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Medical Xpress / This shrimp-inspired camera sees hidden cancer spread and could transform how surgeons remove lymph nodes

Researchers have developed a compact camera that captures ultraviolet, near-infrared, and visible images using a single chip. Inspired by the multiwavelength vision capability of the mantis shrimp, the camera could help surgeons ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neurobiologists hack brain circuits tied to placebo pain relief

Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and pain. Yet the neurological ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / A hidden army of zombie immune cells may drive fatty liver disease, inflammation and aging

UCLA researchers have identified a rogue population of immune cells that quietly accumulates in aging tissues and in the livers of people with fatty liver disease. Clearing these cells, they found, dramatically reduced inflammation ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / New imaging tools help cancer researchers see inside living cells

A new study co-led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher describes a breakthrough in microscopy tools that could dramatically expand how cancer biology labs study the inner workings of living cells. The research, ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 in joint fluid may let weight-loss drugs target arthritis directly

Arthritis includes a range of conditions that affect the joints, from inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis to more common conditions like osteoarthritis. Many people experience pain, ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Adding opioids or benzodiazepines to gabapentinoids boosts drug poisoning risk, analysis shows

People who take gabapentinoids, a medication prescribed increasingly frequently worldwide, particularly for chronic pain, face a much greater risk of drug poisoning if they are also taking another medication, finds a new ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / The cold virus 'hides' and multiplies in the tonsils and adenoids, even in people without symptoms

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil reveals that tissues such as the tonsils and adenoids can serve as hiding places for the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold and is responsible for most ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Colon cancer deaths in younger adults rose mainly among those without degrees, study says

The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors could be driving the escalation, according to a new study.

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Epilepsy gene implicated in severe migraine disorder

Investigators led by Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified mutations in a gene coding for a key ion channel in the brain as a new cause of a debilitating form of migraine, according to a study published in Brain. ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Severe male infertility tied to higher colorectal and thyroid cancer risk

Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life. A research team from Lund University in Sweden has now shown that these men are also more likely to develop colorectal ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Diagnosing dementia: Neuroimaging technique could speed detection

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) researchers have tested a new and potentially more sensitive neuroimaging tool for diagnosing behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). They reported their findings on April 9 in the ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Key protein may explain why triple-negative breast cancer spreads so fast

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have identified a protein that plays a central role in enabling aggressive breast cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body. Triple-negative breast cancer remains ...

Apr 16, 2026