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Medical Xpress / 'Freedom framing' could be more effective than mandates for vaccine-hesitant Americans

University of Houston researchers are applying the principles of marketing science to public health, proposing that the way vaccines are "framed" could be a factor in overcoming hesitancy.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Turning up the volume on macrophage-driven immune responses

As part of the body's first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in the innate immune system. However, the ability of macrophages to interpret and respond to diverse danger signals remains ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chronic bowel disease involves multiple types of inflammation happening at once, study reveals

Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of the tissue. This finding from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Immunity, is based ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Digital therapy outperforms referrals to campus clinics among college students

College students with anxiety, depression and eating disorders may be more likely to start and to respond more positively to therapy offered via a digital app compared to referrals to in-person campus clinics, according to ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Past hantavirus outbreak shows how Andes virus spreads

An elderly man had just started running a fever when he walked into a birthday party in the Argentine village of Epuyen in 2018.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / What is hantavirus? Symptoms, transmission and treatment explained

As an Atlantic cruise ship remains isolated off the South African coast due to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the world watches with anticipation to learn more about this uncommon but dangerous infectious disease.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Key magic mushroom ingredient makes fish less aggressive and lazier

More than 200 mushrooms—primarily those belonging to a genus of gilled mushrooms called Psilocybe—contain the psychoactive compound psilocybin. In the brain of mammals, this chemical can bind to serotonin receptors and influence ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut microbiota play a role in metabolic health after bariatric surgery, finds study

Changes in gut microbiota after bariatric surgery are strongly linked to altered metabolic health and sustained improvement in type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg.

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Trees improve health, but not for everyone, study finds

Being around trees is proven to enhance health, from lowering stress to increasing longevity. However, a new national study led by Michigan State University researcher Amber Pearson reveals a surprise: The biological benefits ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib shows promising results in advanced pancreatic cancer

The targeted RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib was found to be safe and showed signs of efficacy in patients with previously treated RAS-mutant metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a Phase I/II first-in-human trial led by ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why unusually long telomeres could raise lymphoma risk and reshape cancer monitoring

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Telomere Clinic at Johns Hopkins have identified a genetic syndrome in which unusually long telomeres—the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes—allow immune ...

May 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gene duplication tied to juvenile glaucoma in 20 patients across 10 families

A major international study led by Flinders University has identified a genetic contributor to juvenile glaucoma. Published today in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, the study marks another important step toward treating multiple ...

May 7, 2026