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Medical Xpress / Brushing your teeth in hospital could reduce the chance of catching pneumonia

You go to the hospital for treatment and to get better. But sometimes, you get something much less welcome: an infection.

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Celiac risk may begin with weaker helper T cells, not just overactive immunity

New research from the Snow Center for Immune Health is challenging long-held assumptions about autoimmune disease, revealing that celiac disease may be driven not just by an overactive immune system, but by subtle defects ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Video game stroke rehab restores arm movement in chronic stroke survivors

A customized throw-back video game may offer a surprisingly futuristic path to stroke recovery. In a new study, Northwestern University scientists developed a 90s-style video game to help chronic stroke survivors regain ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / One tiny patch could bring hospital-style heart checks into homes

A lightweight wearable device developed by UNSW engineers could one day help people monitor their heart and breathing health from home, potentially reducing hospital visits and allowing doctors to detect problems earlier. ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New Lassa fever vaccine shows promising results for first-in-human clinical trial

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, or CVD, report encouraging results from an early clinical trial that tested a new dual vaccine against Lassa ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Novel genetic links for anxiety symptoms uncovered in largest study to date

A study led by researchers at King's College London and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has analyzed genetic data on anxiety symptoms in 693,869 people of European ancestry, revealing new insights into the genetic ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / FireANTs unlocks faster medical image matching, cutting analysis from a week to minutes

Penn Engineers have developed an open-source algorithm that combines the speed of AI with the precision of geometry to compare complex medical images quickly and accurately, helping detect subtle changes that, over time, ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / What drives lower-back nerve pain? Genetic clues could reshape stenosis care

An international research team has identified dozens of new genetic risk factors linked to lumbar spinal stenosis, a common degenerative condition of the lower spine. The study, led by researchers at the University of Oulu, ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / A marathon can send heart warning signals soaring, but what those alarms really mean is far from settled

Changes to the heart linked to marathon running vary by age, sex and training level, finds a synthesis of the available data, published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. But it is not clear whether these changes represent ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / New study reveals how extreme heat shapes cancer care decisions

In South Florida, heat shapes daily routines long before summer officially arrives. For people living with cancer, that heat can feel like an added, continuous health burden that influences daily decisions about care, movement ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Moderate screen time in first 3 days after concussion linked to teens' faster recovery

Moderate screen time in the first three days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding symptom resolution by 35%, according to a study of 80 concussed teens published ...

Jun 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Effective use of hearing aids may help reduce dementia risk in older adults

The School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), together with a multinational team, has found that the effective use of hearing aids is associated with a lower risk of probable ...

Jun 9, 2026