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How mechanical changes in lung tissue trigger fibrosis

Fibrosis of the lungs is often a silent disease until it's too late. By the time patients are diagnosed, the scarring of their lung tissue is already advanced, and current treatments offer little more than a slowing of the inevitable.

5 Sep 2025

Targeting ADAR1 offers new hope against glioblastoma

The most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is notoriously resistant to treatment, with a median survival of just 14 months following diagnosis.

5 Sep 2025

Portable ultrasound improves diagnosis and patient outcomes

When hospitalized patients struggle to breathe, doctors typically reach for their stethoscopes, but results from a Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health clinical study in JAMA Network Open suggest they should diagnose the problem with portable ultrasounds instead.

5 Sep 2025

Targeting the lysosome-iron-mitochondria axis for osteoporosis therapy

Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by excessive bone loss, leading to increased fragility and an increased risk of fractures.

5 Sep 2025

Zebrafish study reveals how environment influences social behaviors in autism

Researchers from Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan have revealed that environment influences social behaviors in autism.

5 Sep 2025

Griffith study finds Legionella exposure extends beyond air conditioners

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith University research has found people are likely exposed to the bacteria through other sources including through soil.

5 Sep 2025

GeneSight test improves outcomes in major depressive disorder, meta-analysis shows

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a new meta-analysis of six prospective controlled studies that included 3,532 adults with major depressive disorder (MDD).

5 Sep 2025

Study reveals electrophysiological signals associated with extinction of aversive memories in humans

Suppression of fear-related memories after unpleasant experiences is very critical for adaptive behavior, as it allows one to inhibit responses that could lead to psychiatric problems such as anxiety or depression.

5 Sep 2025

Social isolation drives reward-seeking behavior in teens

A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation.

5 Sep 2025

New MRI correction method reveals brain structure differences in children with ADHD

Over five percent of children and adolescents are diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) globally.

5 Sep 2025

Semaglutide may one day be used to treat cocaine addiction

A drug already prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity may one day be used to treat cocaine addiction. In animal studies, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found that semaglutide reduced both cocaine use and relapse.

5 Sep 2025

New clinical trial to test sensory-enabled neural prostheses for upper limb amputees

Technology developed at Case Western Reserve University can restore a sense of touch that makes a prosthetic hand feel like a part of one's own body instead of feeling artificial and disconnected.

5 Sep 2025

Gene expression maps explain why diseases often occur together

This study reveals how gene expression patterns uncover molecular pathways linking comorbidities, enhancing treatment strategies for overlapping diseases.

5 Sep 2025

Scientists uncover human proteins hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for replication

Despite vaccines and treatments, SARS-CoV-2-the virus that causes COVID-19-continues to pose a global health threat, driven by new variants and its ability to hijack human cells in ways that still aren't fully understood.

5 Sep 2025

Study shows sharp increase in kidney disease deaths linked to high blood pressure

The death rate from hypertensive kidney disease (high blood pressure-related kidney disease) increased by 48% in the U.S. over the past 25 years, with continued differences across demographic groups, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025.

5 Sep 2025

HER2 and CD24 emerge as promising radiotheranostic targets in endometrial cancer

Two molecular targets-human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) and cluster of differentiation 24 (CD24)-are highly promising candidates for new nuclear diagnostics and therapeutics for endometrial cancer, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

5 Sep 2025

Research on marmosets sheds light on how babies learn to talk

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent chatter - they help to build a baby's emerging language skills.

4 Sep 2025

Clinical trial finds pork meals enhance recovery and mood in military cadets

A newly published clinical trial in Nutrients highlights pork's role in military nutrition, showing that meals containing lean pork support better recovery, mood and anabolic status in cadets performing intense tactical fitness exercises compared to plant-based meals.

4 Sep 2025

Mucus-inspired hydrogel improves healing in animal models of gastric injury

Hydrogels-materials like gelatin that can absorb and hold water-can aid wound healing and enable slow-release drug delivery, but they usually break down in acidic environments like the stomach.

4 Sep 2025

Overprotective parenting linked to higher anxiety in first year university students

First-year undergraduates who grew up with overly cautious or controlling parents tend to experience increased anxiety when faced with stresses associated with the transition to university, researchers from McGill University and the University of California (Los Angeles) have found.

4 Sep 2025

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Medical Research News

How mechanical changes in lung tissue trigger fibrosis

Targeting ADAR1 offers new hope against glioblastoma

Portable ultrasound improves diagnosis and patient outcomes

Targeting the lysosome-iron-mitochondria axis for osteoporosis therapy

Zebrafish study reveals how environment influences social behaviors in autism

Griffith study finds Legionella exposure extends beyond air conditioners

GeneSight test improves outcomes in major depressive disorder, meta-analysis shows

Study reveals electrophysiological signals associated with extinction of aversive memories in humans

Social isolation drives reward-seeking behavior in teens

New MRI correction method reveals brain structure differences in children with ADHD

Semaglutide may one day be used to treat cocaine addiction

New clinical trial to test sensory-enabled neural prostheses for upper limb amputees

Gene expression maps explain why diseases often occur together

Scientists uncover human proteins hijacked by SARS-CoV-2 for replication

Study shows sharp increase in kidney disease deaths linked to high blood pressure

HER2 and CD24 emerge as promising radiotheranostic targets in endometrial cancer

Research on marmosets sheds light on how babies learn to talk

Clinical trial finds pork meals enhance recovery and mood in military cadets

Mucus-inspired hydrogel improves healing in animal models of gastric injury

Overprotective parenting linked to higher anxiety in first year university students

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