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Medical Xpress / Patients with developmental disabilities still face kidney transplant disparities despite state laws

State laws to combat disability-based discrimination in the organ transplant process aren't working, according to new research from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Engineered probiotic bacteria produce cancer drugs inside tumors

E. coli in uncooked meat can cause diarrhea and food poisoning. Scientists, however, have found a way to turn the bacterium into a delivery agent that takes drugs straight to a tumor and transforms it into a tiny cancer drug ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain-mapping framework reveals shifts in information flow during pain and movie watching

In the brain, information travels among distributed networks, groups of interconnected regions that work together and contribute to specific behaviors, feelings or thoughts. To study how information travels through these ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered 'triple-threat' immune cells could fight plaque buildup that causes heart attacks and strokes

A UCLA research team has engineered a new type of immune cell that attacks atherosclerotic plaques—the fatty buildup inside artery walls that drives most heart attacks and strokes. These engineered cells work by recognizing ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / More than a third of positive tests for mpox may have been false diagnoses

In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared the mpox upsurge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to neighboring countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The emergence ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Mothers' poor sleep quality in late pregnancy linked to higher obesity risk in their children

New research has found that mothers with poor sleep quality in late pregnancy had babies with lower weight in the first six months of life but higher weight at ages 1–2 years. This effect was strongest in male infants and ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies estrogen receptor as key protector of the right heart in pulmonary hypertension

Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a key way estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) helps protect the right side of the heart in pulmonary hypertension. The preclinical findings reveal that ERα preserves the survival ...

Sep 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Teen with extraordinary memory relives his past far more often than most people do

The human brain is a mystery that keeps unraveling, revealing something fascinating with every discovery. For years, scientists have been trying to better understand a rare condition called Highly Superior Autobiographical ...

Sep 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smelling freshly brewed coffee briefly improves mood, small study suggests

For millions around the globe, a freshly brewed cup of coffee is a wake-up drink first thing in the morning and a pick-me-up during a long, tedious workday. Scientists now have clues that it might be more than just the boost ...

Sep 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / When the eyes play tricks, the brain builds consensus

Have you ever seen something that doesn't quite add up? Maybe a shape in the dark resembles a face, or an orange momentarily looks like an apple. Scientists now have a new idea about how different brain regions may work together ...

Sep 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / RNA therapy may help preserve muscle during GLP-1 weight loss

GLP-1 drugs have revolutionized obesity treatment, but they can lead people to lose muscle mass along with fat. And when patients stop treatment, they often regain their weight—primarily as fat.

Sep 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Batteries that safely break down in the GI tract could improve ingestible devices

Using materials safe for human consumption, MIT researchers have created tiny batteries that could be used to power ingestible electronic devices. Such batteries could make the devices safer for patients and minimize the ...

Sep 21, 2026