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Medical Xpress / Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies
Women who receive the influenza or whooping cough vaccine during a twin pregnancy do not face a higher risk of birth complications, University of Queensland researchers have found. The study—which showed 72% of women pregnant ...
Medical Xpress / Study establishes new risk model for surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
At the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test detects lingering lung damage after COVID 19
A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, Imperial College London and University College London, has found changes in the blood after COVID-19 that might pinpoint ...
Medical Xpress / Protein buildup in brain blood vessels linked with increased 5-year risk of dementia
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition where protein (called amyloid) builds up in the brain, making blood vessels weak. People with CAA are four times more likely to develop dementia within five years, regardless ...
Medical Xpress / Older adults' driving habits offer window into brain health, cognitive decline
Older adults' driving habits reveal clues about their brain health and may provide early warning signs of cognitive decline or dementia, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...
Phys.org / Study finds most college students rebounded after pandemic, but to varying degrees
New research from Michigan State University finds that in the four years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended campus life, the majority of college students successfully bounced back. Students experienced rising life satisfaction ...
Medical Xpress / Data analysis finds multiple antiplatelets linked to worse outcomes after a brain bleed
Analysis of hospital registry data found that people who were hospitalized due to bleeding in the brain and who had taken multiple antiplatelet medications, or medications stronger than aspirin, were more likely to die before ...
Medical Xpress / New app to detect social interactions after stroke may help improve treatment, recovery
A smartwatch app designed to measure social interactions of hospitalized stroke survivors may enable new treatments to preserve or enhance cognition, social engagement and quality of life after a stroke, according to a preliminary ...
Medical Xpress / Women with stroke history twice as likely to have another during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother's odds of having another stroke during pregnancy and within six weeks of childbirth, according to a preliminary study ...
Phys.org / Support stops at the checkout line: Consumer stigma undermines 'impact hiring' initiatives
A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology reveals a hidden tension in ethical consumerism: While consumers morally support companies that hire individuals experiencing homelessness, deep-seated social stigmas ...
Medical Xpress / New risk assessment tool may help predict dementia after a stroke
A new risk calculator accurately estimated the likelihood of adults developing dementia within 10 years after a stroke, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke ...
Medical Xpress / Immunotherapy before surgery helps shrink tumors in patients with desmoplastic melanoma
New results from a clinical trial co-led by UCLA investigators demonstrate how treating desmoplastic melanoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer, with immunotherapy before surgery can dramatically shrink or even eliminate ...
