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Medical Xpress / New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma
In a phase 1 clinical trial, treatment with the investigational bispecific antibody cevostamab reduced cancer in more than 40% of patients with multiple myeloma, many of whom had already undergone multiple other cancer treatments, ...
Medical Xpress / Large national study finds differences in multiple sclerosis death rates by age, race and geography
An analysis of more than 42,000 U.S. deaths linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) found that death rates varied by age, geography, race and ethnicity, with Black patients dying younger than white patients and high blood pressure ...
Medical Xpress / Immune changes emerge up to 10 years before inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified immune system changes that can be detected up to 10 years before inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) develops, offering new insight into how the disease ...
Medical Xpress / Mental health treatment for serious offenders could reduce harm to society and save money
Prisoners convicted of serious violent offenses were found to be less aggressive and less likely to reoffend following a mental health intervention that could save money and reduce harm to society, according to new research ...
Medical Xpress / How p53 mutations drive immunotherapy resistance—and a path to overcome it
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has transformed cancer treatment, but many tumors remain resistant. A new study from researchers at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) identifies a previously ...
Medical Xpress / Two cellular components unlock maturation in human leukemia cells, study finds
In leukemia's most aggressive forms, the blood cell factories in our bone marrow falter. Instead of dividing and multiplying at their usual prolific pace, generating hundreds of billions of new cells daily, some precursor ...
Medical Xpress / Cafeteria menu makeover could reduce students' sugar, salt intake
Pizza, pastries and parfaits are staples in many school cafeterias. But new research from the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi suggests some of students' favorite meals may contain more ...
Medical Xpress / A single blood sample may improve the prediction of colorectal cancer recurrence or metastasis
A single preoperative blood sample may help improve the prediction of recurrence or metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer. A joint research team from KAIST, Gangnam Severance Hospital and Asan Medical Center has shown ...
Medical Xpress / Skin-bone marrow axis discovery opens new doors for psoriasis treatment
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting more than 60 million people worldwide, characterized by painful red patches, scaling and skin thickening. While existing biologic treatments largely focus on calming ...
Medical Xpress / Newly identified molecule could help regulate sleep
Sleep is known to be essential for survival, as it allows both humans and other animals to rest, while the brain consolidates memories and clears out metabolic waste products. For many people worldwide, however, falling asleep ...
Medical Xpress / Can AI chatbots make mental health worse? Study identifies five risky patterns
The use of generative AI has become so widespread that ChatGPT is gradually becoming a verb, much like Google and Photoshop. Hundreds of millions of people now use large language model (LLM)-based chatbots for advice on personal, ...
Medical Xpress / Breathalyzer can 'sniff out' when your body starts burning fat
Researchers have developed a breath detector with a chemical sensor that sniffs out when your body is burning fat through a single exhale. Reporting in Device, the handheld, smartphone-assisted device measures acetone—a ...
