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Medical Xpress / Critical steps and more research needed to support physicians' mental health, experts say
It is critical for hospital systems and medical schools to implement a set of established, evidence-based strategies in order to address the crisis in physician well-being, a team from the Medical University of South Carolina ...
Medical Xpress / Even an occasional 30-minute exercise session reduces type 2 diabetes risk factors, study finds
Researchers at Centro per le Malattie Endocrine e Metaboliche, Italy, have found that a single 30-minute aerobic exercise session significantly reduced 1-hour post-load plasma glucose levels and improved insulin sensitivity ...
Medical Xpress / Hearing loss linked to increased Parkinson's risk in veterans
Oregon Health & Science University-led researchers have found a correlative link between hearing loss and the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). They find the risk of PD rises somewhat with the severity of hearing loss, ...
Medical Xpress / Balance may provide a better measure of aging than strength or gait
How long a person can stand—on one leg—is a more telltale measure of aging than changes in strength or gait, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study appears today in the journal PLOS ONE.
Medical Xpress / Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct
Our bodies divest themselves of 60 billion cells every day through a natural process of cell culling and turnover called apoptosis. These cells—mainly blood and gut cells—are all replaced with new ones, but the way our ...
Medical Xpress / Repeated COVID vaccinations found to enhance mucosal immunity against the virus
During the COVID pandemic, many of us received multiple mRNA vaccines. New work by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent University, and University Hospital Ghent, among others, has found that ...
Medical Xpress / Cannabis use in adolescence has visible effects on brain structure
Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents, according to a recent study led by Graciela Pineyro and Tomas Paus, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and professors at the Université de Montréal ...
Medical Xpress / Scanning, scrolling and swiping: Research uncovers why our brains are effective at quickly processing messages
A team of New York University linguistics and psychology researchers has discovered that when a brief sentence is flashed, our brains detect its basic linguistic structure extremely quickly—in roughly 150 milliseconds, ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse study sheds light on the secret to maintaining a youthful immune system
What keeps some immune systems youthful and effective in warding off age-related diseases? In a new paper published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology, USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu and her collaborators point the finger ...
Medical Xpress / Plasticizers impair normal brain function in vertebrates, study finds
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered that the plasticizers DEHP and DINP have negative effects on normal brain function in vertebrates. These plasticizers are used in products such as PVC, paints, and ...
Medical Xpress / Antibody that reduces inflammation may serve as cardio-immunotherapy for heart failure patients
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that a type of immunotherapy—similar to that approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis—also ...
Medical Xpress / New concussion sign could identify up to 33% of undiagnosed concussions
Concussion researchers have recognized a new concussion sign that could identify up to 33% of undiagnosed concussions. After a hit to the head, individuals sometimes quickly shake their head back and forth. Although it has ...