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Medical Xpress / More frequent cannabis use linked to poorer mental health

More frequent cannabis use is associated with fewer days of good mental health among adults, particularly men, according to a study co-authored by a University of Miami Business School professor.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Routine clinical data help AI predict rapid Parkinson's decline three to five years in advance

For patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, one of the greatest uncertainties is what comes next. Some people experience relatively mild symptoms for years. Others face a much steeper course marked by worsening movement ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / C. difficile colonization in infants reshapes gut development, challenging a long-held assumption

Since its discovery, the highly contagious bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) has been reported not to cause symptoms in infants, leading to the assumption that colonization was not a serious health ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Five subtypes of common liver disease discovered—including rapidly progressing genetic forms

A liver disease affecting nearly 30% of adults worldwide is not a single illness but five biologically distinct subtypes, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Each carries different risks for heart disease, liver failure, ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / T cell protein could unlock new treatment for the most-feared joint replacement complication

Bone and joint infections cause significant health problems for patients and lead to millions of dollars in added health costs per year, but clinicians lack reliable tools to predict which patients will develop severe or ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / The blueprint for taste: Scientists map the neural circuitry behind feeding decisions in fruit flies

Everything you eat passes one checkpoint before it enters your body: taste. In a fraction of a second, it decides what gets swallowed and what gets rejected, a judgment call critical to survival. Now, for the first time, ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / How severe illness during pregnancy sometimes alters neurodevelopment

Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorder, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and more, affect around 10% of the American population. Despite their prevalence, it has remained difficult ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs

People with lung cancer are more likely to have microplastics in their lungs and to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Eating jetlag: Weekend meal shifts associated with higher heart disease risk in men

A team of researchers from INRAE, Inserm, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Université Paris Cité and the CNAM has published the first study exploring the association between eating jetlag and the risk of cardiovascular disease. ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fake doctor reviews often trusted more than real ones, study finds

New research reveals fraudulent clinician reviews often seem more credible because they include richer personal health details that real patients are reluctant to share publicly. Researchers say these detailed narratives ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Increasing daily steps is as effective as aerobic exercise in managing asthma

For people with moderate to severe asthma, increasing the number of daily steps may be as effective as structured aerobic training sessions for managing the disease. This finding comes from a study led by researchers at the ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why does music ease pain? Researchers map the evidence

Many studies have demonstrated that music-based interventions—such as listening to music—can help reduce pain from a variety of conditions like cancer or osteoarthritis, but researchers still do not understand how or why ...

Sep 3, 2026