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Medical Xpress / Microwave frying can help lower oil content for healthier French fries
Fried foods are popular with consumers, but their high fat content can contribute to health challenges like obesity and hypertension. If the food industry can offer lower-fat options of similar quality, people can more easily ...
Medical Xpress / Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications
A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved detection and treatment of ...
Medical Xpress / Youth football linked to 20% of sports-related TBIs in kids, study finds
Youth football accounts for the largest share of sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults, nearly one in every five TBIs, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American ...
Medical Xpress / In multiple sclerosis, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability
Wearable sensors may help identify people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are more likely to have worsening disability and loss of brain volume, according to a study published in Neurology. The study found that people with ...
Medical Xpress / Distinct tumor-immune ecologies can help predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems that predict whether patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The findings, published ...
Medical Xpress / From dementia to diabetes: New tool tracks disordered proteins in solution
A DGIST research team led by Prof. Yoo Wookyung (Department of Brain Sciences) and Prof. Kim Jin Hae (Department of New Biology) developed an innovative analytical technology in collaboration with a research team led by Dr. ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: How the Dobbs decision and abortion restrictions have changed where medical students apply to residency programs
In the three-and-a-half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the fragmented state of abortion access has put medical professionals ...
Medical Xpress / CAR T-cell therapy improves survival in relapsed or refractory lymphoma
CAR T-cell immunotherapy improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet. Marginal zone lymphoma ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Integrating tobacco treatment in HIV care
Modern HIV treatment is one of medicine's great success stories. With today's therapies, many people living with HIV can expect long, full lives. But as patients age, a new reality has emerged: The biggest threats to their ...
Medical Xpress / Glucose drives STAT3 activation in colorectal cancer cells, leading to tumor growth
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. Although screening has led to a decrease in incidence over the past 20 years, early-onset colorectal cancer has been rising. Despite advances in surgery ...
Medical Xpress / Open source cancer database created for easier disease study
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Johns Hopkins University have created a novel database structure that allows investigators anywhere to more easily study multiple types of cancer data—including ...
Medical Xpress / Early sports specialization linked to increased injury risk
Parents of athletic children can protect them from injury by encouraging them to try out a wide variety of sports, a new study says. Repetitive stress from focusing on one sport at a young age increases an athlete's risk ...
