https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The most common white blood cells in your body—immune cells called neutrophils—can make a protein nobody knew they were making, Stanford Medicine investigators have discovered. That unexpected sighting joins a growing list of hints tying schizophrenia, a disorder of the brain, to events occurring elsewhere in our bodies. The findings are summarized in a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-neutrophils-schizophrenia-linked-protein.html Tue, 19 May 2026 18:00:07 EDT news698428441 Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years. This week, his role in a clinical trial has culminated in the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I—a genetic condition characterized by recurrent infections and, often, early death. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-fda-gene-therapy-severe-leukocyte.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:30:02 EDT news693826909 A new report, to be presented to policymakers today, uncovers a huge rise in official reports concerning deaths among homeless or precariously housed people in recent years. The investigations, known as Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports, are carried out by coroners, who are increasingly highlighting specific related issues such as a lack of social housing, the so-called "bedroom tax" which lowers benefit entitlement, and poor mental health support provision. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-unveils-homelessness-death.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:20:01 EDT news693666506 Premenopausal women would benefit from a significantly more accurate diagnostic pathway for ovarian cancer, as a new study finds that an advanced ultrasound test, IOTA ADNEX, identified 9 out of 10 cancers in women who took part. Published in the BMJ, a team led by Professor Sudha Sundar—who conducted the ROCkeTS (Refining Ovarian Cancer Test Accuracy Scores) study—recommends replacing the current NHS triage test, the Risk of Malignancy Index (RMI), because it has low sensitivity for detecting cancer. Researchers found that in younger women, who haven't been through the menopause, the RMI missed more than half of the cancers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-diagnostic-ovarian-cancer-premenopausal-women.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:13:48 EST news690131581 An international team of investigators has reported results from the first Phase III clinical trials of rocatinlimab, a novel treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-phase-iii-success-rocatinlimab-moderate.html Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:30:01 EST news683375119 A small team of eye specialists from the University of Cambridge, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, University College Dublin School of Medicine and Texas A&M College of Medicine is warning of possible eye injuries as many bottles of champagne are opened over the holiday season. In their project, reported in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) the group studied available literature describing eye injuries that can result from corks moving at high speeds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-eye-specialists-injuries-due-corks.html Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:22:05 EST news622372913 The rocketing price of fuel could be making people's physical and mental health worse, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-rocketing-price-fuel-people-physical.html Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:27:03 EST news562922809 The number of COVID-19 cases shot up by almost a fifth across the world this week, as the pandemic picked up speed in most regions, with Europe bearing the brunt. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-world-covid-cases-rocket.html Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:40:01 EST news559578636 Rocket scientists and brain surgeons are no smarter than the general population, suggests a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-rocket-scientists-brain-surgeons-smarter.html Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:30:03 EST news558613419 California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration and the state's hospital association are at odds over how best to create space for critically ill coronavirus patients at already strained medical facilities that soon could be overwhelmed by the expected surge of new cases from holiday gatherings. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-california-virus-deaths-rocket-higher.html Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:09:42 EST news529301377 The rate of infection rocketed in North America over the past week, though Europe remains the epicentre of the pandemic. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-virus-rockets-north-america.html Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:20:07 EST news524485203 Dealing with the social and economic upheaval from the coronavirus pandemic will require the skills and talents of many types of professions—medical personnel, public health experts, parents, students, educators, legislators, enforcement authorities and many others. Until now, though, the U.S. has struggled to mount a coordinated national response to effectively stamp out COVID-19, even as other countries in Europe and East Asia have shown that the disease can be controlled. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-reopen-schools-complexhere-rocket-scientists.html Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:00:02 EDT news515753258 The first French doctor battling the coronavirus has died as the death toll in the country spiralled to 674 Sunday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-french-doctor-dies-virus-death.html Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:40:01 EDT news504113791 Thailand's confirmed coronavirus cases rose by a third to nearly 600, the kingdom announced Sunday, as fears of a full-blown crisis take hold in a country largely spared until now. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-thailand-virus-cases-rocket-crisis.html Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:51:35 EDT news504075092 Sales of hand sanitiser in Britain have more than tripled as nervous customers sought to protect themselves from coronavirus, data showed Tuesday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-sanitiser-sales-rocket-britain.html Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:08:21 EST news502448897 Incidence of cervical cancer in young women is set to decline 75 per cent by 2040 with deaths close to eradicated, however older women will face greater risk according to research led by Queen Mary University of London, published today in The Lancet Public Health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-12-cervical-cancer-deaths-rocket-older.html Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:42:17 EST news432873731 Oesophageal cancer is an aggressive disease with one of the worst survival rates of all cancers. Our latest research shows that the longer a person waits to see a doctor, the more likely they are to die from their cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment is critical as it can significantly improve survival odds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-oesophageal-cancer-rocketinghere-disease.html Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:30:01 EDT news415528046 It is possible to measure the alcohol consumption of a given population based on the presence of a stable metabolite excreted in urine in wastewaters: ethyl sulphate. The University of Valencia has taken part in this study, which has scientifically quantified the massive spike in drinking in Valencia during local festivities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-02-alcohol-consumption-valencia-rockets-fallas.html Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:04:54 EST news374144687 Chronic exposure to rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel is causing an increase in severe adolescent violence, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-exposure-rocket-israel-adolescent-violence.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:45:12 EDT news289565106 Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase the likelihood of miscarriages, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-israel-rocket-miscarriage-likelihood.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:06:50 EST news280757200