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Medical Xpress / H. pylori screening could return fivefold value in gastric cancer prevention
Each unit of cost invested in Helicobacter pylori screening can generate approximately a fivefold return in gastric cancer prevention benefits.
Medical Xpress / Serious statin muscle side effects are rare for most people, new calculator shows
Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator that estimates a person's risk of developing serious muscle disorders from statins. The tool could ...
Medical Xpress / Breastfeeding may protect against ADHD symptoms
A new study from the University of Bergen shows an association between breastfeeding up to 6 months of age and a reduced risk of ADHD symptoms from ages 3 to 8.
Medical Xpress / Faster aging, chronic disease linked to WTC responders with PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains a common condition affecting World Trade Center (WTC) responders 25 years after the attack on the Twin Towers. While the condition is considered mainly psychological, a new study ...
Medical Xpress / Intravesical CAR T therapy opens door to bladder-sparing cancer treatment
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed genetically engineered CAR T cells that specifically target and kill bladder cancer cells. The ...
Medical Xpress / GenAI overcomes slide misalignment to produce virtual stains close to real slides
Histopathology is a cornerstone of clinical diagnosis, especially in cancer care. However, conventional chemical staining is often time-consuming and labor-intensive and may consume precious tissue samples.
Medical Xpress / A species of gut bacteria could ease anxiety and diarrhea-predominant IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition characterized by abdominal pain, bloating and changes in bowel movements, estimated to affect between 10% and 15% of people worldwide. Past studies suggest that in many cases ...
Medical Xpress / Poor metabolic health can age the brain even in young people, finds new large-scale study
Two people of very different ages can have a similar level of biological aging in their brains. Such an occurrence is possible because aging and metabolic health follow two distinct pathways that influence brain health. While ...
Medical Xpress / Growing DRC Ebola outbreak has already spread to Uganda with high risk of reaching South Sudan
A rare strain of Ebola that began spreading undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early April 2026 has now confirmed transmission in Uganda and is potentially on course to reach South Sudan, according ...
Medical Xpress / Iron accumulation in the brain may contribute to neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases affect tens of millions of people worldwide. Among these, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases are the most common; in the United States alone, the Alzheimer's Disease Association and Parkinson's ...
Medical Xpress / First potential probiotic treatment for lupus identified by researchers
Scientists at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, have found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome (ecosystem) and lupus that could lead to more effective ...
Medical Xpress / Combination therapy can help global fight against antibiotic resistance
A Monash University-led study has found that an unusual pairing of two commonly used antibiotics can kill and stop the spread of resistance in a highly drug-resistant bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause life-threatening ...
