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Medical Xpress / COVID-19 case study in Japan identifies effective wastewater surveillance methods for monitoring infections
Wastewater surveillance has gained attention as an effective method for monitoring regional infection trends. In July 2024, the National Action Plan for Novel Influenza, etc. included the regular implementation of wastewater ...
Medical Xpress / Young people's moods more sensitive to social media 'likes,' research suggests
Young people today are growing up in a social media-saturated world where technology plays a central role in shaping most of their experiences. The rapid rise of social media use has consequently created parental and societal ...
Medical Xpress / Burning incense can pose health risks for those with allergies and asthma, experts warn
In many cultures, it is common to burn incense for religious and cultural practices, including meditations, celebrations and spiritual and ancestral worship.
Medical Xpress / TGF-β signaling pathway mediates neuronal-intestinal mitochondrial stress response and lipid metabolism, finds study
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), a well-known morphogen, is recognized for its role in regulating growth and development.
Medical Xpress / Precision medicine approach helps detect subgroups of people with obesity at high risk of diabetes and heart disease
Obesity is a chronic complex relapsing disease defined by abnormal and/or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. According to the WHO, at least 2.8 million people are estimated to die from obesity complications ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring reasons for higher breast cancer risk among Caribbean women
A new study from researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, suggests that higher breast cancer rates among Caribbean women may be linked to shifting patterns ...
Medical Xpress / Intense exercise found to suppress appetite more than moderate workouts
A vigorous workout does more to suppress hunger levels in healthy adults than does moderate exercise, and females may be especially susceptible to this response, according to a small study published in the Journal of the ...
Medical Xpress / Feeding practices play a central role in infants' rapid weight gain, researchers find
A UNC Greensboro (UNCG) study following 299 women and their infants from pregnancy to toddlerhood examined multiple psychological, biological, and social factors in the context of infants' rapid weight gain. They found infant ...
Medical Xpress / Many rural Washington state youth engage in socially acceptable firearm-related behaviors
Adolescents living in rural Washington state generally understand what constitutes acceptable firearm carrying behavior, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington State University.
Medical Xpress / Combining targeted therapy and immunotherapy improves overall survival in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in combination with mutation-directed targeted therapy extended overall survival (OS) in patients with anaplastic ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse study links reward-seeking strategies to nicotine response
Individualistic reward-seeking strategies predict responses to nicotine among mice living in a micro-society, according to a study published October 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Philippe Faure from PSL Research ...
Medical Xpress / AI-based anomaly detection offers more efficient clinical-grade histopathological diagnostics
Already used in many areas of medicine, AI has tremendous potential when it comes to helping doctors diagnose diseases with the help of imaging data. However, AI models have to be trained with large numbers of examples, which ...