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Medical Xpress / Parent opioid prescriptions linked to teen and young adult opioid use
If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of persistent opioid use, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Anna Marcuzzi of the ...
Medical Xpress / Psoriasis-linked gene mutation also impacts gut health, scientists discover
A mutation previously linked to skin disorders like psoriasis may also play a surprising role in gut health, according to new research published by scientists at VIB-UGent and colleagues from UGent, the University of Barcelona, ...
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin + mindfulness show promise for health care worker depression
Front-line health care workers struggling with depression after the COVID-19 pandemic experienced significant relief from a treatment combining psilocybin group therapy with mindfulness training, according to a new study ...
Medical Xpress / Immune-hot brain tumor subtype that defies survival expectations discovered
A research team has discovered a previously overlooked subtype of brain tumor termed IME IDH-mutant astrocytoma. Contrary to typical medical expectations, this subtype exhibits strong immune activity, classified as "immune‑hot," ...
Medical Xpress / Expanding TB prevention could save millions of lives and yield major economic benefits, global study finds
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. A new study recently published in The Lancet Global Health and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that expanding ...
Medical Xpress / Widely-used technique for assessing IVF embryos may be flawed, study suggests
A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is likely to overestimate the number of embryos with abnormalities, suggests a study published in Nature Biotechnology.
Medical Xpress / Nighttime light exposure linked to higher heart attack and stroke rates
A new study led by Flinders University has found that being exposed to bright light at night can significantly increase the chances of developing serious heart problems, including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
Medical Xpress / Nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections linked to contaminated meat
A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat—and pose a hidden foodborne risk to millions of people ...
Medical Xpress / Listening to or playing music over 75 linked to up to 39% reduction in dementia risk, study finds
Listening to music when you are over 70 years of age has been linked to a 39% reduction in the risk of dementia, according to a Monash University-led study of over 10,800 older people.
Medical Xpress / Hidden toxins in e-cigarette fluids may harm lung cells
A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated, and that these compounds can harm human lung cells.
Medical Xpress / 'Guided missile' drug molecule seeks out and destroys cancer's genetic lifeline
Researchers have created a new type of drug molecule that can precisely destroy TERRA, an RNA molecule that helps certain cancer cells survive. Using advanced "RIBOTAC" technology, their compound finds TERRA inside cells ...
Medical Xpress / Obesity drugs regulate neural systems to curb appetite, research reveals
A recent Northwestern Medicine study has identified novel neural circuits modulated by the diabetes and obesity-management drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide that help suppress appetite, according to findings published in ...
