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Medical Xpress / Turning cancer's protein machinery against itself to boost immunity

A new study led by Pierre Close's team (GIGA, Laboratory of Cancer Signaling, and WELRI Investigator) reveals how subtly disrupting the way tumors produce their proteins can trigger a potent antitumor immune response. Researchers ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / In former college athletes, more concussions associated with worse brain health

In former college athletes, having had three or more concussions was associated with slightly worse physical, mental, behavioral and cognitive health five years after graduation, according to an article published March 11, ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Promoting physical activity can be surprisingly inexpensive, yet impacts are rarely measured

A joint study by the University of Oulu and the Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation highlights the need for better evaluation of both the effectiveness and the costs of interventions ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence rises on postholiday weekdays

In South Korea, postholiday weekdays are associated with a significantly increased incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published online March 6 in JAMA Network Open.

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Medical Xpress / Deep learning model enables accurate and scalable drug-drug interaction prediction

Managing complex medical conditions often requires the simultaneous use of multiple different drugs, referred to as polypharmacy. While necessary, this significantly increases the risk of drug-drug interactions (DDIs), which ...

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Researchers train AI to better follow artists by sharing creative 'ground rules'

The conversation around AI and art generally swings between two extremes: a flood of AI slop or the total automation of creative work. The more desirable approach may be an AI that behaves as a useful collaborator. But thus ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 16-year study finds major health burden in single‑ventricle heart disease

Children born with single-ventricle heart disease, a rare and serious heart defect, often undergo multiple surgeries in their first years of life. A new study shows the challenges for these children can last well into adolescence ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Adults with concurrent hearing and vision loss report barriers in navigating complex, everyday environments

According to a recent multi-institute PLOS One study led by the Multisensory Research Lab at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, time of hearing loss onset is a key determinant of patient confidence and self-reported ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / An overlooked step in battery recycling: Pre-treatment may account for 38% of environmental impact

New research shows pre-treatment in lithium-ion battery recycling drives environmental impact and recovery of valuable metals—yet it is often overlooked in recycling strategies. Published in Nature Sustainability, the Monash ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to poorer bone health, study finds

From flavored yogurts to frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and instant oats, ultra-processed foods are convenient, often cheaper items designed for a quick bite. In recent years, excess consumption of these foods has also ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / California communities' recovery time between wildfire smoke events is shrinking

Californians have long dealt with wildfire smoke as a seasonal fact of life, but those fires have become more intense and frequent, raising the profile of wildfire smoke as a public health issue. Now, a study led by researchers ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Q&A: How small steps can help GLP-1 users build healthier habits

A Stanford study shows simple digital prompts can motivate people taking GLP-1 medications to make lifestyle changes. It's a simple premise: What if something as small as a digital nudge could put someone on the path to healthier ...

19 hours ago