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Medical Xpress / One gene, two diseases: Study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most—dementia and cancer—but in opposite ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's biomarkers may forecast dementia progression in people 80 and older
Cognitive decline in very old adults has been considered for decades to be an almost inevitable consequence of aging. In clinical practice, this has contributed to many memory problems in patients over age 80 being interpreted ...
Medical Xpress / Your dominant hand is made, not born, experiments suggest
Most people favor one hand, and that hand tends to be the better one for writing, throwing and managing chopsticks. The long-standing view is that the dominant hand is "born" more capable, its skills rooted in a brain hemisphere ...
Medical Xpress / Global reforms fall short as psychosis care still brings abuse, coercion and exclusion
People with psychosis continue to face abuse, discrimination and early death despite global reform efforts to protect their human rights, according to La Trobe University researchers.
Medical Xpress / DNA methylation patterns may explain why some prostate cancers turn lethal
The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the condition this year alone.
Medical Xpress / Researchers to teens: Get to bed—it's good for your blood sugar
If you're 18, getting a bit more sleep could matter more than you think. New research from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC shows that even in healthy young people, longer nights of sleep are linked to more stable ...
Medical Xpress / Brain–computer interface detects hidden awareness in unresponsive patients
A new approach for identifying signs of hidden awareness in people who cannot speak or move after severe brain injury has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Bath in the U.K.
Medical Xpress / Billions of doses later: Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise
A sweeping global review led by researchers at the University of British Columbia has found that mRNA vaccines—now administered billions of times worldwide—are safe and highly effective at preventing infectious diseases like ...
Medical Xpress / Spring break is the deadliest time of year for holiday travel in Florida, new research shows
On any given U.S. holiday, traffic crashes claim more than 500 lives. But according to a new study published in Risk Analysis, the real danger lurks early in the annual calendar. The spring break window (from late February ...
Medical Xpress / Improving growth outcomes for children living with dwarfism
New findings from a trial conducted at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz School of Medicine demonstrate significantly increased growth rates in children with achondroplasia, ...
Medical Xpress / Treatment for alcohol use disorder can reverse harmful brain effects
When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate—and ...
Medical Xpress / When back pain won't quit: A large clinical trial points to the power of self-management
Almost everyone will deal with back pain at some point in their lives. Most recover quickly—but for about 20% of people, acute pain becomes a chronic condition that interferes with daily life and keeps them out of the workforce.
