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Uppsala researchers develop Trojan horse approach for medulloblastoma treatment

The malignant pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma is driven by proteins deep within the cancer cells, for which there are often no effective drugs available.

10 Nov 2025

Study identifies thyroid hormone pathway as key player in prostate cancer development

A hormone produced in the thyroid gland can play a key role in the development of prostate cancer.

10 Nov 2025

New dietary supplement may efficiently treat iron deficiency and anemia

Iron deficiency is globally widespread. Women are particularly affected, with one in five in Europe suffering from iron deficiency.

10 Nov 2025

Study uncovers a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

10 Nov 2025

Groundbreaking vaccination approach could transform respiratory disease prevention

A research team from Trinity College Dublin has unveiled a groundbreaking new approach to vaccination that could redefine how we protect against respiratory infections.

10 Nov 2025

Routine liquid biopsy testing could reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses

Routine screening is limited to only a few cancer types. New research indicates that routine liquid biopsy testing (multi-cancer early detection testing) could substantially reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses, allowing patients to receive treatment at earlier cancer stages, which are more likely to respond to interventions.

10 Nov 2025

New diagnostic approach identifies dementia stages based on neurovascular and metabolic changes

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a highly sensitive diagnostic that predicts a person's stage of dementia based on neurovascular and metabolic changes.

10 Nov 2025

Study links dysautonomia to breathing problems in chronic fatigue patients

Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves patients exhausted and struggling with brain fog - and it typically gets worse after mental or physical exercise, a phenomenon called post-exertional malaise.

10 Nov 2025

People with eczema can bathe daily or weekly without worrying about flare-ups

A major study has found that people with eczema are able to bathe either daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms.

10 Nov 2025

One concussion can raise your car crash risk by nearly 50%

Research shows that concussions elevate the risk of motor vehicle crashes, particularly in the weeks following injury, necessitating enhanced safety measures.

10 Nov 2025

Death risk found to be six times higher among hospitalized patients with dyspnea

The risk of dying is six times higher among patients who become short of breath after being admitted to hospital, according to research published today (Monday) in ERJ Open Research. Patients who were in pain were not more likely to die.

10 Nov 2025

Maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children

Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review published by The BMJ today, in direct response to recent announcements around the safety of using paracetamol in pregnancy.

10 Nov 2025

Children's oral health remain very poor despite improvements from government interventions

Children's access to NHS dentists and rates of tooth decay remain very poor despite improvements from national government interventions, oral health experts say.

10 Nov 2025

Exploring cost-effective approaches to detecting familial hypercholesterolemia in children

In the United States, one in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth.

10 Nov 2025

Assessing the risk of tick bites and effectiveness of protective measures in northeastern China

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In northeastern China, tick-borne diseases pose a major public health challenge, which is exacerbated by environmental and anthropogenic changes.

10 Nov 2025

Weight loss drugs used by patients with high triglycerides do not increase pancreatitis risk

In a major new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that weight loss drugs used by patients who have high triglycerides do not increase their risk of pancreatitis or adverse cardiac events.

10 Nov 2025

More prenatal visits allow newborns with mild heart defects to receive the right level of care

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with greater likelihood of appropriate delivery at a community hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

10 Nov 2025

Beta-blockers offer no clinical benefit for myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function

A major analysis led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), in collaboration with international institutions, has pooled data from 17,801 myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function enrolled in five global clinical trials.

10 Nov 2025

Complete revascularization reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future heart attacks compared with opening only culprit artery causing the heart attack according to a new, large international study led by researchers at the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), a joint organization of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.

10 Nov 2025

Tailored vitamin D3 supplementation lowers risk of heart attack recurrence

A tailored approach of vitamin D3 supplementation in patients who have suffered a heart attack significantly reduces their risk of a second heart attack, a new study from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds.

10 Nov 2025

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Uppsala researchers develop Trojan horse approach for medulloblastoma treatment

Study identifies thyroid hormone pathway as key player in prostate cancer development

New dietary supplement may efficiently treat iron deficiency and anemia

Study uncovers a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction

Groundbreaking vaccination approach could transform respiratory disease prevention

Routine liquid biopsy testing could reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses

New diagnostic approach identifies dementia stages based on neurovascular and metabolic changes

Study links dysautonomia to breathing problems in chronic fatigue patients

People with eczema can bathe daily or weekly without worrying about flare-ups

One concussion can raise your car crash risk by nearly 50%

Death risk found to be six times higher among hospitalized patients with dyspnea

Maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children

Children's oral health remain very poor despite improvements from government interventions

Exploring cost-effective approaches to detecting familial hypercholesterolemia in children

Assessing the risk of tick bites and effectiveness of protective measures in northeastern China

Weight loss drugs used by patients with high triglycerides do not increase pancreatitis risk

More prenatal visits allow newborns with mild heart defects to receive the right level of care

Beta-blockers offer no clinical benefit for myocardial infarction survivors with preserved cardiac function

Complete revascularization reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes

Tailored vitamin D3 supplementation lowers risk of heart attack recurrence

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