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Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer RNA vaccine shows durable T cell immunity
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have found RNA neoantigen vaccines that generate long-lived, functional CD8+ T cells in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), potentially delaying disease ...
Medical Xpress / Finally solved: How the body's endocannabinoids spread through the brain
Marijuana-like endocannabinoids produced by your own body—how do they travel through the brain? It turns out that these fatty messenger molecules are transported in fatty vesicles. This surprising discovery contrasts with ...
Medical Xpress / Dancing your way to fitness: Study shows health benefits of free-form dance are comparable to conventional exercise
Forget sneakers or cleats and put on those boogie shoes, as new research from Northeastern University finds that dancing can have the same health benefits as running and other forms of exercise.
Medical Xpress / Common procedures for chronic spine pain found to offer little to no relief
Researchers from McMaster University and collaborating institutions found that commonly performed interventional procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain may provide little to no pain relief when compared with sham procedures.
Medical Xpress / AI may aid in timely diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are severe mental disorders that often manifest in early adulthood. Effective treatments exist, but they require an accurate diagnosis—something that is more challenging than one might ...
Medical Xpress / Machine learning tool decodes immune receptor sequences to diagnose multiple diseases
Stanford University researchers developed a machine learning-based method capable of diagnosing multiple diseases using B cell and T cell receptor sequences. The model, called Machine learning for Immunological Diagnosis ...
Medical Xpress / Mice exhibit paramedic-like behaviors toward unresponsive peers, study finds
University of California, Los Angeles, researchers have identified neural mechanisms behind prosocial behaviors in mice directed toward unresponsive conspecifics. Their findings suggest that mice, driven by an amygdala-regulated ...
Medical Xpress / Bottling a mouse 'superpower' may heal lungs damaged by premature birth
Understanding resilience—the ability of injured lung tissue to heal and regenerate—may be key to advancing the treatment and prevention of life-threatening lung disease that occurs in extremely premature babies, a new ...
Medical Xpress / Adrenal gland tumors harbor unexpected cell diversity, offering new treatment paths
Kyushu University researchers have uncovered a surprising layer of complexity in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs)—adrenal gland tumors that drive high blood pressure. Using cutting-edge analysis techniques, they discovered ...
Medical Xpress / Another novel virus found in bats with the potential to infect humans: HKU5-CoV-2
Research led by the Wuhan Institute of Virology has identified a distinct bat virus lineage capable of infecting human cells using the ACE2 receptor. The newly discovered merbecovirus, designated HKU5-CoV-2, was isolated ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery of HDAC8's role in Schwann cell repair offers new insights into nerve regeneration
Following an injury, such as a traumatic crush injury, the peripheral nervous system is itself often able to effectively regenerate. This regeneration capacity is mainly attributable to the Schwann cells of the peripheral ...
Medical Xpress / AI model uses MRI scans to measure how fast the brain ages
A new artificial intelligence model measures how fast a patient's brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing and treating cognitive decline and dementia, according to USC researchers.