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Medical Xpress / Switching to integrase inhibitors from protease inhibitors is associated with new diabetes risk in people with HIV

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 10% of people with HIV, and its incidence is rising as the population ages, according to the National Institutes of Health. Antiretroviral therapies that treat HIV by blocking specific ...

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Medical Xpress / Emotions in motion: How movement may signal mental health issues

Research from a team at the University of Texas at Dallas shows the potential for detecting mental health disorders by analyzing the way a person moves. Using 3D motion capture and machine-learning models, researchers were ...

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Medical Xpress / Precision medicine helps more patients receive a genetic diagnosis

A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome sequencing into routine diagnostic investigations for rare diseases at Karolinska University Hospital. ...

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Medical Xpress / Antimicrobial resistant genes found in wastewater samples from a South African city

In South Africa, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and connected river systems could serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance, raising fresh concerns about how antimicrobial resistance moves through ecosystems and into ...

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Medical Xpress / uPAR-targeted CAR T cells shrank solid tumors and cleared metastases in mice

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy—CAR T for short—has been a major advance in treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. But the immunotherapy has struggled against solid tumors for two main reasons: Tumor ...

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Medical Xpress / Catheter-directed clot treatment cuts early collapse risk in pulmonary embolism trial

An acute pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one or more vessels in the lung. In patients at moderate or high risk, the blockage can impair the heart's ability to pump blood through the lungs to such an extent ...

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Medical Xpress / Boosting good gut bacteria population through targeted interventions may slow cognitive decline

The origin of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or dementia isn't limited to the brain. The state of your gut can quietly set off a cycle of chronic, system-wide inflammation that nudges the brain toward cognitive ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / First functional brain atlas shows how communication networks change from infancy to old age

If you want to know more about how the human brain matures and changes over time, you can now consult the first comprehensive atlas that maps brain organization from infancy all the way through to advanced old age. To create ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Subtle brainwave patterns detected during sleep EEG can help predict dementia risk

Our date of birth doesn't always match the age of our brain. How old our brain really is depends on our biological age, shaped by the wear and tear our cells experience over time. Genetics, environmental factors, and lifestyle ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rethinking brain-like artificial intelligence: New study reveals hidden mismatches

A new study by York University researchers has found a potential striking flaw in artificial intelligence (AI) models. Artificial neural networks (ANNs), a type of AI model built to solve vision tasks for computers, have ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Babies may share mini stories with their parents before they can talk

New research suggests that babies take part in simple, story-like interactions with their parents long before they learn words, helping to build emotional connection and early social skills. The "Narrative Development in ...

Mar 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lost in space: Sperm struggles to navigate during weightless sex

Scientists have used a tiny plastic "obstacle course" to test how much sperm would struggle to navigate during sex in the weightlessness of space.

Mar 29, 2026