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Medical Xpress / Petting your dog may help your body handle the next stressful situation better
Coming home to a four-legged furry friend wagging their tail can ease the stress accumulated throughout the day. Since time immemorial, humans have found comfort in petting their dogs. A large body of research acknowledges ...
Medical Xpress / Study identifies key drivers of microbiome-linked cancer immunotherapy side effect
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh uncovered the unstable immune cells that can cause up to 40% of immunotherapy patients to experience serious side effects and showed that diet and microbiome composition influence ...
Medical Xpress / How L-carnitine, found in red meat and exercise supplements, may amplify inflammation
In a study published Oct. 19 in Cell, Yale researchers identified a previously unknown mechanism by which a nutrient abundant in red meat and commonly used in exercise supplements may amplify inflammation.
Medical Xpress / Common multiple sclerosis treatment linked to bowel disease risk
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are treated with rituximab have an increased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn's disease, although the absolute risk remains low. This is according to ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals how melanoma outmaneuvers both drugs and immune defenses
Melanoma is one of the most difficult cancers to treat due to its resistance to targeted drug therapies. But a new study from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center shows that the cancer is playing offense as well ...
Medical Xpress / Lab study shows needle-free mRNA vaccine protects against COVID and flu
A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting unwanted inflammation.
Medical Xpress / International study helps support FDA approval of HIV drug for newborns
An international study conducted through the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network, including researchers at the University of California San Diego, helped inform the U.S. Food ...
Medical Xpress / A brain-computer interface may give unresponsive ICU patients a voice
Unresponsive ICU patients in a new Columbia study were able to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone with their minds, via noninvasive EEG electrodes that recorded and translated their brain waves.
Medical Xpress / 'Average' human genome described for first time, with implications for disease risk
A new study has characterized the "average" human genome, providing key information on normal human genetic variation and genetic disease risk. The researchers conclude that everyone—regardless of their current health status—could ...
Medical Xpress / Your brain maps out numbers, including integers and fractions
From learning to count to solving complex calculations, math requires an inherent organization of information. A team of researchers led by Stanislas Dehaene, Ph.D., and Daniela Valério, Ph.D., at the INSERM-CEA Cognitive ...
Medical Xpress / New gene-editing approach shows promise in treating Huntington's disease in mice
Huntington's disease is caused by repetitive "stutters" in DNA—specifically repeated CAG sequences—that expand abnormally over time, leading to toxic protein accumulation that contributes to the progression of the disease. ...
Medical Xpress / Human neural stem cells found to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants
Human neural stem cells that help form the brain and spinal cord are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, including omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2, according to new research from the University of California, Riverside. The ...
