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Medical Xpress / Premature mortality higher among sexual minority women, study finds
Compared to heterosexual women, bisexual women died 37% sooner and lesbian women 20% sooner, according to results from one of the largest studies to examine sexual orientation-related inequities in mortality and the first ...
Medical Xpress / How immune cells communicate to fight viruses: New mouse model enables identification of chemokine producers and sensors
Chemokines are signaling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumors. To understand this complex network, various techniques have been developed to identify chemokine-producing cells.
Medical Xpress / Differentiating cerebral cortical neurons to decipher molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration
A research team led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) derived iPS cells (iPSC) from α-synucleinopathy patients with early-onset familial Parkinson's disease (PD) carrying the α-synuclein ...
Medical Xpress / National trial safely scales back prescribing of a powerful antipsychotic for the elderly
Warning letters from Medicare can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Researchers used Medicare data to study the ...
Medical Xpress / With hybrid brains, these mice smell like a rat
If mice ever wonder what it's like to experience the world as a rat, some are now able to live that dream, at least when it comes to the sense of smell.
Medical Xpress / Link between depression and cardiovascular disease explained: They partly develop from same gene module
Depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are serious concerns for public health. Approximately 280 million people worldwide have depression, while 620 million people have CVD.
Medical Xpress / Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors
Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost ...
Medical Xpress / Research identifies pitfalls and opportunities for generative AI in patient messaging systems
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham demonstrates that large language models (LLMs), a type of generative AI, may help reduce physician workload and improve patient education when used to draft replies to ...
Medical Xpress / A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy
When cancer patients undergo chemotherapy, the dose of most drugs is calculated based on the patient's body surface area. This is estimated by plugging the patient's height and weight into an equation, dating to 1916, that ...
Medical Xpress / New AI technology estimates brain age using low-cost EEG device
As people age, their brains do, too. But if a brain ages prematurely, there is potential for age-related diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Parkinson's disease. If "brain age" could be easily calculated, ...
Medical Xpress / It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study finds
For years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States needed special permission from the federal government if they wanted to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication ...
Medical Xpress / Alteration of brain network condition could predict painful vaso-occlusive crisis in patients with sickle cell disease
A new study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers has found that a brain network condition called "explosive synchronization" could be the cause of extreme pain crises in people with sickle cell disease.