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Medical Xpress / Research improves risk assessment for hereditary breast cancer
Researchers at LUMC have made a breakthrough in understanding PALB2 mutations, an important cause of hereditary breast cancer. By identifying which mutations affect the function of PALB2, doctors can now assess much more ...
Medical Xpress / New analysis finds US pregnancy deaths vastly outnumber abortion-related deaths
Commonly cited statistics on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. are a vast undercount, according to a study in JAMA Network Open led by researchers at the University of Maryland and Brown ...
Medical Xpress / How caregiving burdens, medical debt are reshaping health in the US
Advances in medicine have extended life for millions of Americans, but longer lives often come with a price: a higher likelihood of chronic illness or physical or cognitive impairment.
Medical Xpress / Neighborhood, stress may speed up aging
While scientists have long known that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with biological symptoms of accelerated aging, emotional distress accounts for a significant portion of these effects, researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds longer hospital stays and higher readmissions for young adults with complex childhood conditions
More children with medically complex conditions are surviving into adulthood, but researchers have had limited visibility into how these conditions influence adult hospital care. Young adults with complex chronic childhood-onset ...
Medical Xpress / Epistasis study uncovers genetic interactions linked to heart disease
Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health problems. Two or more genes ...
Medical Xpress / Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and long COVID
People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.
Medical Xpress / 'Granny knows best': Study reveals older adults are better at reading emotions in the 'real world'
Older people are better at reading facial expressions than younger people in real-life situations, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. The study, published in Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, ...
Medical Xpress / New clinical trial demonstrates that eating beef each day does not affect risk factors for type 2 diabetes
More than 135 million American adults are either living with or at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), elevating the need for more evidence-based dietary guidance to help this growing population achieve optimal health and reduce ...
Medical Xpress / Early neural stem cell defects in Leigh syndrome may help children get diagnosed sooner
Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an indication hidden in the brain that may help doctors identify children suffering from a rare genetic disease earlier. Their findings are published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Brain imaging shows when infants understand verbs
New brain imaging research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words. In the first study to directly test infants' understanding of verbs using ...
Medical Xpress / MRI-based heart failure test could help frail patients avoid invasive catheterization
People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to measure oxygen levels in the blood. This helps doctors understand how severe the condition is. But ...
