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Medical Xpress / Mini robot simplifies dental treatment by preparing teeth for crowns

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a miniature dental robot that could one day automatically prepare teeth for crowns. The technology could help reduce the number of appointments needed for dental treatment.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chimeric RNA unique to women could influence health and wellness

Strange "chimeric" RNA once thought to be the product of cancer is actually an important controller of women's health, including influencing their susceptibility to infectious disease and autoimmune disorders, new University ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Discovery of 3 severe pneumonia subtypes could lead to tailored treatments

Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive care units (ICUs) recover from their illness faster than others, while for other patients ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / New framework renders AI more trustworthy for cancer subtyping

Medical artificial intelligence (AI) faces a fundamental challenge: uncertainty quantification. Artificial neural networks are largely unaware of the limits of their training data and can become overconfident when confronted ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Vestibular rehab is important for acute vertigo, regardless of delivery mode

Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is not superior to written instructions for reducing vestibular symptoms six weeks after acute-onset vertigo, according to a study published online June 12 in PLOS One.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Foundational research points to new therapeutic strategies for an emerging cancer drug

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. While scientists continue searching for new therapies, advances can also come from understanding ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Investigators identify blood protein signature for non-invasive diagnosis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

For children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic, relapsing condition of the gastrointestinal tract, getting the right diagnosis relies on a combination of clinical evaluation, imaging, endoscopy and ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Midlife strength training linked to lower diabetes risk

Strength training may play an important role in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / This natural compound may help boost vaccine responses in older adults

Researchers at NDORMS have found that a naturally occurring compound called spermidine may help improve vaccine responses in some older adults by reducing signs of immune system aging.

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tracking the flow of cerebrospinal fluid reveals an unprecedented view of the brain's glymphatic system

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a technique to noninvasively visualize the brain's waste-removal system in unprecedented detail. This new imaging approach allows researchers to examine how this system ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Estrogen link could explain why women are more likely to suffer from Crohn's

Scientists from the University of Bath (UK) have shed new light on how Crohn's disease develops and why it affects people differently after finding new evidence of a link between a key immune system gene in the gut and signaling ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover a genetic 'shield' that lowers the risk of colorectal cancer

A team of scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University and institutions across the U.S. have published a new paper on the role of TGFBR1*6A, a naturally occurring genetic mutation in the ...

Jun 23, 2026