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Medical Xpress / Researchers investigate rare side effect of blood cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have discovered and analyzed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer therapy. The scientists from the University of Leipzig Medical Center, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy ...
Medical Xpress / Blood metabolite patterns may indicate severity of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia
Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine (proteinuria), indicating damage to the kidneys or other organ damage, is the main cause of maternal-fetal ...
Medical Xpress / How genetics shape blood proteins during development from childhood to adolescence
Blood proteins serve as crucial indicators of health and disease risk throughout development. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have revealed how these proteins ...
Medical Xpress / Plant-rich, low saturated-fat diet associated with reduced psoriasis severity
A diet of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods and lean meats, low in salt and sugar, is associated with reduced psoriasis severity, new research finds.
Medical Xpress / Language barriers in health care: Patient-doctor common tongue key to decreasing cardiovascular disease and longer life
A positive patient-doctor relationship is an ingredient to a healthy life, and new research has zeroed in on the impact common language in the relationship can have by decreasing cardiovascular disease for the benefit of ...
Medical Xpress / Breathing and vision may be linked
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, shows that the pupil is smallest ...
Medical Xpress / People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences.
Medical Xpress / Platform trials streamline ALS therapy evaluation by rapidly ruling out ineffective drugs
Massachusetts General Hospital coordinated the first four platform trials within the HEALEY ALS platform to evaluate potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with results published in various JAMA journals.
Medical Xpress / Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the support of MeiraGTx.
Medical Xpress / Paxlovid's promise fades: Vaccinated seniors see minimal COVID-19 protection
Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality among vaccinated older adults, according to new UCLA-led research.
Medical Xpress / Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known for its shimmering blue ...
Medical Xpress / A 3D lung model raises the bar for research
Respiratory diseases are a challenging problem to treat. Inhalable medicines are a promising solution that depends on the ability to deliver tiny particles known as aerosols to the correct location in the lungs at the correct ...