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Medical Xpress / Migraine may leave bodywide clues, AI analysis of 43,000 people suggests
A new study from NTNU—the Norwegian University of Science and Technology—reveals that migraine may leave a biological pattern throughout the body, traces of which can be identified by artificial intelligence. Researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Single cell map helps predict childhood Crohn's severity and treatment response
Researchers have created a detailed map of childhood Crohn's disease before and after treatment to help understand disease progression. The study, published in eLife, is described by the editors as an important study that ...
Medical Xpress / Preeclampsia discovery could lead to new test and treatments for at-risk pregnancies
Cambridge scientists have identified a key protein that could act as a predictor for preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction, two of the major causes of stillbirth and illness among mothers and newborns. The discovery helps ...
Medical Xpress / Antifungal therapy shows potential for IBD patients with Candida overgrowth
A commonly used systemic antifungal medication may help reduce symptoms in a subset of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by restoring a healthier gut microbiome, according to a preliminary study by Weill Cornell ...
Medical Xpress / Magnesium may guard vision, but timing and concentration narrow the therapeutic window
Retinal ganglion cells, known as RGCs, are the retina's final link to the brain. They collect processed visual information, and their axons form the optic nerve. When these cells die, the lost connection cannot easily be ...
Medical Xpress / EFHD1 may turn fatty liver disease into injury, with inhibition reducing scarring by up to 60%
Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some of those livers develop scarring, become inflamed and eventually fail. University of Utah researchers have identified ...
Medical Xpress / Protein buildup may shape cancer drug response
The way cancer-causing proteins accumulate in tumors may influence how effectively a promising new generation of medicines can remove them, a study suggests. Researchers found that PROTAC (Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras) ...
Medical Xpress / 'Social jet lag' could contribute to teenage anxiety
Early school start times and sleeping in on weekends could contribute to anxiety in teenagers, a new study found.
Medical Xpress / Four-country study brings digital health coaching into everyday maternity care
Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have published the full study protocol for Bump2Baby & Me+ (B2B&Me+) in the journal PLOS One. The study tests how a digital health coaching program for pregnant women at risk ...
Medical Xpress / Major study reveals key differences in bowel cancer before and after age 50
One of Australia's largest real-world studies of younger adults with advanced bowel cancer has identified important differences between cancers diagnosed before and after age 50, which could help doctors tailor treatments ...
Medical Xpress / Stay sharp after menopause: How aerobic exercise can improve key thinking skills
Regular aerobic exercise—the kind that gets your heart pumping—can improve important thinking skills called executive functions, and the benefits appear especially strong for women after menopause, according to Rutgers researchers.
Medical Xpress / Hormone treatment may ease menopause 'brain fog,' study suggests
Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a set of symptoms often described as "brain fog." A new study by UCLA Health suggests an estrogen hormone ...
