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Medical Xpress / Testosterone levels decline with age, not menopause, study finds
Social media widely promotes testosterone as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) to treat low mood, brain fog and loss of vitality.
Medical Xpress / Experimental targeted therapy shows promise for histiocytosis, a rare blood cancer
The first time Joey Carlsen Martinez came to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), he was in terrible shape. He had a rare blood cancer called Erdheim-Chester disease, and his symptoms included crushing fatigue, severe ...
Medical Xpress / Major study examines endoscopies that fail to detect esophageal cancer
An endoscopy—using a fiber‐optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples—can be an invaluable way to detect cancer of the esophagus. But sometimes, an endoscopy can miss esophageal cancer, which doesn't ...
Medical Xpress / Potential antibody therapy restricts the growth of aggressive and treatment-resistant breast cancers
A new potential antibody therapy strategy which restricts the growth of treatment-resistant breast cancers has been developed by scientists.
Medical Xpress / Novel drug combinations pave the way for personalized leukemia therapies
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have published a review on BH3 mimetics—a new class of drugs that are reshaping the treatment landscape for acute myeloid ...
Medical Xpress / Drug that stops tumors' blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer
Ewing sarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers seen in children, and if it spreads, it can be deadly. One study found that under a quarter of children with multi-metastatic Ewing sarcoma survived five years after their ...
Medical Xpress / Mitochondrial potassium channels regulate heat production in brown adipose tissue, paving path for new obesity therapies
A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shown that ATP-sensitive mitochondrial potassium channels (MitoKATP) are involved in both the development of brown fat cells ...
Medical Xpress / Age-related macular degeneration: Robot delivers ultra-precision injections with rapid setup times
Many surgeons admit that medical robots can now operate with greater precision than human specialists. However, the complex preparation required for robotic surgery still takes far too long. But a new robotic assistant for ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists develop a way to track donor bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators have developed a new technology to track beneficial bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants (FMT). The approach provides a detailed view ...
Medical Xpress / A year of dieting with non-sugar sweeteners shows weight loss can stay lost
Researchers at Maastricht University and the University of Copenhagen report that incorporating sweeteners and sweetness enhancers within a healthy, sugar-reduced diet supported one-year weight loss maintenance and coincided ...
Medical Xpress / Early life sugar restriction linked to lasting heart benefits in adulthood
Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ using data from the end of ...
Medical Xpress / Semaglutide helps heart regardless of how much weight lost, study reveals
Anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks and other major cardiac events regardless of how much weight people lose while taking the drug, according to a new study led by a UCL researcher.
