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Medical Xpress / Big data analysis sheds light on psoriasis's genetic code

A research team from South Korea has revealed the specific mechanisms behind the onset of psoriasis by combining large-scale genomic data from more than 1.1 million people with advanced single-cell analysis technology. The ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / A new AI-powered test offers more accurate prediction of breast cancer recurrence risk

A new study published in the journal npj Breast Cancer demonstrates that an artificial intelligence (AI) model offers more accurate predictions of recurrence risk in patients with early-stage breast cancer than the widely ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood test trends may help identify patients at increased risk of cancer

Blood test trends alongside unexplained weight loss can improve triage for cancer testing, according to a study by Brian Nicholson and colleagues from the University of Oxford, UK, published Sept. 17 in the journal PLOS Medicine.

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / HIV injections work better than tablets for young people, clinical trial finds

Young people living with HIV manage their condition better when their antiretroviral therapy is given by injections every eight weeks rather than daily tablets, according to results of a trial in Africa led by UCL (University ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Maternal postpartum depressive symptoms linked to nearly triple infant mortality risk

Infants born to mothers with depressive symptoms immediately after delivery had a substantially higher risk of dying before their first birthday, according to researchers involved in a Rutgers-led study of more than 414,000 ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / The aging brain is not declining. It's adapting, say researchers

The aging brain is often viewed through a lens of cognitive decline, with older adults seen as compensating for their fading memory. New research in Perspectives on Psychological Science challenges that view. Drawing evidence ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Standing heart rates reveal overlap between long COVID and POTS

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They're commonly associated with long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of postural orthostatic ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Trial suggests less frequent colonoscopies may safely follow removal of high-risk polyps

Every year, around 1.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with bowel cancer. To prevent the disease, many countries have introduced screening programs that enable more polyps to be detected and removed before cancer develops.

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tumor profiling reveals enzyme as a candidate target in aggressive brain cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified candidate treatment targets and potential prognostic markers for high-grade glioma, an aggressive brain cancer, in children, adolescents ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Review finds inconsistent 'neurodivergence' language may complicate research and patient care

Researchers are warning that inconsistent use of the terms "neurodiversity" and "neurodivergence" in mental health research could obscure important differences between diagnoses and make findings harder to interpret. They ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Women experience less pain during IUD insertion using a new method

A simple method involving local anesthesia in the uterus can reduce pain during IUD insertion, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal JAMA. The method also increased the proportion of ...

Sep 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early-adult BMI may lower postmenopausal breast cancer risk through breast density

Women with a higher body mass index (BMI) in early adulthood may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause because of lasting changes in the structure of their breast tissue, according to researchers at ...

Sep 17, 2026