heart failure, blood pumps can be lifesaving. But the very forces that sustain circulation can also harm it, damaging red blood cells through hemolysis and compromising the body's oxygen supply. Now, supercomputer ...

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Medical Xpress / Studies tie altered regulatory T cells to autism-related behavior, point to potential therapies

Two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute examined regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their potential role in neuroinflammation and behavioral changes associated with autism. Tregs act as immune system "brakes," calming ...

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Medical Xpress / Distance to opioid treatment programs limits methadone access in many US jails

A new study led by researchers at Brown University School of Public Health found that more than half of U.S. jails are located at least a 30-minute drive from the nearest opioid treatment program—a distance that may make ...

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Medical Xpress / Proof of visual perception's fundamental mechanisms: 1981 Nobel Prize-winning model confirmed correct

A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled. Researchers at TUM have succeeded in observing the visual information flow from neuron to neuron. ...

Apr 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / How pancreatic tumors thwart an iron-driven demise

Tumors driven by cancer-driving KRAS mutations are often susceptible to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that can be harnessed for cancer therapy. Given that more than 95% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) harbor ...

Apr 2, 2026