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Medical Xpress / Study links America's favorite cooking oil to obesity
Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to obesity, at least in mice, through a mechanism scientists are now beginning to understand.
Medical Xpress / Polyphenol-rich diets associated with lower long-term cardiovascular disease risk
People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole grains and olive oil, may have better long-term heart health.
Medical Xpress / Grant funding disruptions affect one in 30 clinical trials
Grant funding disruptions affected about one in 30 trials, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Can your driving patterns predict cognitive decline?
Using in-vehicle driving data may be a new way to identify people who are at risk of cognitive decline, according to a study published on November 26, 2025, in Neurology.
Medical Xpress / Tai chi as good as talking therapy for managing chronic insomnia, finds study
Tai chi, a form of mind-body exercise widely practiced in Chinese communities, has similar benefits to talking therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia, finds a trial from Hong Kong published by The ...
Medical Xpress / Parkinson's drug tolcapone found to block key protein in hospital superbug
When the hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa infects the body, it uses the sugar-binding protein LecA to attach itself to human cells, invade them, and form so-called biofilms. LecA thus plays a central role in the development ...
Medical Xpress / Babies begin forming expectations of their parents as early as the first year of life, study finds
How does a baby learn to understand the world before they even learn to talk? A new study from Reichman University reveals that as early as the first year of life, infants develop expectations about how their parents will ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds uneven burden of brain and nervous system cancers across US
A new nationwide study has revealed striking differences in how brain and nervous system cancers affect Americans depending on where they live, as well as their age, sex and socioeconomic status, according to the study published ...
Medical Xpress / 'Nature prescriptions' deliver mental health benefits worth more than four times their cost
Young Australians are struggling. Almost three in 10 are experiencing high psychological distress, nearly a quarter feel lonely most of the time, and around 60% face some form of social exclusion.
Medical Xpress / Finerenone shows superior survival and kidney protection over spironolactone in diabetic kidney disease
Researchers from National Taiwan University Hospital and collaborating institutions have demonstrated that finerenone, a new-generation nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), significantly reduces the risk ...
Medical Xpress / Los Angeles wildfires prompted significantly more virtual medical visits, research finds
When uncontrolled wildfires moved from the foothills above Los Angeles into the densely populated urban areas below in January 2025, evacuation ensued and a thick layer of toxic smoke spread across the region. Air quality ...
Medical Xpress / Protein ubiquilin-2 found to promote Parkinson's-linked α-synuclein aggregation
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The hallmark of PD pathogenesis is the Lewy bodies (LBs) that accumulate in neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain, damaging ...
