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Medical Xpress / How much the immune system sees may shape how well we fight infections
Why does the same infection cause only mild symptoms in one person but more serious disease in another? A new study led by the HUN-REN BRC Szeged Momentum Systems Immunology Research Group, together with several international ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden hormone spikes may reveal high blood pressure condition
A common but often overlooked cause of high blood pressure may be hiding in plain sight—and data from a pioneering wearable device could hold the key to its earlier diagnosis, according to new research.
Medical Xpress / Gut tissue may retain inflammatory 'memory' for more than a year
Every three to five days, the layer of cells lining our intestines is completely renewed—the fastest turnover rate in the human body. Such rapid regeneration is an absolute necessity for tissue that endures constant mechanical ...
Medical Xpress / Calcium heart scans sharpen risk estimates mainly for borderline-risk adults
It's an increasingly popular scan that measures calcium in the heart's arteries and helps predict the risk of future heart disease. But according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, the quick and inexpensive test—known ...
Medical Xpress / Since the 21st Century Cures Act passed, FDA approvals have relied on fewer studies
Since the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals for new medical products have relied on fewer studies, according to a study published Aug. 26, 2026, in the PLOS ONE by ...
Medical Xpress / Novel molecular shuttle could expand delivery of medicines across the blood–brain barrier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a protective filter that lines the brain's blood vessels and is notoriously hard to penetrate, making the treatment of brain disorders very difficult. Strategies designed to breach the BBB ...
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria may communicate differently with the human body in patients with Parkinson's disease
A new study from the University of Oulu suggests that gut bacteria may send different biological signals in Parkinson's disease. The findings add to growing evidence that changes in the gut could be linked to Parkinson's ...
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown human retina reveals how vision loss begins in Batten disease
Researchers have developed a new way to study CLN3-Batten disease, a rare inherited condition that causes early vision loss in children followed by progressive neurological decline. Their findings offer new insight into how ...
Medical Xpress / Can research gleaned from a hibernating snail save a human heart?
University of Alberta researchers have discovered a novel drug that unlocks the secret of snail hibernation, allowing them to safely put non-hibernating animal organs into a deep metabolic sleep. The study, published in Nature ...
Medical Xpress / AI matches human pathologists in predicting breast cancer outcomes from immune cells
Two major international Peter Mac-led studies have found AI models were just as good as human pathologists at a task that predicts outcomes for patients with breast cancer.
Medical Xpress / Stress gene 'stuck on' in the brains of people with schizophrenia, study finds
Experts at the University of Sydney have found that a gene involved in regulating the body's response to stress switches on more easily in the brains of people who live with schizophrenia.
Medical Xpress / People say they would not want to test embryos for traits like low IQ. But if given the information, they act on it
A study of more than 2,000 people in the United States and China finds that the line between medical and nonmedical traits, which underpins rules on embryo testing in most countries, does not match public preferences.
