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Medical Xpress / Trojan horse delivery system uses gold nanoparticles to drive mRNA into tumors
University of Oklahoma researchers have created a new drug delivery system that helps cancer cells take in much more of a treatment, improving its ability to kill tumors. The findings are published in Science Advances.
Medical Xpress / Immune cells linked to Epstein-Barr virus may play a role in multiple sclerosis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a new clue to how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects nearly one million Americans. The work found ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool predicts brain age, cancer survival and other disease signals from unlabeled brain MRIs
Mass General Brigham investigators have developed a robust new artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model that is capable of analyzing brain MRI datasets to perform numerous medical tasks, including identifying brain age, ...
Medical Xpress / Family dinners may reduce substance-use risk for many adolescents
A new study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine finds that regular family dinners may help prevent substance use for a majority of U.S. adolescents, but suggests that the strategy is not effective for youth ...
Medical Xpress / Extreme temperature changes increase number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, model finds
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or OHCA, is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and 90% of cases are fatal. Patients lose cardiac function and circulation, and every minute they remain untreated decreases the likelihood ...
Medical Xpress / Choline could reduce pregnancy inflammation, study suggests
Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, a state of controlled upheaval. The immune system recalibrates. Blood volume surges. And sometimes, inflammation rises to unsafe levels, with potential adverse health effects for both ...
Medical Xpress / Fentanyl is changing how doctors treat opioid use disorder
For years, buprenorphine—one of the primary medications used to treat opioid use disorder—has been a critical bridge to recovery, helping to reduce illicit drug use and overdose deaths. But with the changing landscape ...
Medical Xpress / Gut microbe-derived butyrate activates immune cells to enhance vaccine efficacy
A research team from POSTECH and ImmunoBiome in Korea, led by Professor Sin-Hyeog Im, has uncovered a new mechanism showing how butyrate—a short-chain fatty acid produced by gut commensal bacteria—enhances T follicular ...
Medical Xpress / Post-Dobbs state abortion bans tied to higher postpartum depression risk in low‑income communities
A new national study of Medicaid enrollees finds that postpartum depression (PPD) rose significantly among women and adolescents living in low-income areas of states that banned or severely restricted abortion following the ...
Medical Xpress / Clopidogrel shown to be superior to aspirin for long-term antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting
A research team has demonstrated that clopidogrel is more effective than aspirin as a long-term antiplatelet therapy in patients at high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events after coronary stent implantation. The team ...
Medical Xpress / Why antibiotic allergy labels deserve a second look
In modern medicine, antibiotics are among the most powerful tools for preventing and treating life-threatening bacterial infections. Their effectiveness, however, often depends on using the right drug at the right time. Recognizing ...
Medical Xpress / Five mutational 'fingerprints' could help predict how visible tumors are to the immune system
Researchers from the HUN-REN Szeged Biological Research Centre and HCEMM have just published a new study suggesting that it's not simply the number of tumor mutations that matters for immunotherapy, but the kind of mutation ...
