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Medical Xpress / Early-life adversity reshapes growth and reproduction in rhesus macaques for decades

Many factors influence growth and reproductive patterns in animals and people alike. New research, led by postdoctoral researcher Rachel Petersen of the Lea Lab at Vanderbilt and Assistant Professor Sam Patterson of Notre ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Engaging with the arts linked to slower aging at the biological level

Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the pace of biological aging, suggests a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers.

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Medical Xpress / Why do heights make your feet feel strange?

I wouldn't say that I'm afraid of heights. I can stand on a cliff path or look out from a tall building without the rush of panic people often associate with vertigo. What I really dislike is something much harder to explain: ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cardiac MRI and blood markers sharpen hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk prediction

Findings from a new study have identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition with a prevalence of one in 500 people and a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death. Specifically, ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Genome-wide screen yields new gene therapies to protect against retinal degeneration

Researchers in the WashU Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences have discovered key neuroprotective genes that could lead to the development of gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited form ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / After weight loss, the body keeps pulling back—and this study shows how hard

Weight that was regained after it had been lost may be the result of persistent, biologically driven hunger, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. The study's findings appear to support ...

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Medical Xpress / Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the tools that are central to global health decision-making in areas like disease control policies, financing and vaccination strategies, such as infectious disease modeling. ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Telemedicine use grew without boosting medical visits or spending, analysis shows

New UCLA-led research finds that the use of telemedicine has not significantly increased visits and medical spending across all payer types. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, could ease concerns among lawmakers ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How the brain decides which memories belong together could reshape schizophrenia research

Our memories of past events are typically not isolated, but they are linked to other related memories. This ability to establish connections between related memories is highly advantageous, as it helps us to recognize familiar ...

May 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain-controlled hearing system isolates one speaker in noisy settings, first human tests show

Scientists at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people single out a voice in a crowd. These early findings suggest ...

May 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / A common cholesterol drug may weaken ovarian cancer's hidden shield

Ascites—the buildup of liquid in the belly—may be doing more than causing discomfort. A Duke University School of Medicine study finds this fluid helps cancer cells survive and spread—and that a decades-old cholesterol drug ...

May 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / Slow-dividing breast cancer cells may explain relapses decades after treatment

A new study by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has uncovered a hidden mechanism explaining why breast cancer can return many years after successful treatment. Published in Nature Communications, the research reveals ...

May 11, 2026