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Medical Xpress / Drawing a line from the gut microbiome to inflammation and depression
It's become increasingly clear that the gut microbiome can affect human health, including mental health. Which bacterial species influence the development of disease and how they do so, however, is only just starting to be ...
Medical Xpress / An energy trap for tumor cells: Researchers find enzyme blockade halts liver cancer growth
Glycolysis is a central metabolic pathway by which cells obtain energy from sugar. Cancer cells in particular have long been thought to depend on the energy obtained through glycolysis, a phenomenon known as the Warburg effect. ...
Medical Xpress / New work creates roadmap for the next generation of bioelectronic medicine
From the ancient Egyptians' use of electric fish to treat headaches to the invention of pacemakers to regulate heart rhythms in the 1950s, the field of bioelectronic medicine—which makes use of electrical signals instead ...
Medical Xpress / New effective treatment for deadly pancreatic cancer may be on its way
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Only 12% of men diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five years after diagnosis; for women it is 14%.
Medical Xpress / Study suggests stalled amyloid protein production drives Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is likely caused by stalled protein processing in the brain, according to a new study.
Medical Xpress / Gene expression analyses reveal molecular insights into bone remodeling
Bones are the living tissue on which the human skeleton is constructed and play a key role in enabling physical movements. The structural integrity of bones has been attributed to bone remodeling—a highly regulated process ...
Medical Xpress / Brain network model can predict when people will feel surprised
Surprise is a key human emotion that is typically felt when something that we are witnessing or experiencing differs from our expectations. This natural human response to the unexpected has been the focus of numerous psychology ...
Medical Xpress / Neuronal subtypes study uncovers parallel gut-to-brain pathways that regulate feeding behaviors
The ability to regulate one's own food intake is essential to the survival of both humans and other animals. This innate ability ensures that the body receives the nutrients it needs to perform daily activities, without significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Why our biological clock ticks: Research reconciles major theories of aging
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published in Nature Aging, describe ...
Medical Xpress / Biotin may shield brain from manganese-induced damage, study finds
While manganese is an essential mineral involved in many bodily functions, both deficiency and excessive exposure can cause health issues. Maintaining a balanced diet typically provides sufficient manganese for most individuals; ...
Medical Xpress / Longitudinal study reveals HPV infection kinetics
Non-persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are characterized by a sharp increase in viral load followed by a long plateau, according to a study published January 21 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Samuel ...
Medical Xpress / New 'Human Microglia Atlas' provides insights into roles of immune cells in neurodegenerative diseases
Inflammation is triggered by the immune system and is part of the body's natural response to injuries or disease. However, abnormal inflammation has recently been established as a hallmark for pathologies that were previously ...