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Medical Xpress / Methamphetamine deaths have risen across every US region
Once considered a regional problem, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have risen across every U.S. Census division, with particularly sharp spikes in the Southeast, including Mississippi, a new study reveals.
Medical Xpress / Microbially produced secondary bile acids accelerate colorectal cancer development, study shows
For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) has demonstrated the causal role of microbially ...
Medical Xpress / New brain study explains how binge drinking contributes to long-lasting negative feelings
New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying driver of prolonged negative feelings caused by repeated, sustained binge drinking (binge exposure). ...
Medical Xpress / Investigators offer free atlas of immunotherapy responses in pancreatic cancers
Oncologists have achieved some immune system responses in patients with pancreatic cancers using various combinations of vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, but it's not always clear which therapy is inducing ...
Medical Xpress / Winter's natural wonders: Seven tips to entice you outside and dose yourself up with joy
Even in winter, when long dark nights can amplify feelings of loneliness, spending time with nature may elicit awe and wonder that brings important wellness benefits. While the winter chill can make stepping outside feel ...
Phys.org / Cold neutral gas in early universe prompts rethink of galaxy cluster evolution
A small group of young researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have, through observations of the early stages of an extremely large galaxy cluster's evolution, shown that the ...
Medical Xpress / Judge finds illegal language in Michigan health department's proposal to restructure state mental health services
A Michigan Court of Claims judge has found that the language in the state health department's attempt to possibly privatize community health agencies violates Michigan's mental health code.
Medical Xpress / Childhood exposure to air pollution linked to poorer cognitive performance in later life
People across the globe, especially in low-income countries, continue to use solid fuels like coal, wood and plant waste for cooking and heating. The resulting indoor air pollution exposes children to smoke and particles ...
Phys.org / Persistent shock wave around dead star puzzles astronomers
Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave. Now, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have imaged ...
Medical Xpress / Fast-tracked drug approvals pose safety risks, study shows
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in operations management finds that drugs approved under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Breakthrough Therapy Designation"—a program designed ...
Medical Xpress / How aggressive breast cancer controls protein production
A previously unknown mechanism that makes it possible for aggressive so-called triple-negative breast cancer to fine-tune its production of proteins has been discovered by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden. The discovery ...
Medical Xpress / New mutations in TP53 gene drive resistance to p53-targeted cancer therapy
Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 are a common cause of cancer, making the altered protein an attractive target for therapeutics. Among them, the Y220C mutation is the ninth most frequent and it creates a small crevice ...
