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Medical Xpress / Preventable pediatric cancer mortality surges in areas of armed conflict, exceeding rates in non-conflict regions
More than half of all pediatric cancer deaths worldwide occur in regions of armed conflict, according to a new study led by investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Duke University and other collaborators. ...
Medical Xpress / Mpox could become a serious global threat, scientists warn
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
Medical Xpress / Combination immunotherapy shrinks a variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers in clinical trial
A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment's effectiveness in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers, according to ...
Medical Xpress / Brain cells are more plastic than previously thought, study shows
Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought that they are settled into one subtype once they develop from stem cells, no matter what is happening ...
Medical Xpress / How nostalgic music helps minds remember
When you hear a song from your youth—maybe a high school slow dance or a road trip anthem—you're not just reminiscing. You're lighting up key regions of your brain.
Medical Xpress / Unintentional drug overdoses take a disproportionate toll across the US, study finds
A recent study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health reveals significant racial and sex disparities in drug overdose mortality rates. The research found that both Black men and Black women have been disproportionately ...
Medical Xpress / Trade tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals expected to increase costs in the US and strain drug supply chains
Up to $3 billion in pharmaceuticals currently used in the United States (U.S.) depend on Canadian manufacturing, according to new research findings from the University of Toronto. Applying 25% trade tariffs to these pharmaceuticals ...
Medical Xpress / New study validates lower limits of human heat tolerance
A study from the University of Ottawa's Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit (HEPRU) has confirmed that the limits for human thermoregulation—our ability to maintain a stable body temperature in extreme heat—are ...
Medical Xpress / A protein called CD2AP offers important clues to Alzheimer's disease
Though Alzheimer's disease is often described as a buildup of proteins in the brain in the form of plaques and tangles, a new study by University of Calgary researchers has shown that blood vessels in the brain might hold ...
Medical Xpress / Flexible hydrogel could improve drug delivery for post-traumatic osteoarthritis treatment
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a condition that affects joints after an injury. Current treatments focus on relieving symptoms, but do not prevent or stop the progression of the condition. Although emerging therapies ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer cells 'hacked' to expose themselves to immune attack
When your social media account starts spewing out nonsensical or threatening status updates, it's safe to assume that it has been hacked and must be shut down.
Medical Xpress / Novel imaging method maps brain-wide changes in neuronal connections
Neurons communicate with each other by passing millisecond-long signals across tiny junctions called synapses. Experiences cause the strength of these connections to change—a process called synaptic plasticity, which underlies ...