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Medical Xpress / Low-dose triple-pill cuts risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows

Treatment with GMRx2, a single pill combination of three low-dose blood pressure medicines, significantly reduced the risk of another stroke in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage and high blood pressure. Results from ...

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Medical Xpress / ADHD treatment despite a history of psychosis: Research finds no increased risk of relapse

People with a history of psychosis often also have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, treating this condition presents doctors with a clinical dilemma: Psychostimulants are considered effective for ...

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Medical Xpress / Behind pro wrestling's spectacle lies a deadly toll few fans ever see coming

Professional wrestlers die nearly three years earlier than people of the same age and sex, new research from Macquarie University shows. The findings are published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The ...

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Medical Xpress / Children's blood tests may need new standards as protein levels shift with age

Blood protein levels change markedly already during childhood and adolescence, and differences between girls and boys become increasingly pronounced with age. This is shown by a new study published in Nature Communications ...

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Medical Xpress / Calcium surges in brain immune cells may switch anxiety on and off

Researchers had previously discovered a population of immune cells within the brain that can act as accelerators and brakes for anxiety in mice. Now, new research from the lab of Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., professor of human ...

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Medical Xpress / AI brain successfully mimics dyslexia and spots fonts that improve reading

For the first time, researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language, allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments. Dyslexia, the world's most common learning ...

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Medical Xpress / How an anti-inflammatory drug helps the heart after a heart attack

Every day, thousands of people worldwide suffer a heart attack, often leading to lasting damage to the heart muscle. Recent research from the University of Oslo suggests that targeting inflammation in the body helps protect ...

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Medical Xpress / Seven days without plastic contact slashes phthalates and bisphenols in body

A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low-plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure.

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Medical Xpress / Hearing restoration lasts years after gene therapy for inherited deafness, new trial results show

A new international study co-led by investigators from Mass General Brigham and the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University shows that a gene therapy for a rare form of genetic deafness successfully restored hearing in most ...

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Medical Xpress / Brain support cells form a previously unknown network

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new study in mice. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that had not been mapped before. ...

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Medical Xpress / Bat coronavirus reveals a new way into human cells, widening the map of future spillover risks

An international team of researchers has identified an East African bat coronavirus capable of entering human cells. While the virus—Cardioderma cor coronavirus (CcCoV) KY43, or CcCoV-KY43—can bind to a cell receptor found ...

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Medical Xpress / America's fastest-growing sport has an eye injury problem few older players see coming

Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the United States, according to a study published in the journal Eye and led by Houston Methodist. The findings underscore a public health concern tied to one of America's ...

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