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Medical Xpress / South and Southeast Asia lead the world on taxing sugary drinks, analysis reveals

One of the challenges public health officials face in reducing diet-related disease is the relatively easy and inexpensive access to sugar-sweetened beverages globally. To help address this burden, public health organizations ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Congestion relief zone results after year one suggest notable road safety benefits

Early trends have pointed to reductions in traffic congestion, travel times, and air pollution within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), the initiative launched by New York City in 2025. Traffic crashes also declined significantly ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hidden kidney effects emerge in LRBA deficiency, with polyuria in some patients

LRBA deficiency has long been viewed primarily as an immune disorder, but researchers at Science Tokyo have found that the condition may also impair urinary concentrating ability. Using patient registry data from 43 individuals, ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Africa races for Ebola vaccine as outbreak outpaces response

Researchers racing to develop a vaccine to fight the growing Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) say doses could be ready for human testing within "two to three months," while the more promising ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / New clinical AI learns when to be confident and when to hold back

Combining clinical expertise and experience with the vast and ever-increasing knowledge of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care by providing earlier diagnoses and predicting outcomes. However, ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Delirium after surgery is a strong predictor of cognitive decline in older adults, finds study

Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ozempic, GPL-1s may help curb substance use disorders, study finds

A new study led by researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso found that use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and other GLP-1s is associated with a lower risk of developing alcohol, opioid, nicotine and cocaine use ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / Outdoor play at ages two to four linked to better mental health by age eight

Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of 2 and 4 may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioral difficulties later in childhood. That's according to new research led by the University of Exeter, ...

Jun 8, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-designed universal vaccine clears first human trial, targets future coronavirus threats with needle-free delivery

The first human clinical trial of a universal Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax (DVX) Ltd, has shown that the vaccine is safe and has no significant side effects.

Jun 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered view of brain blood flow during surgery could prevent debilitation, save lives

Tracking the brain's blood flow during neurosurgery represents one of the most critical and challenging parts of the operation. A brief interruption can mean the difference between permanent damage and full recovery, but ...

Jun 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered stem cells reverse new-onset type 1 diabetes in mice

A group of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has recently developed a new stem cell therapy with a remarkable ability to reverse new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a mouse model of the disease. ...

Jun 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown aging eye model reveals early AMD markers in weeks

The rods and cones in your eyes are responsible for helping you see, but what is responsible for helping them? Retinal pigment epithelium cells are their caretakers, but environmental, genetic and aging factors can strain ...

Jun 7, 2026