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Medical Xpress / Embedded GPU platform powers real-time blood cell imaging and analysis
Blood tests are among the most common tools in medicine. Scientists are working to make blood cell imaging faster and more intuitive so that doctors can make fast and accurate diagnostic decisions.
Medical Xpress / Malaria risk in the Amazon found to be higher in regions with intermediate forest degradation
Amid the preparatory discussions for COP30, which also involve health-related topics, a study contributes to our understanding of the relationship between deforestation and the spread of malaria in the Legal Amazon. This ...
Medical Xpress / The hidden life of pericytes: Understanding how cerebral malaria breaks the blood-brain barrier
Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease
Medical Xpress / Experimental inhibitor reduces cell death in models of life-threatening skin reactions
A collaborative research group has developed a novel therapeutic candidate that may improve the prognosis of severe cutaneous adverse reactions such as Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).
Medical Xpress / Analysis finds 19-year life expectancy gap among Hawaiʻi groups
A new University of Hawaiʻi study reveals a striking 19-year difference in life expectancy among Hawaiʻi's major ethnic groups. The updated analysis, published in the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare, shows ...
Medical Xpress / Eye scans reveal clues to aging and heart disease risk, study finds
The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast they're biologically aging, according to researchers at McMaster University and Population Health ...
Medical Xpress / Common jobs held by immigrant women may put them at increased risk of breast cancer
Many immigrant women in the U.S. work in jobs that may expose them to chemicals linked to breast cancer, according to a new study led by Silent Spring Institute. The study is among the first to examine how job-related chemical ...
Medical Xpress / Child welfare system involvement may improve diagnosis of developmental delays
Children who are mistreated at a young age are more likely to experience a wide range of developmental delays and health problems, according to Christian Connell, Ken Young Family Professor in Healthy Children and professor ...
Medical Xpress / Family and peer conflicts predict teenage mental health issues, study finds
Identifying the factors that contribute to psychopathology and increase the risk of experiencing specific mental health conditions is a long-standing goal for many psychology researchers. While past studies have highlighted ...
Medical Xpress / Early trigger of diabetic eye disease identified
A team led by UCL scientists has identified a key protein that triggers diabetic retinopathy—a condition caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina's blood vessels and a leading cause of sight loss among working-age ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery shakes 60 years of certainty about fat metabolism
Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born without this protein do not become obese: on the contrary, they lose their adipose tissue, developing ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains
Memory loss may not simply be a symptom of getting older. New research from Virginia Tech shows that it's tied to specific molecular changes in the brain and that adjusting those processes can improve memory.
