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Medical Xpress / Expert argues psychedelics too unruly for traditional product development

Investor appetite in corporate psychedelia is returning, but the sector faces fundamental barriers to profitability, according to new research.

7 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / French scientists probe mRNA's potential to fight cancer

Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA—best known for being used in COVID-19 vaccines—in the hopes of finding a breakthrough treatment ...

20 hours ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Study suggests type 1 diabetes may significantly raise bladder cancer risk

People with type 1 diabetes (previously called juvenile diabetes) are 4.29 times more likely to develop bladder cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. ...

19 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / New cholesterol-lowering pill reduces bad cholesterol levels by almost 60%

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL cholesterol.

Nov 19, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Taking prenatal supplements associated with 30% lower risk of autism

Researchers from Curtin University in Australia and multiple universities in Ethiopia report that prenatal folic acid and multivitamin supplementation is associated with a roughly 30% lower risk of autism spectrum disorder ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Microglia modulate the reactivity of astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease, study finds

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a highly debilitating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of memory and decline of mental functions. Earlier research has uncovered some of the neural and biological ...

Medical Xpress / Zalunfiban shows early benefits in ST-elevation heart attacks

Researchers at University Medical Center Maastricht and international partners report that a single shot of the drug zalunfiban given at first medical contact for suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) improved ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia, study suggests

Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.

Nov 19, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Turning tumor's shield into a sword: Scientists target macrophages to overcome immunotherapy resistance

Immunotherapy, which harnesses our body's own immune system to fight cancer, has revolutionized modern oncology. Yet despite its success with several cancers, many patients still fail to respond to therapy or experience relapse ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Maternal health program cuts infection deaths by 32%, large-scale trial finds

A multi-country clinical trial has shown that a structured, sustainable approach to infection prevention and treatment can save women's lives, cutting severe maternal infections and deaths by about one-third (32%) compared ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Cancer uses cell death proteins to survive treatment and regrow

The emergence of cancer drug resistance remains one of the most pressing problems in cancer care and there is a critical need to devise approaches to mitigate it. However, the molecular mechanisms driving treatment resistance ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Asymptomatic carriers revealed: Computer model outperforms traditional contact tracing for drug-resistant infections

A new analytical tool can improve a hospital's ability to limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections over traditional methods like contact tracing, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University ...