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Medical Xpress / Study finds resilient communities enjoy better health despite deprivation
New research from The University of Manchester has found that areas with higher community resilience experience better health—including lower rates of drugs, alcohol and suicide deaths—even when those areas face significant ...
Medical Xpress / Study shows Ozempic could help dialysis patients qualify for kidney transplants
Obesity is one of the biggest barriers preventing patients with end-stage kidney disease from receiving a life-saving kidney transplant. New research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and SSM Health physicians ...
Medical Xpress / Overlooked layer of DNA may explain disease risk, severity
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that could help explain why people experience disease differently, and why some treatments work better ...
Medical Xpress / Online parent help program leads to less-anxious, happier children
Providing parenting help through schools led to a significant reduction in anxiety and behavioral problems among children, according to the results of a national study.
Medical Xpress / Microfluidic device captures pancreatic cancer's 'seeds of metastasis'
Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It's also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC.
Medical Xpress / AI predicts when donor livers are viable, potentially slashing canceled transplants by 60%
There are more candidates on the waitlist for a liver transplant than there are available organs, yet about half the time a match is found with a donor who dies after cardiac arrest following the removal of life support, ...
Medical Xpress / How controlling sunburn-triggered inflammation may prevent skin cancer
Sunlight is vital for human health as it helps the body produce essential nutrients, such as vitamin D. However, too much sun exposure can significantly increase the risk of skin cancer.
Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods tied to higher rates of early-onset colorectal cancer precursors in adults
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reason for this trend is unclear, ...
Medical Xpress / Current cannabis blood concentrations used to identify impaired drivers could land innocent people in jail
A new study demonstrates that many regular marijuana users exceed legal blood cannabis limits for U.S. drivers despite showing no evidence of impairment.
Medical Xpress / Immune reactions found behind human rejection of transplanted pig kidneys
Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in xenotransplantation, in which an animal kidney is transplanted into a human.
Medical Xpress / Brain's mechanical properties influence synapse formation and electrical signal development, study finds
In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development is still not fully understood.
Medical Xpress / Vagus nerve's right branch plays a key role in digestive signaling
After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a study published in an academic journal, a paper appearing in Cell Reports, which examined the role ...
