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Medical Xpress / Targeting inflammation may help overcome drug resistance in colon cancer

Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse. According to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center investigators, ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New marker identifies patients with advanced prostate cancer more likely to benefit from combination immunotherapy

Researchers with the James P. Allison Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new gene expression signature within tumors that can help identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study sheds light on how early pancreas lesions become cancerous

In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Very fit men may face smaller atrial fibrillation risk than feared, with heart benefits growing over time

A number of previous studies have shown that young male endurance athletes and young men in general with high fitness levels appear to have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation later in life compared to non-athletes ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI unlocks cardiac MRI reading without manual labels, beating general models by 35%

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic's Cardiovascular Innovation Research Center, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of interpreting some ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Common food preservatives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease

Eating foods that contain common preservative food additives may increase the risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Autism social differences emerge early but can change considerably by adulthood, research suggests

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in behavior, social interactions, communication, and sensory perceptions. Some autistic individuals find communicating and connecting ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cracking the code of p53 fragility: Why the genome guardian is prone to failure

The protein p53 is often called the guardian of the genome for its central role in preventing cancer. Yet paradoxically, it is also one of the most frequently mutated and dysfunctional proteins in human tumors.

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / A brief kidney crisis in childhood can cast a long shadow over health for years afterward

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste from the blood. Developing within hours or days, AKI can cause dangerous waste accumulation and disrupt the body's ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI atlas reveals hidden whole-body-damage caused by obesity

Obesity affects far more than metabolism and fat storage. It alters immune activity, nerve structure, and tissue organization across multiple organ systems, increasing the risk of diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular ...

May 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early birth safer for mother and baby in high blood pressure pregnancies, researchers find

Planned early birth for pregnant women with high blood pressure cuts maternal complications by nearly half and reduces the risk of stillbirth, without increasing the likelihood of cesarean section, according to data published ...

May 20, 2026
Dialog / Rewiring early life: What extremely preterm birth teaches us about the brain

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development. The brain at this stage is not simply growing; it is folding, organizing, ...

May 20, 2026