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Medical Xpress / Short-term stress primes immune cells for action in animal models

Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out how that works. Their recent study showed how stress changes behavior by using two different receptors. ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Rats may seek cannabis to cope with stress

It isn't just people—when given the chance, rats may also use cannabis to cope with stress, according to a study by researchers at Washington State University.

Dec 11, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Single-dose oral treatment for gonorrhea effectively combats drug-resistant infections, clinical trial finds

A single-dose oral medication called zoliflodacin shows promise as a new treatment for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, according to a Phase III trial published in The Lancet.

Dec 11, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Phase I trial finds breast cancer vaccine triggers an immune response and is safe

Cleveland Clinic researchers are presenting final Phase I data from their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease.

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / CAR-T therapy yields long-term survival for patients with lymphoma

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology confirms that one of the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CAR-T cell therapies offers long-term survival and potential cures for adult patients with relapsed ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Enzyme linked to myelin damage may hold key to neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name. Cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein (CEMIP) is associated with disorders ranging from multiple ...

Medical Xpress / New sensor technology can detect life-threatening complications after intestinal surgery at an earlier stage

An interdisciplinary research team from Dresden University of Technology (TUD), Rostock University Medical Center (UMR) and Dresden University Hospital has developed an innovative, implantable and fully absorbable sensor ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Greater patient safety in major lung surgery: World's largest study provides new insights

The Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden and the TU Dresden Faculty of Medicine has conducted the world's largest study on patient safety in major ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Brain biomarker links inflammation to poor treatment response in psychiatric disorders

Individuals with psychiatric disorders exhibiting seemingly similar symptoms often respond very differently to the same treatment, suggesting that distinct biological processes are at work beneath the surface of similar clinical ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How you eat may be connected to how you sleep

The average adult should get a minimum of seven hours of sleep daily, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. However, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans are diagnosed with a sleep disorder ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Allergy risk varies by region: IgE profiles highlight environmental influence and hypoallergenic region

Allergic sensitization follows distinct regional patterns, and molecular IgE profiling can reveal these profiles in detail. An international research team has now demonstrated both phenomena in a population-based study of ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Is narcissism a uniquely American trait? A new study suggests not

If you watch TV, read popular books or even study research articles, you may walk away believing narcissism is a uniquely United States-based characteristic, whether most common in American young adults, professionals in ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry