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Medical Xpress / Commonly used drugs could help prevent delirium after surgery

A new study has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of delirium in older people following surgery. Delirium—a sudden state of confusion and memory problems—affects around one in ...

18 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Genetic risk may rival obesity as a key driver of endometrial cancer

A major new study has found genetics play a powerful and independent role in endometrial cancer risk—challenging the long-held belief that obesity is the primary driver. The findings could lead to better screening of the ...

18 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Creatinine muscle index can identify deadly complication of chronic kidney disease

Scientists from The University of Manchester and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have discovered that the combination of two biomarkers can reliably identify sarcopenia, a serious condition of the muscle linked ...

Medical Xpress / Antibody-drug conjugate achieves high response rates as frontline treatment in aggressive, rare blood cancer

Seventy-five percent of patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) who were treated with the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) pivekimab sunirine (PVEK) had a complete response, according to new data from ...

19 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Rallying more T-cells to immunotherapy's fight against cancer

Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) has revolutionized the treatment of cancers like melanoma, but up to 60% of patients don't respond to this immunotherapy for reasons not yet fully understood. Australian scientists have found ...

19 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / AI model may predict when MND patients need feeding tubes within months

A new AI tool that accurately predicts the need for a feeding tube could transform patient care and improve quality of life for people living with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). The new tool, developed by a team at the University ...

20 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Brexpiprazole add-on may speed information processing in schizophrenia patients

Cognitive impairment, including decreased attention and memory, remains one of the most disabling aspects of schizophrenia, affecting the social life of patients. However, no effective treatment has yet been established for ...

22 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Simple SMS 'nudge' a powerful prompt for timely vaccination

10,000 families participating in research by The Kids Research Institute Australia have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple text message for increasing the number of children receiving their vaccinations on time. Throughout ...

23 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Light-based sensor detects early molecular signs of cancer in the blood

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive light-based sensor that can detect extremely low concentrations of cancer biomarkers in the blood. The new technology could one day make it possible to spot early signs of cancer ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Health informatics
Medical Xpress / Cholesterol crystals may trigger some liver disease

Cholesterol crystals in the liver may stiffen the organ early in those with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—well before scarring develops—according to new research from a team in the Perelman ...

Medical Xpress / Why visceral fat triggers diabetes: Study points to loss of protective macrophages

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered a surprising new way the body can fight insulin resistance and diabetes—by boosting a special type of "good" immune cell in fat tissue.

Feb 12, 2026 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / 3D MRI technique guides precision treatment of kids' heart conditions

With a new MRI technique that shows both heart tissue and blood flow simultaneously, physicians can see where heart defects occur and precisely plan to repair them, according to new research. Researchers at Children's Hospital ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Health informatics