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Medical Xpress / Exposure to common endocrine disruptors carries increased risk of precocious puberty in girls
Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher levels of bisphenol A (a component of plastics and epoxy-phenolic resins) and benzophenones (ultraviolet ...
Medical Xpress / Could these tiny organs save millions of lives?
If you're a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment can feel ... well, scary. Will chemotherapy work? Or will it become a cycle of educated guesswork: trying one drug combination, waiting, scanning? If the tumor ...
Medical Xpress / Training device expands access to high-performance diagnostic testing
The rise of automation and AI has raised fears about job loss, but smart tools can also train workers rather than replace them. Meanwhile, a chronic shortage of trained personnel limits the reach of health care in both developing ...
Medical Xpress / First AI agent and risk prediction model for precision diabetes management
A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed Hong Kong's first "AI Agent for Precision Diabetes Management—PIPE-AI" (AI Agent), designed specifically for Asian populations, together with a ...
Medical Xpress / New approach could expand CAR T therapy from blood cancers to solid tumors
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute report that combining CAR T cell immunotherapy with a targeted radiopharmaceutical significantly improved tumor regression ...
Medical Xpress / Radioligand therapy significantly prolongs progression-free survival in metastatic GEP-NETs
Results of the Phase III COMPETE clinical trial show that the targeted radiotherapeutic agent [177Lu]Lu-edotreotide significantly prolonged progression-free survival in patients with metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine ...
Medical Xpress / Oyster meat may provide a sustainable solution for intestinal inflammation
Ongoing research provides evidence that readily available and sustainable oyster meat extract may have powerful anti-inflammatory effects on human intestinal cells.
Medical Xpress / HIV vaccine triggers broadly neutralizing antibodies in 44% of primates
A new HIV vaccine developed by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Scripps Research scientists and IAVI has the potential to protect humans from developing HIV infection and AIDS. This HIV vaccine is the first to generate ...
Medical Xpress / Video games might modestly sharpen your memory and other cognitive skills, review suggests
Because video games are a regular part of many people's everyday lives, researchers have spent a lot of time trying to determine whether they are beneficial or detrimental to brain health. A new study, published in Acta Psychologica, ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover possible cause of muscle pain from widely used cholesterol medication
Millions of people rely on statins, a medication used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But for some, the drugs come with an unwelcome trade-off: muscle pain, weakness and exercise intolerance ...
Medical Xpress / The myth of the 'lizard brain' and the real trade-off inside your mind
So many of life's most pivotal decisions come down to one question: Should you listen to your logic or your emotions? Popular culture often frames this tension as a struggle between two minds—a "more evolved" rational layer ...
Medical Xpress / Mediterranean diet is associated with better psychological well-being, study suggests
Following a Mediterranean diet may provide additional benefits for mental health. A new study has now linked it to greater psychological well-being among people over 50. The research is the result of a collaboration between ...
