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Medical Xpress / Low-dose peanut therapy shown to protect children with peanut allergies
Children with peanut allergies may not need large doses of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) to build protection against peanuts, finds a new study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children's Hospital.
Medical Xpress / How doubting your doubts may increase your commitment to goals
When it comes to our most important long-term goals in life, it is not uncommon to face obstacles that may lead us to doubt whether we can achieve our ambitions.
Medical Xpress / Researchers turn cancer resistance mutations into targets for new immunotherapies
One of the most challenging moments in cancer treatment comes when a therapy stops working. In many metastatic cancers, drugs that are initially effective lose their potency over time, as malignant cells acquire mutations ...
Medical Xpress / Mortality prediction tool could help compassionate care in prison
In a bid to improve end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals in the California prison system, UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to predict who is most likely to die within two years and should be considered ...
Medical Xpress / Restoring healthy protein form revives blood vessel growth in premature infant lungs
A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' lungs can regenerate after injury. A failure of this repair process is a hallmark of bronchopulmonary ...
Medical Xpress / How gut bacteria could help to diagnose teen depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition characterized by a persistently low mood, a lack of motivation, feelings of hopelessness, altered sleeping and/or eating patterns, and a reduced interest ...
Medical Xpress / Indoor tanning makes youthful skin much older on a genetic level
Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time researchers have found that young indoor tanners undergo genetic changes that can lead to more mutations in their skin cells than people ...
Medical Xpress / New study suggests best way to stop taking antidepressants
The best way for people with depression to stop taking antidepressants once their condition improves is to slowly taper off the medication while also receiving psychological support, new research suggested Thursday.
Medical Xpress / Why the human brain matures slower than its primate relatives
The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are observed in no other animal species. For centuries, scientists have been trying to understand what is ...
Medical Xpress / Social media, not gaming, tied to rising attention problems in teens, new study finds
The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment—and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD diagnoses rise around the world, a key question has emerged: could the growing use of digital devices ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds a better way to screen for breast cancer
A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients' risk, rather than annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely match ...
Medical Xpress / How stomach cancer learns to grow on its own
Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its high prevalence, it has received far less molecular attention than colorectal cancer, which is more ...
