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Medical Xpress / Researchers determine how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress
A University of Michigan study offers fresh insights into how cells manage molecular crises.
Medical Xpress / ADHD drugs are being prescribed too quickly to preschoolers, study finds
Young children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder often receive medication just after being diagnosed, which contravenes treatment guidelines endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Stanford Medicine-led ...
Medical Xpress / Millions of women rely on contraceptives, but a new study shows they may do more than just prevent pregnancy
Hormonal birth control is a fact of life for millions of women. In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million women of reproductive age have used contraceptives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most ...
Medical Xpress / Stem cell research takes a step toward smart blood sugar control in diabetes
Professor Deng Hongkui's team from the Peking University School of Life Sciences has made the first successful differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into fully endocrine-subtype-complete islets. These islets efficiently ...
Medical Xpress / Report indicates some mental conditions raise heart disease risk, mortality rate by nearly 100%
Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States dies from heart disease.
Medical Xpress / Inflammation may explain why women with no standard modifiable risk factors have heart attacks and strokes
Cardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do not have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, the "standard ...
Medical Xpress / Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson found evidence that a drug that improves the ability to walk in people with multiple sclerosis can also make bone fractures heal faster.
Medical Xpress / Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive affects breathing and heart rate
While the grip of the opioid epidemic is loosening, thanks in part to extensive public health efforts and rescue medications like Narcan, deaths from accidental overdose still threaten those who use synthetic opioids like ...
Medical Xpress / Increasing potassium levels can improve outcomes in patients at high risk of ventricular arrhythmia
Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalization for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...
Medical Xpress / Study uncovers key proteins that keep the heart beating properly
A groundbreaking new study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified that two closely related proteins, RBPMS and RBPMS2, act in tandem to protect the heart's ability to process the ...
Medical Xpress / Extreme heat linked to spike in domestic violence calls in New Orleans
Prolonged extreme heat in New Orleans was linked to a measurable increase in domestic violence-related emergency calls, according to new research in JAMA Network Open co-authored by the Tulane University's Newcomb Institute.
Medical Xpress / Data analysis reveals 1 in 12 patients with multiple cancers carries inherited genetic risk
A new study reveals that about one in 12 patients who are diagnosed with two or more different types of cancer were born with a mutation in a known cancer risk gene. This discovery could reshape how genetic testing is offered ...
