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Medical Xpress / Why laughter can trigger sudden muscle weakness in people with narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterized by disruptions in the regulation of sleep-wake cycles. People with this condition often experience extreme sleepiness during the day and, in some cases, a sudden ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells hijack a fatty acid to escape immune attack in liver metastases
Liver metastases are among the most common and deadly forms of cancer spread. Now, researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international collaborators, have discovered how cancer cells exploit a fatty acid abundant in the ...
Medical Xpress / Most people with atypical Alzheimer's may be ineligible for new therapies
Many people with less common forms of Alzheimer's disease may not qualify for newer anti-amyloid treatments designed to slow the disease, according to a study published Aug. 5, 2026, in Neurology.
Medical Xpress / How 'good' bacteria from fecal transplants reduce peanut allergy
Some 33 million Americans have severe food allergies. Now, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital may have found a promising solution. In a small clinical trial, Rima Rachid, M.D., director of the Food Allergy Program ...
Medical Xpress / First-in-class small molecule inhibitor shows promise against pancreatic cancer in preclinical studies
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an experimental drug with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) to target the "undruggable" PDZ domain of the GIPC1 protein, which helps different types of cancer, including pancreatic ...
Medical Xpress / Targeting sensory nerves after growth plate injuries may bolster healing
In January this year, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators, led by pathologist Aaron W. James, MD, Ph.D., discovered that sensory neurons in skeletal tissue are constantly sensing their environment and quickly respond ...
Medical Xpress / Spatial mapping of growth plate tissue may help explain how bones grow
Researchers at the Department of Women's and Children's Health have used a novel technique to map which genes are active in different regions of the skeleton's growth plates. The findings offer new clues about how the body ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood physical illnesses linked to increased risk of mental health disorders in autistic young adults
Mental health conditions are more common among autistic individuals than in the general population, but knowledge about how physical and mental health interact over time has been limited. In the new study, researchers analyzed ...
Medical Xpress / RNA technology improves insulin-producing cell transplantation outcomes
Researchers from the Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet have developed a targeted RNA technology to prepare pancreatic islet cells for transplantation. The technology briefly ...
Medical Xpress / New biobank of tumor models reveals cancers' weak spots
A new open resource of cancer models has enabled researchers to create the first large-scale map of the genes that cancers rely on to survive, offering new avenues for research into better and less toxic treatments for patients.
Medical Xpress / Firearm carrying accelerates suicide risk among high school students, study shows
Self-reports from more than 23,000 high school students in 15 states for a school-based survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal a strong association between firearm carrying and the risk ...
Medical Xpress / MRI metric identifies early, multifactorial white matter damage in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease has traditionally been studied as a condition that primarily affects the brain's gray matter, where neuronal cell bodies are located and some of the disease's most characteristic lesions accumulate. However, ...
