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Medical Xpress / Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications

A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved detection and treatment of ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Location, location, location: For potassium channels, it depends on functionality

Potassium KCNQ2/3 channels are crucial for suppressing the excitability of brain cells, or neurons. When these channels don't work properly, they can cause specific types of epilepsy like benign familial neonatal convulsions ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Common anticholinergic medicines may raise cardiovascular risk, large study suggests

People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and common antihistamines, are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the fats we eat shape our ability to fight disease

The types of fats we consume directly impacts the survival and strength of the body's immune cells and ability to fight disease, researchers have found. A University of Queensland team led an international collaboration that ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / In multiple sclerosis, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability

Wearable sensors may help identify people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are more likely to have worsening disability and loss of brain volume, according to a study published in Neurology. The study found that people with ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Distinct tumor-immune ecologies can help predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems that predict whether patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The findings, published ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Glucose drives STAT3 activation in colorectal cancer cells, leading to tumor growth

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Although screening has led to a decrease in incidence over the past 20 years, early-onset colorectal cancer has been rising. Despite advances in surgery ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / One-hour saliva test spots biomarker linked to several cancers

QUT researchers have developed a simple one-hour saliva test for a protein biomarker that has been linked with oral, colon and pancreatic cancers. The findings are published in the journal Talanta.

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy improves survival in relapsed or refractory lymphoma

CAR T-cell immunotherapy improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet. Marginal zone lymphoma ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Open source cancer database created for easier disease study

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Johns Hopkins University have created a novel database structure that allows investigators anywhere to more easily study multiple types of cancer data—including ...

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / No more weekly injections? How lettuce cells could deliver GLP-1 pills

Research led by Penn Dental's Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.

Mar 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / New AI tool predicts best pancreatic cancer treatment

A new tool co-developed by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University can predict which of two available chemotherapy options for pancreatic cancer would be more effective for an individual patient.

Mar 4, 2026