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Medical Xpress / Everyday chemical exposures linked to preterm birth and lower birthweight
In one of the largest studies of chemical exposures during pregnancy to date, new research led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Stanford University School of Medicine and Woods Institute for the Environment ...
Medical Xpress / Vibrating pill could help predict relapse risk for anorexia nervosa patients
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by persistent restriction of food intake, fear of gaining weight and distorted body image, often leading to significantly low body weight. Relapse rates for people ...
Medical Xpress / Newborn neurons routinely break then repair DNA during brain cortex formation, study reveals
Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces—through dense tissue, past other cells, and between fibers—to reach the areas where they form neural circuits in the brain cortex. In a study published in Nature, ...
Medical Xpress / Infant sleep movements reveal 60-minute cycles of inactivity that lengthen through first year
Infants' activity while sleeping is rhythmic, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The findings provide crucial insight into sleep cycles of infants in the first year of life. In the largest study of its ...
Medical Xpress / Fully open medical AI framework lets anyone audit how clinical LLMs are built
Medical large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used in clinical settings. For example, AI is helping doctors in emergency rooms flag diagnoses or support decisions. The problem is that most of these systems are ...
Medical Xpress / Gene mutations may explain some spontaneous spinal fluid leaks
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why some people develop a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak in the spine. The ...
Medical Xpress / Kneecap resurfacing during replacement saves costs for patients and health care systems, study shows
The largest and longest clinical trial of its kind has found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach for patients and health care systems over the long term. ...
Medical Xpress / Turns out the 'gym bros' were right (kind of)—we should be eating more protein
A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Nutrition argues that current public health recommendations for physical activity and protein intake are designed to prevent deficiency rather than maximize long-term health, ...
Medical Xpress / Emergency department study shows major gaps in flu vaccination
A University of California, Riverside-led study of more than 3,200 emergency department (ED) patients across the United States found that while awareness of influenza vaccination is widespread, most adults seen in EDs are ...
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy demonstrates antidepressant effects over a 12-month period
Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy can lead to long-term improvements in depressive symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression. This has been shown by a recently published long-term follow-up study conducted ...
Medical Xpress / Colorectal cancer research reveals new mechanism in targeted therapy against metastasis
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have described a mechanism in metastatic colorectal cancer that has received little attention to date: A key target of existing therapies, the so-called epidermal growth factor ...
Medical Xpress / Therapeutic target for dangerous fungal infections identified
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a promising new therapeutic candidate against Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen that has alarmed health officials worldwide ...
