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Medical Xpress / DNA markers linked to facial features in Iberian Peninsula population
An EHU study analyzing different genetic markers associated with facial features of the European population has shown a strong link between 10 of these markers and the facial morphology of people from the Iberian Peninsula. ...
Medical Xpress / Jawbone organoids from patient iPS cells model bone disease and therapy development
In a recent study, Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) and his team of researchers successfully established a method to generate jawbone-like organoids (mini-organs) from iPS cells. Their ...
Medical Xpress / Enhanced protein nutrition during critical illness shows no benefit, finds study
Critically ill patients often experience substantial and rapid muscle loss, leading to poor recovery. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have been exploring the impact of a high-protein nutritional formula in a new ...
Medical Xpress / Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: Why it's time to rethink clozapine protocols
The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused—largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring ...
Medical Xpress / First large-scale stem cell bank enables worldwide studies on genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 and one third of people aged 85 and above. Besides environmental factors, the genes have a strong ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring probiotic use for maternal gut health
A new Burnet study has examined how probiotics could potentially treat gut-related conditions in pregnant women.
Dialog / Patient education in cardiac rehab: A personal reflection on building a more inclusive and empowering future
I grew up and began my career in Brazil, where access to health care and education—especially in low-resource settings—was not guaranteed. Early in my clinical work, I witnessed how empowering patients with knowledge ...
Medical Xpress / Hearing devices can significantly improve social lives of those with hearing loss
Hearing loss doesn't just affect how people hear the world—it can also change how they connect with it.
Medical Xpress / Change trackers: New consortium to catalog DNA mutations across human lifetime
From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's typically efficient DNA repair machinery and potentially affecting our health and well-being.
Medical Xpress / Brain tumor growth patterns may help inform patient care management
As brain tumors grow, they must do one of two things: push against the brain or use finger-like extensions to invade and destroy surrounding tissue.
Medical Xpress / Too many medicines, too many hospital visits: Study highlights hidden risk for older adults
Inappropriate polypharmacy—the excessive or unnecessary use of multiple medications—is a major driver of emergency hospital admissions among adults aged 65 and over, according to a new study from the University of Bath ...
Medical Xpress / Mimicking the benefits of exercise with a single molecule
Capital Medical University, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reports that betaine, a molecule produced in the kidney and enhanced through sustained exercise, operates as a potent inhibitor of inflammatory ...
