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Medical Xpress / A new treatment that can potentially change the outlook for patients with Alagille syndrome
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has developed a new treatment that could change the outlook for patients with Alagille syndrome. ...
Medical Xpress / Two genes linked to common inflammatory arthritis suggest new treatment options
In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and African descent. ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning finds combined biological and psychosocial data improve chronic pain prediction
Chronic pain conditions, long-lasting medical conditions characterized by persistent pain in specific areas of the body, are often difficult to diagnose and treat. Understanding the biological markers (i.e., genes and brain ...
Medical Xpress / Size matters when it comes to antibiotics. Obese patients may need customized doses of certain drugs
Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been in use for more than 80 years, but only now have consensus guidelines been proposed on prescribing ...
Medical Xpress / Rizatriptan shows no advantage over placebo within first hour for vestibular migraine
A rigorous randomized clinical trial of rizatriptan conducted by UCLA and Mayo Clinic researchers failed to outperform placebo in relieving the acute symptoms of vestibular migraine.
Medical Xpress / How coffee affects a sleeping brain
Caffeine is not only found in coffee, but also in tea, chocolate, energy drinks and many soft drinks, making it one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world.
Medical Xpress / A common sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in mice
A common sleep aid restores healthier sleep patterns and protects mice from the brain damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from Washington University School of ...
Medical Xpress / Mother's warmth in childhood can influence teen health by shaping perceptions of social safety
Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new UCLA Health research points to an important underlying process: children's sense of social safety.
Medical Xpress / Q&A: How cryptic mitochondrial DNA mutations reveal a hidden layer of the aging process
New research published in Nature Communications into hidden mutations in mitochondrial DNA has uncovered how high mutational levels coincide with later life and link to aging markers.
Medical Xpress / Combination of rapamycin and trametinib extends mouse lifespan by about 30%, study finds
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging have discovered that the combination of the two cancer drugs, rapamycin and trametinib, significantly extends the lifespan of mice. The work has been published ...
Medical Xpress / Harmful metals in ultrasonic cigarettes may pose significant health risks
A study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside shows that ultrasonic cigarettes, or u-cigarettes, marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional e-cigarettes, may pose significant health risks due ...
Medical Xpress / Alcohol abuse drug may halt trauma-induced cell death, especially in females
Runaway cell death and inflammation triggered by severe trauma may be interrupted by a drug used to prevent alcohol abuse—and it may be particularly effective in females, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh ...
