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Medical Xpress / B cells temporarily regain stem-like flexibility, increasing risk of lymphoma formation

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more flexible (plastic) stem-cell-like ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Breast cancer drug boosts leukemia treatment: Unexpected duo shows promise in overcoming resistance

A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people with acute myeloid leukemia overcome resistance to one of the most common frontline therapies.

Dec 29, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Trump v 'Obamacare': US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman was already paying a hefty price for health insurance, but his premium is set to skyrocket in January when major government subsidies expire, after US President Donald Trump's Republican party declined ...

Dec 31, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Coloradans snap up over-the-counter naloxone while hospitals offer the overdose-reversal drug to more patients

Colorado is coming closer to universal access to overdose-reversing medication as residents snap up an over-the-counter version and hospitals offer it to more patients.

Dec 31, 2025 in Medications
Tech Xplore / How California's Delete Act will protect personal information from data brokers in the New Year

Use a loyalty card at a drug store, browse the web, post on social media, get married or do anything else most people do, and chances are companies called data brokers know about it—along with your email address, your phone ...

Dec 31, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Machine learning identifies statin and phenothiazine combo for neuroblastoma treatment

Using machine learning and a large volume of data on genes and existing drugs, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a combination of statins and phenothiazines that is particularly promising in the treatment ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Novel model to reveal deep-sea black coral symbiotic system

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding the adaptive strategies of the deep-sea black coral Bathypathes pseudoalternata (B. pseudoalternata) and its symbiotic microbiome. The study has been ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / 'Attentional bias' reveals deep connection between numbers and space in the brain

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and how it affects our perception of space.

Dec 29, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI-powered knowledge graph links heart images to genes and drug predictions

Knowledge graphs are a powerful tool for bringing together information from biological databases and linking what is already known about genes, diseases, treatments, molecular pathways and symptoms in a structured network. ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Everyday conversations can delay eye movements, essential for safe driving

Talking while driving is widely recognized as a major source of distraction, but the specific ways conversation interferes with the earliest stages of visual processing have remained largely unclear. While previous research ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / If someone's always late, is it time blindness, or are they just being rude?

Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late.

Dec 31, 2025 in Attention deficit disorders
Medical Xpress / Adenotonsillectomy improves growth in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing

For children with mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), adenotonsillectomy improves growth and sleep-related outcomes, according to a study published online in Scientific Reports.

Dec 31, 2025 in Surgery