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Medical Xpress / Cumulative lead exposure linked to increased Alzheimer's and dementia risk, study finds

As dementia cases continue to rise in the United States, new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health reveals that older Americans with cumulative lead exposure face a substantially higher risk of ...

14 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Nearly half of people facing cataract-related blindness still need surgery

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to improve their global cataract care, after new findings suggest that millions of people living with cataract still do not have access to simple, sight-restoring ...

14 hours ago in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Academic pressure at 15 tied to higher depression symptoms through age 22

Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

15 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / New characteristics of aggressive prostate cancer identified

For the first time ever, NTNU researchers have identified new characteristics of aggressive prostate cancer. The research lays a foundation for the possibility that aggressive prostate cancer can probably be detected through ...

17 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Mitochondrial RNA may contribute to improved wound healing in diabetes

Diabetic foot ulcers are slow-healing and increase the risk of infections and amputation. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a circular RNA in mitochondria, circMTRNR2, that plays an important role in the ...

17 hours ago in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / Cold plasma specifically neutralizes adenoviruses

Medical gas plasma can render adenoviruses harmless within a short period of time. This has been demonstrated by a recent laboratory study conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP). The key ...

16 hours ago in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Which childhood abuse survivors are at elevated risk of depression? New study provides important clues

Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression.

17 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Seven-day buprenorphine injection matches daily tablets for ED opioid treatment

More than 15 years ago, Yale's Gail D'Onofrio started studying the effectiveness of sublingual (under-the-tongue) buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department. At the time, buprenorphine ...

17 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Specialized microscopy enables researchers to visualize the dynamics of myelin swellings

An international research team has gained new insights into the dynamics of myelin swellings in the brain. Myelin swellings are considered as the precursor of lesions in the brain of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS ...

17 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify promising Alzheimer's disease drug target

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have identified a promising drug target for Alzheimer's disease. The team found that removing an enzyme from neurons in the brain substantially reduces amyloid plaques—a ...

Medical Xpress / Infection prevention measures prove important in NICU, study shows

A new study conducted by clinician-scientists at a dozen neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, across North America found that enhanced infection prevention measures were highly effective in reducing viral spread among ...

17 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Best diagnostic test for ovarian cancer in premenopausal women identified

Premenopausal women would benefit from a significantly more accurate diagnostic pathway for ovarian cancer, as a new study finds that an advanced ultrasound test, IOTA ADNEX, identified 9 out of 10 cancers in women who took ...

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer