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Medical Xpress / Light switch wakes lung cancer cells up from a protective dormant state

Tumor cells can lapse into a sleep-like state and thereby evade the destructive effect of cancer drugs. In some types of the disease, such as certain forms of lung cancer, this state is triggered by stress hormones in the ...

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Medical Xpress / Genetic cause for rare skin condition points to new therapeutic option

An international team of researchers report in the journal Nature Immunology that a mutation in the gene OTULIN causes pediatric-onset pyoderma gangrenosum, characterized by recurrent ulcerating skin sores. They classify ...

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Medical Xpress / Your gut talks to your liver: Study reveals how microbes influence liver function through DNA 'switches'

A study led by scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has uncovered how the gut microbiome can influence gene activity in the liver by acting on short stretches of regulatory DNA that function ...

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Medical Xpress / Genetic marker may flag severe IBD earlier in some patients

In the largest genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) traits to date, researchers have identified a genetic marker associated with more severe ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease—the major forms of IBD.

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Medical Xpress / AI deciphers how fast ALS progresses and which functions decline first

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that gradually affects a person's ability to move, speak and breathe. It advances differently in every patient. Now, researchers at Nagoya University ...

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Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy shows early promise in severe lupus

Early results from a UCL- and UCLH-led clinical trial suggest that a type of CAR T-cell therapy—developed by Autolus Therapeutics, a UCL spinout—could offer a new treatment approach for people with severe, treatment-resistant ...

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Medical Xpress / Combo treatment delays multiple myeloma progression and may improve survival, study finds

Patients with multiple myeloma who received a new immunotherapy combination lived significantly longer without their cancer worsening and showed early signs of improved survival in a large international clinical trial.

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Medical Xpress / Inside failing joints: How wear and corrosion reshape hip and knee implants over time

Orthopedic implants are designed to restore movement and relieve pain, offering patients a second or even third chance at mobility. A hip or knee replacement is often framed as a durable fix, engineered to last for years, ...

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Medical Xpress / Mitochondria reveal new TDP-43 signaling route tied to ALS and dementia

A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered a communication pathway between mitochondria and RNA granules that may help scientists understand how the toxic buildup of the TDP-43 protein leads to the development ...

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Medical Xpress / How wastewater could spot hidden HIV burden in communities before clinics do

Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) detection in wastewater offers a novel approach to monitor the virus in communities. Baylor College of Medicine researchers and colleagues at collaborating institutions report in Nature ...

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Medical Xpress / Asthma attacks reshape airway tissue through mechanical stress, lung-on-a-chip reveals

About 25 million people in the U.S.—roughly eight out of 100—are diagnosed with asthma. Allergens, air pollution, extreme weather conditions and other irritants can cause chronic lung inflammation, leading to coughing, wheezing ...

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Medical Xpress / Gene therapy prolongs health span and preserves the function of multiple organs in mice during aging

A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has shown that a one-time administration of a gene therapy expressing the metabolic factor FGF21 can prolong health span in old mice. The 27-month pharmacology ...

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