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Medical Xpress / Darier disease cells lose antioxidant defenses under stress, study finds
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why people with Darier disease, a rare genetic skin disorder, often develop symptoms years after birth and experience painful flare-ups triggered ...
Medical Xpress / Severe mental illness linked to preventable physical disease and shorter life span
Being diagnosed with a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can reduce a person's life expectancy by up to 20 years compared with the general population, University of Queensland researchers have ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's protein patterns vary across populations, biomarker study finds
Blood biomarkers may make it possible to detect changes seen in Alzheimer's disease without advanced brain imaging or cerebrospinal fluid tests. At the same time, much of the research behind today's biomarkers has been conducted ...
Medical Xpress / Half of prostate cancer focal therapy use found to fall outside current guideline-supported groups
As focal therapy gains popularity as a less invasive treatment option for some men with prostate cancer, a national study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that some men may be receiving treatment that ...
Medical Xpress / Poison center reports of liver injuries rise nearly 400% since 2000, with acetaminophen as a top driver
Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024, according to a new study from UVA Health published in Clinical Gastroenterology ...
Medical Xpress / For early prostate cancer, 'active surveillance' is now the number 1 choice
Three decades after UC San Francisco pioneered "active surveillance" for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study has found that the vast majority of veterans with the diagnosis pursued this option instead of treatment.
Medical Xpress / Personalized T-cell therapy eliminates detectable metastatic kidney tumor in adolescent after multiple relapses
Researchers and physicians at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and other leading cancer centers report an exceptional treatment outcome in an adolescent with an advanced, treatment-resistant kidney tumor. ...
Medical Xpress / A timed liver signal may boost fat breakdown, pointing to potential metabolic treatments
What if one of the keys to a healthier metabolism is understanding how and when the liver communicates with the rest of the body?
Medical Xpress / Sweat sensor enables continuous noninvasive measurement of cholesterol
If you see a doctor regularly, chances are you have had a lipid panel ordered and your blood drawn at a lab. The results told your physician your levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, factors that play a role in diagnosing ...
Medical Xpress / In vivo CRISPR screen identifies gene edits that strengthen CAR-T therapy against solid tumors
For patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, the immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy can be lifesaving. Doctors remove a patient's immune cells, called T cells, engineer them in the lab to better recognize ...
Medical Xpress / Taking the stairs could cut risk of early death
Taking the stairs could help you live longer—according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The study, published today, suggests that climbing stairs significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Arthritis origins may begin before birth
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have discovered that some joints may be more susceptible to inflammatory arthritis before birth, offering new insight into why rheumatoid arthritis attacks particular joints while sparing ...
