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Medical Xpress / Congestion relief zone results after year one suggest notable road safety benefits
Early trends have pointed to reductions in traffic congestion, travel times, and air pollution within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), the initiative launched by New York City in 2025. Traffic crashes also declined significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Africa races for Ebola vaccine as outbreak outpaces response
Researchers racing to develop a vaccine to fight the growing Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) say doses could be ready for human testing within "two to three months," while the more promising ...
Medical Xpress / South and Southeast Asia lead the world on taxing sugary drinks, analysis reveals
One of the challenges public health officials face in reducing diet-related disease is the relatively easy and inexpensive access to sugar-sweetened beverages globally. To help address this burden, public health organizations ...
Medical Xpress / Ozempic, GPL-1s may help curb substance use disorders, study finds
A new study led by researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso found that use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and other GLP-1s is associated with a lower risk of developing alcohol, opioid, nicotine and cocaine use ...
Medical Xpress / Some fruits and vegetables are especially good for heart health
Including blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans or cherries (washed down with green tea) in your recommended five-a-day (five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables, recommended by the UK's NHS) may be the best way ...
Medical Xpress / Outdoor play at ages two to four linked to better mental health by age eight
Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of 2 and 4 may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioral difficulties later in childhood. That's according to new research led by the University of Exeter, ...
Medical Xpress / Delirium after surgery is a strong predictor of cognitive decline in older adults, finds study
Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.
Medical Xpress / AI-designed universal vaccine clears first human trial, targets future coronavirus threats with needle-free delivery
The first human clinical trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax (DVX) Ltd, has shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side effects.
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered view of brain blood flow during surgery could prevent debilitation, save lives
Tracking the brain's blood flow during neurosurgery represents one of the most critical and challenging parts of the operation. A brief interruption can mean the difference between permanent damage and full recovery, but ...
Medical Xpress / Engineered stem cells reverse new-onset type 1 diabetes in mice
A group of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has recently developed a new stem cell therapy with a remarkable ability to reverse new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a mouse model of the disease. ...
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown aging eye model reveals early AMD markers in weeks
The rods and cones in your eyes are responsible for helping you see, but what is responsible for helping them? Retinal pigment epithelium cells are their caretakers, but environmental, genetic and aging factors can strain ...
Medical Xpress / Study proposes reconsidering how histone deacetylase inhibitors work in cancer treatment
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how cancer drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors function. For decades, scientists believed ...
