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Medical Xpress / Strength training delivers the best and healthiest dieting results for both sexes

A new study conducted at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and the Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute at Tel Aviv University reveals a clear conclusion: strength (resistance) training is the most effective ...

Medical Xpress / Can AI help decide when to see a doctor? Study says not yet

Next time you're considering consulting Dr. ChatGPT, perhaps think again. Despite now being able to ace most medical licensing exams, artificial intelligence chatbots do not give humans better health advice than they can ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Dentistry
Medical Xpress / Eye cancer genes predetermine liver metastasis, study finds

Cells from cancerous tumors can spread, or metastasize, throughout the body. Researchers have long sought to understand what determines where those cells will go and thrive in order to more effectively treat the cancer and ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Prolonged use of the drug omeprazole may lead to nutritional deficiencies

A study warns that the prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) can impair nutrient absorption. PPIs are a class of drugs including medications such as omeprazole, pantoprazole, and esomeprazole. They are used to treat ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Medications
Medical Xpress / What drives food allergies? New study pinpoints early-life factors that raise risk

A new study from McMaster University involving 2.8 million children around the world has revealed the most important early-life factors that influence whether a child becomes allergic to food.

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Engineered immune cells help reduce toxic proteins in the brain

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that leverages the immune system to combat diseases, is a powerful treatment option for certain cancers. The treatment relies on genetically modified ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Looking back in time: How eye movements shape memory recall

The eyes may reveal how experiences are recalled, according to new Baycrest research that suggests that shifts in eye movements play a critical role in memory retrieval. The findings offer new insight into how memory works ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI model can accelerate antibody drug production

As instigators of immunity, monoclonal antibodies are marvels of modern medicine, lab-made proteins that can treat cancers, autoimmune diseases, and many other conditions. With the market for these therapies forecast to double ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Wastewater study finds illicit tobacco use in Australia rose 150% since 2017

A study of wastewater samples has revealed that illicit tobacco use has increased by 150% in Australia. University of Queensland researchers used samples taken across Australia and found that while general tobacco use has ...

Medical Xpress / What would bring nurses back? How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses

Most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work—and safe nurse staffing levels are the top factor that would bring them back, according to new research from the University ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / New registry analysis links three-year childhood cancer survival to stage at diagnosis

A major study by UCL and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan (INT) researchers has for the first time shown in detail how far children's cancer has spread at diagnosis in a way that can be compared between ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Study finds 98% of celebrity alcohol posts visible to a 15-year-old

Celebrity actors, musicians and athletes are promoting their own alcohol products on Instagram without clear disclosure of advertising content—and almost all posts are visible to underage users, according to new research ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Addiction