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Medical Xpress / Academic pressure at 15 tied to higher depression symptoms through age 22
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Medical Xpress / Mitochondrial RNA may contribute to improved wound healing in diabetes
Diabetic foot ulcers are slow-healing and increase the risk of infections and amputation. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a circular RNA in mitochondria, circMTRNR2, that plays an important role in the ...
Medical Xpress / Cold plasma specifically neutralizes adenoviruses
Medical gas plasma can render adenoviruses harmless within a short period of time. This has been demonstrated by a recent laboratory study conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP). The key ...
Medical Xpress / Specialized microscopy enables researchers to visualize the dynamics of myelin swellings
An international research team has gained new insights into the dynamics of myelin swellings in the brain. Myelin swellings are considered as the precursor of lesions in the brain of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS ...
Medical Xpress / Infection prevention measures prove important in NICU, study shows
A new study conducted by clinician-scientists at a dozen neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, across North America found that enhanced infection prevention measures were highly effective in reducing viral spread among ...
Medical Xpress / Pre-exercise sexual activity does not harm strength or endurance in male athletes, finds new study
Athletes may not have to observe pre-game abstinence before a big event after all. According to new research, sexual activity before intense exercise doesn't slow down an athlete's performance—in some cases, it may even ...
Medical Xpress / Climate-friendly diet yields unexpectedly strong nutritional outcomes
That eating plenty of vegetables, wholegrains and legumes is beneficial for health is well known. More surprising, however, is that people who eat in an environmentally-friendly way also display nutritional values that are ...
Medical Xpress / Gut microbes bolster immunity in HIV patients, research reveals
The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could hardly have been more dramatic. One of its first authors was forced to flee his homeland when it became a war zone. More than 2,000 kilometers away, the laboratory ...
Medical Xpress / Exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may be linked to increased likelihood of autism
New research suggests that exposure to intense wildfire smoke during pregnancy may be associated with an increased likelihood of autism in children. The study of more than 8.6 million births in California is the largest to ...
Medical Xpress / A glaucoma drug may help prevent opioid relapse
An existing drug currently used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and seizures may also have the potential to prevent relapse in opioid use disorder, according to a study by researchers at University of Iowa Health Care. ...
Medical Xpress / As nights warm, study flags possible prenatal link to autism risk
Higher nighttime temperatures during pregnancy may be associated with a higher risk of autism diagnosis in children, according to a new study led by researchers at Tulane University. The research examined nearly 295,000 mother–child ...
Medical Xpress / Exercise may train the brain to build endurance via SF1 neuron activity
Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal that the lasting gain in endurance from repeated exercise—such as the ability to run farther and ...
