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Medical Xpress / ALS may stem partly from failed protein cleanup in motor neurons

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the progressive loss of motor neurons, which in most cases leads to respiratory failure within three to five years after diagnosis. In this context, ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Rare myocarditis after mRNA vaccination: Mitochondrial stress identified as a key factor

Myocarditis is recognized as a rare but serious adverse reaction to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination against COVID-19. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that mRNA vaccination induces the generation of ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Caregivers of ovarian cancer patients face high stress and major gaps in support

A new scoping review from the University of Toronto reveals that caregivers of loved ones with ovarian cancer face significant emotional strain, heavy caregiving responsibilities, and limited support throughout the disease ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Predicting genetic risk for type 1 diabetes just got more accurate thanks to machine learning study

In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system shuts down the body's ability to make the hormone insulin, responsible for regulating blood sugar and providing cells with glucose to produce energy. As a result, they ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Gentler blood cancer treatment could boost survival and quality of life

A gentler treatment for children whose leukemia has come back could boost survival and quality of life, a study led by a UCL academic has found. The new regime significantly reduces the need for intensive chemotherapy and ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Medicine faces an AI reckoning: What happens when machines seem more empathetic than doctors?

A new perspective published in JAMA challenges the growing narrative that artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to replace physicians, arguing instead that the technology exposes deeper structural failures in modern health ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Targeted 'biological missile' blocks leukemia growth while sparing healthy tissue

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered a targeted cancer therapy that significantly prevents leukemia progression, improves survival rates and minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue.

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Glucose levels appear to guide when brain cells divide or form myelin

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have uncovered a surprising link between low brain sugar levels and the development of myelin—the protective coating that allows ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Epilepsy 'brain blips' can be predicted a full second early with neuron-level probes

Epilepsy is best known for seizures, but many people with the condition also experience much more frequent and subtler disruptions. These brief bursts of abnormal brain activity, called interictal epileptiform discharges ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Does vaping help people quit smoking? Maybe, findings suggest

A new review paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, finds that while research has previously found that vaping is associated with subsequently quitting smoking, that may not always be true. In fact, it appears studies limited ...

Apr 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / One of the world's most common knee surgeries does not help and may even be harmful

Partial meniscectomy does not improve patient symptoms or function, reveals a 10-year follow-up of the FIDELITY, a placebo-surgery controlled trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / A routine virus can slow breast cancer spread to the lungs, offering hidden protective power

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mostly infects the lungs, nose, throat, and respiratory tract, and can cause illness ranging from mild cold and fever-like symptoms to severe pneumonia and bronchitis. A recent study has ...

Apr 29, 2026