https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A University of Sheffield researcher has uncovered new evidence that could help improve treatment options for patients with hard-to-treat throat cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-tackling-chemotherapy-resistance-throat-cancer.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:33:04 EST news682691581 Equids, members of the horse family including horses, donkeys and zebras, share curious features called chestnuts. Found on every horse, they appear as toughened growths on their limbs, and can be clipped back if they grow too large. Anyone following the charming and rugged farrier Sam Wolfenden on TikTok will have seen his expert chestnut clipping. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-humans-horns.html Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:01 EST news681392635 AI can be used to detect cervical cancer in women in resource-limited parts of the world. However, for this method to work, investments are needed in health care staff, reliable supply chains and trust in these communities. This has been shown in a new study from Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet and the University of Helsinki, where researchers tested an AI-supported diagnostic method at rural hospitals in Kenya and Tanzania. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-ai-cervical-cancer-screening-kenya.html Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:56:04 EDT news679316162 From watermelon stomach to chocolate cysts, you might wonder why doctors decided to name some ailments after foods—after all, it's enough to put you off your dinner. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-medical-condition-food.html Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:55:05 EDT news662208902 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling promises to make the process of screening for cervical cancer easier, more comfortable—and, for some, less traumatic—than a traditional Pap test, offering users more control over their reproductive health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-hpv-sampling-kits-cervical-cancer.html Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:46:04 EST news657301561 Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs. Therefore, it is noteworthy that President-elect Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading critic of childhood vaccination, to be secretary of Health and Human Services. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-viewpoint-vaccine-misinformation-distorts-science.html Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:16:06 EST news653660161 People are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test, but there is a lack of knowledge about the new cervical screening process, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-cervical-hpv-screening-method-survey.html Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:09:04 EST news652716541 Every year, medical diagnostics get better and better thanks to the tremendous development of new methods that enable the precise detection of the many different molecules present in biological fluids during an infection. Nevertheless, the rapid and even real-time analysis of bacterial, fungal or viral infections is still far from ideal, which is why many efforts are being made around the world to improve methods that could enable the fastest and least invasive diagnosis of infections of various etiologies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-team-surface-raman-characterize-infections.html Wed, 29 May 2024 17:04:05 EDT news636221042 Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, after decades of research efforts, have developed a mouse model of Kaposi sarcoma that could be key to the development of new drugs to treat the disease. Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that is the most common cancer in people living with HIV. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-kaposi-sarcoma-discovery-mouse-drug.html Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:25:04 EDT news633623101 Women who undergo regular Pap smears are no doubt familiar with the possibility of "precancerous" cells being detected. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-treatment-advance-cervical-precancers.html Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:05:04 EDT news632142302 It's time to de-feet the trend of going shoeless. Though the barefoot lifestyle is not new—as evidenced by various types of barefoot or minimalist shoes and other products—the movement is resurfacing thanks to TikTok. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-shouldnt-barefoot.html Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:36:02 EDT news629472961 While human papilloma virus (HPV) is common in pregnant women, transmission from mother to baby is infrequent and the virus does not persist in infected newborns beyond six months. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-perinatal-transmission-hpv.html Thu, 25 May 2023 10:59:28 EDT news604231165 For patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated oropharynx cancer, assessing the presence of cancer cells beyond the lymph nodes, or extranodal extension (ENE), is critical in determining proper treatment. However, ENE is often challenging to detect on imaging pre-treatment, which can lead to an escalation in treatment resulting in greater toxicity and worse quality of life outcomes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-ai-algorithm-oropharynx-cancer-treatment.html Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:14:04 EDT news601294441 A major international trial published in The Lancet Oncology has looked at studies from 13 head and neck cancer centers from nine countries around the world. Using the data of 7,895 patients, a research team has found that there is a significant number of people who have "discordant" results in which two different tests for HPV show different results. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-conundrum-hpv-link-neck-cancer.html Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:30:03 EST news595528927 Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet more than 14,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with the disease this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Cervical cancer is often stigmatized due to its association with human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, however, HPV is extremely common, affecting most adults. Some people may also feel uncomfortable asking their doctor about sexual health. When it comes to ending the stigma, information is key—and your doctor can help answer your questions—even if you feel embarrassed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-qa-hpv-cervical-cancer.html Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:34:32 EST news591456864 People with autoimmune or auto-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of infections. This can be due to the underlying disease itself, or may be caused by treatment with immunomodulating or immunosuppressive drugs. Vaccinations play an important role in infection prevention. But children with pedAIIRD require a vaccination schedule that takes into account their disease activity, current treatment, and infection risk, as well as vaccine efficacy and safety. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-vaccination-children-aiird.html Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:20:02 EDT news586182001 The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) has changed the world as we know it. Although new vaccines and antiviral treatments have brought hope, the pesky virus has continued to mutate and evade us. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-covid-smart-virus-affect-dnabut.html Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:05:03 EDT news586004701 Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-06-indigenous-australians-higher-hpv-throat.html Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:20:01 EDT news573297034 A study has identified the Virginians least likely to know that there is a potentially lifesaving vaccine available for human papillomavirus, which is responsible for up to 10% of all cancers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-survey-virginians-unaware-lifesaving-hpv.html Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:51:24 EDT news569087478 The overall burden of cancer has gradually increased in China in recent years. By comprehensively examining data from multiple large databases, researchers have elucidated the similarities and differences between cancer epidemiology in China and the USA. Their findings reveal that cancer profiles in these two countries are converging. Hence, cancer screening and prevention strategies adopted by the USA could also help China actively control its cancer burden. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-cancer-incidence-china-usa-scientists.html Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:21:13 EDT news567944467 Nineteen months into the pandemic, the need for antiviral drugs targeted against COVID-19 is clear, given the global persistence of the virus, its ability to rapidly mutate into new variants and the possibility that it could potentially develop strains resistant to existing drugs or vaccines. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-biosensor-method-biosafety-lab-screening.html Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:35:22 EDT news554106916 Most people get infected with human papilloma virus at some point in their lives but, thanks to a robust immune response, are none the wiser. Unless giant horn-like growths sprout from their skin. An exceedingly rare feature of HPV known as tree-man syndrome, this condition is a far cry from the skin and genital warts that often accompany symptomatic disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-immune-molecule-hpv-patients-giant.html Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:35:04 EDT news550845299 With the help of a topical fluorescent imaging agent, cervical cancer can be identified by physicians with a hand-held microscope, according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Targeting the PARP1 enzyme that is overexpressed in cervical cancer, this optical imaging technique has the potential to revolutionize cervical cancer screenings and biopsies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-07-topical-molecular-imaging-tracer-enables.html Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:56:59 EDT news546620212 Research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has shown the offer of an HPV self-test could increase the uptake of cervical screening by almost three times for under-screened Māori women. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-self-administered-cervical-screening-lifesaving-potential.html Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:26:03 EST news529752360 There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-covid-vaccines-game-changers-safe.html Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:10:01 EST news525090999 Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and cases various cancers in women and men. There are currently three vaccines available, and their efficacy and safely have been thoroughly assessed in females but not males. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-safety-hpv-vaccines-males.html Wed, 04 Nov 2020 03:18:01 EST news523682275 Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at record levels in the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting recent "steep and sustained" increases. STIs are particularly common among young adults (aged 18-24 years), yet most sexually active college students have never been tested. This presents an urgent challenge, as well as a unique opportunity, for universities to increase STI testing among their students. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-college-students-stis-high-self-tests.html Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:41:47 EDT news521984500 The global quest to use a person's breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage testing for cancer and other diseases has taken a leap forward. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-breath-test-cancer.html Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:34:27 EDT news521120064 Vaccination against the human papilloma virus (HPV) reduces the risk of a condition that often leads to cervical cancer, according to an analysis of Danish health registry data. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-hpv-vaccination-linked-precancerous-condition.html Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:18:30 EDT news515816306 Viruses are naturally occurring entities. Viruses have existed on Earth long before humans and vastly outnumber humans. There are more viruses on Earth than there are stars in the universe or cells in the human body. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-human-responsible-animal-viruses-pandemics.html Wed, 13 May 2020 09:24:00 EDT news508580638