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. One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, contributes to a modest improvement in core depression and anxiety symptoms, including low mood, within two weeks, finds a new analysis of a major clinical trial led by UCL researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-antidepressants-core-depressive-symptoms-early.html Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:10 EDT news680955198 "You still had to prove yourself." "Every cloud has a blue lining!" Which of those sentences are you most likely to remember a few minutes from now? 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But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in a standardized location and is difficult to find within a patient's voluminous electronic health record (EHR). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-experts-method-standardizing-goals-electronic.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:52:06 EST news659184723 New evidence comparing weight gain under eight different first-line antidepressants finds that bupropion users are 15–20% less likely to gain a clinically significant amount of weight than users of sertraline, the most common medication. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-weight-gain-common-antidepressants.html Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:00:01 EDT news639043861 A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no symptomatic or clinical benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine at a dosage of 100 mg twice daily for 13 days for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-benefit-fluvoxamine-covid-symptoms.html Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:36:34 EDT news613928191 New research in the September 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network reveals an alarming lack of access for non-English speakers who called hospitals across the United States looking for information on cancer care services. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-non-english-speakers-cancer.html Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:00:02 EDT news613232052 Research in Sweden led by the University of Uppsala has looked into using mesenchymal stromal cells to halt the progress of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. In the paper, "Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells preserve endogenous insulin production in type 1 diabetes: a Phase I/II randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial," published in the journal Diabetologia, researchers detail the study and results of a small sample set of 24 participants. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-wharton-jelly-halt-diabetes-phase.html Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:10:01 EDT news604930010 A small group of patients with type 2 diabetes significantly improved their long-term blood sugar levels when treated with high-dose tadalafil, a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction. The result from the University of Gothenburg pilot study is striking, but repetition in a larger study and over a longer period is needed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-05-potency-drug-long-term-blood-sugar.html Thu, 04 May 2023 13:01:13 EDT news602424068 Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure. In a new study, several inflammatory biomarkers and cell energy metabolites were linked to an increased risk of incident heart failure. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-12-biomarkers-incident-heart-failure.html Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:59:06 EST news527338742 New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care settings have shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation, according to two research studies presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2020. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-artificial-intelligence-potential-outcomes.html Sun, 04 Oct 2020 06:09:29 EDT news521010563 Scientists investigating the evolution of the virus that causes COVID-19 say that its mutation seems to be directed by human proteins that degrade it, but natural selection of the virus enables it to bounce back. The findings could help in the design of vaccines against the virus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-mutating-sars-cov-evolving.html Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:45:18 EDT news514655114 The results of a study conducted by the University of Tartu on the prevalence of the coronavirus were presented to the Government Committee responsible for the emergency situation on Tuesday. The results from the second week of the study continue to confirm the low prevalence of the virus in Estonia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-prevalence-coronavirus-estonia.html Fri, 15 May 2020 11:52:25 EDT news508762339 With many people spending less time cooking and more time eating out and ordering takeaways, the food industry has adapted by introducing commercial meal kit subscription services that deliver recipes and fresh, pre-measured ingredients direct to people's doors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-healthy-meal-kit.html Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:46:40 EST news492335184 Managers who have received training in mental health issues, and whose workplaces run general information campaigns on mental health, are significantly more likely to work preventively in this area vis-à-vis their subordinates, a study shows. This applies irrespective of organization size and managers' own experiences of mental ill-health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-mental-ill-health-actions.html Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:39:20 EDT news491747950 Vitamin D deficiency in middle childhood could result in aggressive behavior as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a new University of Michigan study of school children in Bogotá, Colombia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-vitamin-d-elementary-school-adolescence.html Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:01:28 EDT news485521283 A new study by Stanford scholars and their colleagues shines a stark spotlight on governance issues that have plagued a cornerstone of the nation's administrative system for years: rampant errors and a backlog of appeals cases involving veterans' benefits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-flaws-veterans.html Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:00:01 EST news471080492 Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-largest-genetic-sequencing-human-disease.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:08 EDT news288446235 A way to improve detection rates in police interviews has been discovered by researchers following a mock terrorism scenario where suspects plotted to blow up a building. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-liars.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:48:37 EDT news286526825 (Medical Xpress)—Practicing a little Zen before class can lead to better grades, according to a new experimental study by George Mason University professor Robert Youmans and University of Illinois doctoral student Jared Ramsburg. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-meditating-grades.html Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:18:23 EDT news284725011 (HealthDay)—Intensive care unit (ICU) physician attire may influence patient family perceptions, according to a research letter published online Feb. 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-families-icu-doctors-traditional-white.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:20:01 EST news281105012