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Medical Xpress / Placental contractions may occur in 6 of 10 healthy pregnancies, MRI scans reveal

The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy pregnancies, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One by Louise Dewick of the University ...

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Medical Xpress / These overlooked pregnancy symptoms can signal a life-threatening turn before anyone sees it coming

Ten previously unknown symptoms may indicate an increased risk of severe seizures in pregnant women with preeclampsia—enabling timely preventive treatment for the right patients. The findings, published in PLOS Medicine, ...

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Medical Xpress / B-cell clusters inside kidneys mark faster diabetic disease progression, new maps reveal

A detailed new map of the human kidney revealed a previously unrecognized form of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) marked by clusters of immune cells—specifically B cells—that are linked to faster disease progression. The findings ...

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Medical Xpress / Choosing safer diabetes medications for older adults

Older adults with type 2 diabetes face a difficult trade-off: they are among the most vulnerable to medication-related harms yet are often underrepresented in the clinical trials that guide treatment decisions. A new study ...

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Medical Xpress / Rethinking mRNA vaccines: Liver targeting can suppress immunity, while muscle boosts it

A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai overturns a longstanding assumption about how mRNA vaccines generate immunity, revealing that certain non-immune cells help determine vaccine effectiveness.

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Medical Xpress / Not all organs age alike: AI unveils the molecular impact of menopause across the female body

Despite affecting half of the world's population, menopause has historically been understudied and misunderstood, both in biomedical research and clinical practice. However, with the increase in life expectancy, the number ...

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Medical Xpress / Community-based care can cut depression and self-harm risk among teens in India's urban slums

In a significant advance for adolescent mental health in India, researchers have successfully demonstrated a scalable, community‑based care model through Project ARTEMIS, showing measurable reductions in depression, self‑harm ...

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Medical Xpress / Tumor bacteria inspire peptide that starves prostate cancer cells in preclinical tests

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in cancer tumors. When tested in combination with radiation in animal models of prostate cancer, it was highly ...

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Medical Xpress / How killer T cells attack tumors in 3D could sharpen future cancer immunotherapy

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are the body's specialized "killer" cells, precisely eliminating infected or cancerous cells. Their action relies on a specialized exchange zone called the "immune synapse," where they release active ...

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Medical Xpress / AI model detects normally 'invisible' tissue changes of pancreatic cancer at stage 0

An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and the human eye find difficult to detect, ...

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Medical Xpress / How the immune system battles lifelong viral infections acquired at birth

Millions of people worldwide carry viral infections they acquired at birth, often for life. For a long time it was assumed that the immune system hardly fights these pathogens. Researchers from the University of Basel show ...

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Medical Xpress / Cancer cells can rewrite RNA messages, creating new drug targets in aggressive tumors

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way cells can generate cancer-driving proteins—by cutting RNA into shorter, functional fragments rather than following the standard blueprint. This process, newly termed as "RNA dicing," ...

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