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Medical Xpress / Study finds elevated alcohol involvement in suicides of lesbian, gay and bisexual women

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are significantly more likely to have alcohol involved at the time of suicide compared with heterosexual women, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...

23 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Unexpected vitamin B1 connection emerges in genetic study of gut motility

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes wrong, people can experience constipation, diarrhea, or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Yet the biological ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / A closer look at how local protein production is altered in ALS

The functioning of neurons, cells that transmit information in the nervous system, heavily relies on the production of proteins. Proteins are synthesized both inside cells (i.e., in the soma) and locally along axons, projections ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Potential new target to treat Parkinson's disease discovered

About 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, with around 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson's Foundation. The chronic, degenerative brain disorder destroys dopamine-producing cells ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Unusual KRAS mutation in pancreatic cancer may explain less aggressive tumors

A study led by Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D., and Rachel Burge, Ph.D., at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, reveals why a specific gene mutation behaves differently from other variants.

Jan 20, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Young people may temporarily withdraw from social media use on the day they self-harm

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, in partnership with YoungMinds, has examined the image-posting habits on social media of young people who self-harm. The study ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Hidden mpox exposure detected in healthy Nigerian adults, revealing under-recognized transmission

The mpox virus appears to be circulating silently in parts of Nigeria, in many cases without the symptoms typically associated with the disease, according to new research led by scientists from the University of Cambridge ...

Medical Xpress / Shingles vaccine linked to slower biological aging in older adults

Shingles vaccination not only protects against the disease but may also contribute to slower biological aging in older adults, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study.

Jan 20, 2026 in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Medical Xpress / Small daily changes linked to dramatically longer lives

Two separate studies suggest that minor lifestyle changes can lead to a longer life. One Norwegian-led team estimated that adding five min/day of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity and reducing daily sedentary ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / Machine learning can predict patients' responses to antidepressants—while disentangling drug and placebo effects

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global population. It is characterized by a persistent low mood, disruptions in typical sleeping and/or eating ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Human heart regrows muscle cells after heart attack, researchers discover

Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney has shown that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack, opening up the possibility of new ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / A new strategy to beat lung cancer: Chemists develop first-in-class inhibitor targeting a key epigenetic regulator

A research team has made a breakthrough in epigenetic drug discovery. The researchers have successfully developed a first-in-class chemical inhibitor that precisely and selectively targets the ATAC complex, a critical cellular ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer