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Medical Xpress / Cancer risk rises with autoimmune disorders but drops after anti-inflammatory therapy, finds study
When patients start getting treated for conditions like psoriatic arthritis, or connective tissue diseases like lupus and systemic sclerosis, their heightened risk of cancer gradually decreases, according to a new five-year ...
Phys.org / NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission
It's humanity's first flight to the moon since 1972.
Medical Xpress / Adapted swim lessons can improve water safety skills for autistic children
Autistic children are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, highlighting the importance of providing water safety lessons tailored to their needs. Florida International University researchers Tana ...
Phys.org / Binding to RNA is not enough—changing its shape is what makes a drug work, study reveals
Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) serve as messengers between DNA and protein production, and perform a wide variety of regulatory functions across different cellular processes. This makes them an interesting target for drug designers. ...
Medical Xpress / Nursing home flu outbreaks—statistical approach reveals keys to preventing hospitalizations
In nursing homes, influenza spreads quickly. Even in facilities with separate wings, staff move throughout the home, caring for medically complex older adults who often share rooms. In this way, a single case of influenza ...
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic fat linked to greater heart and metabolic health risks in children and adolescents with obesity
Higher fat content in the pancreas of children and adolescents with obesity is associated with an increased level of heart and metabolic risk factors, including higher-than-average body mass index (BMI), elevated diastolic ...
Medical Xpress / PSMA therapy delays hormone therapy in prostate cancer, clinical trial finds
Where previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the lives of patients who have exhausted all other treatment options, a new study now demonstrates that the therapy is also effective in an ...
Medical Xpress / 20,000 lab-grown human retinas reveal how cone photoreceptor cells resist degeneration
Scientists led by Botond Roska at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and collaborators have identified genetic pathways and compounds capable of protecting cone photoreceptors from the degeneration ...
Medical Xpress / AI-guided robot navigates thrombectomy route from leg to brain
Researchers at King's College London have shown for the first time that AI can autonomously perform thrombectomy navigation in a physical lab setting, a step toward expanding access to life-saving stroke treatment. For their ...
Medical Xpress / Common antidepressant may ease long COVID fatigue
A randomized clinical trial found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine significantly reduces long COVID-related fatigue, one of the condition's most persistent and debilitating symptoms, while the diabetes drug metformin showed ...
Phys.org / How Europe can use emissions trading to also manage carbon removals
The emissions trading system launched by the European Union in 2005 could one day also be used to capture CO₂ on a large scale. A new model study quantifies the potential, and outlines that phased integration of removals ...
Medical Xpress / New discovery could slow Parkinson's disease and reduce life-threatening lung injury
Scientists at Florida International University have developed a promising new compound that could slow the progression of Parkinson's disease and protect against life-threatening lung injury by targeting a key process inside ...
