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Medical Xpress / How the treatment of interleukin-6-driven diseases can be refined
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a contradictory molecule in immunology. It helps the liver regenerate after injury and protects against infections, yet it also drives chronic inflammation in rheumatic diseases, inflammatory bowel ...
Medical Xpress / Anti-epileptic drug may reduce migraine aura
A new study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden found that 85% of patients with aura-dominant migraine experienced a reduction in monthly aura days by at least half following treatment with the anti-epileptic drug ...
Medical Xpress / Solving Alzheimer's with math? Researcher explores the possibilities
What can mathematics reveal about Alzheimer's disease? Mississippi State University associate professor Shantia Yarahmadian is using mathematical modeling to examine how common metals may influence a protein that forms plaque ...
Medical Xpress / Radiotherapy after surgery significantly reduces atypical meningioma recurrence, clinical trial finds
Atypical meningiomas are tumors that originate in the meninges and are associated with a high risk of recurrence. Until now, it was unclear whether patients benefit from radiotherapy after complete surgical removal of the ...
Medical Xpress / Underweight patients face 92% higher odds of death after emergency general surgery
Underweight patients are more likely to die after emergency general surgery than patients who are normal weight or overweight, and patients who are both frail and underweight face an even higher risk of death and other adverse ...
Medical Xpress / Why some patients may develop severe intestinal inflammation after CAR-T therapy
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified biological mechanisms that may contribute to CAR-T cell-associated enterocolitis, a serious inflammatory condition of the intestine that can occur ...
Medical Xpress / Targeted HIV drug resistance testing moves into routine care in South Africa
Researchers at Wits University, South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and University Medical Center Utrecht have developed a new way to help people whose HIV viral load increased while they were taking ...
Medical Xpress / Gentle rhythmic tapping on shinbone helps injured brains heal faster in animal models
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can turn a person's life upside down, leaving lasting effects on memory, thinking, physical abilities and overall quality of life. TBI remains one of the leading causes of death and disability ...
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes could help track the timing of frightening experiences
When the brain forms memories of past experiences, it typically encodes various information, including what happened, where it happened and the order in which events unfolded. The hippocampus is one of the primary brain regions ...
Medical Xpress / High-fat diet activates cellular repair pathway that helps colon cancer spread
Most colon cancer deaths are caused by the spread of tumor cells beyond the colon, usually to the liver. In a new study, MIT biologists identified a cellular pathway necessary for colorectal cancer metastasis.
Medical Xpress / Cellular 'energetic switch' could help separate drug rewards from natural pleasure
Alcohol, opioids, nicotine, cocaine and other addictive substances are known to influence the brain's reward system, the network of brain regions involved in the reinforcement of pleasure-seeking behaviors. Many of these ...
Medical Xpress / How the APOE4 gene damages brain blood vessels in Alzheimer's disease
Mount Sinai researchers have identified how APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, damages the brain's blood vessels and promotes the buildup of abnormal proteins linked to neurodegenerative disease. ...
