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Medical Xpress / Simple text reminders could help close London's bowel cancer screening gap
As low-cost and straightforward an intervention as automated text messaging could make a significant contribution to tackling London's below-average bowel cancer screening rates, according to a study led by the University ...
Medical Xpress / Teen chlamydia and gonorrhea screening climbs to 75% after primary care changes
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that a systematic, electronic health record-enabled quality improvement initiative was associated with a large increase in chlamydia and gonorrhea screening ...
Medical Xpress / Drawings of near-death experiences reveal patterns in what people remember seeing
For people who have near-death experiences (NDEs), these encounters can be so deeply moving and life-changing that language seems inadequate. Many describe them as vivid, multisensory experiences, filled with mental imagery ...
Medical Xpress / Brain activity patterns may predict Alzheimer's years before memory slips
Inside the brains of some cognitively normal adults, firing patterns were able to foretell Alzheimer's disease years before the onset of memory loss or the accumulation of plaques and tangles, according to new Stanford Medicine–led ...
Medical Xpress / New drug-development strategy might protect neurons by displacing proteins that inhibit helpful enzymes
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley may have discovered a new strategy for treating complex neurodegenerative diseases. Their study, recently published in Science, describes a new approach that allows ...
Medical Xpress / Blood pressure medication and vibration may boost brain waste clearance
The brain's own clearance mechanisms are most active during sleep. Researchers have now shown that this natural clearance process can also be enhanced while people are awake. A novel vasomechanical treatment increased the ...
Medical Xpress / How neurons in the hippocampus separate different aspects of experiences
When remembering an experience, people often recall not just where it happened, but also its timing and how it unfolded over time. This helps them to recall sequences of events and associations that can guide their actions ...
Medical Xpress / Tiny structures in our spines could hold clues to why our backs wear out
An international team of scientists has discovered how some of the tiniest structures in the human spine help it cope with the strain of bending, lifting and everyday movement, potentially shedding new light on why spinal ...
Medical Xpress / Extreme heat days may increase dementia risk, with poorer communities facing greater vulnerability
Over 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year, and scientists now say that people living in certain climatic conditions are at a greater risk than others of ...
Medical Xpress / Generative AI fills gaps in brain wiring maps where MRI scans lose signal
Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps fill gaps in brain wiring ...
Medical Xpress / Exposure to petroleum-based lubricants at work associated with multiple sclerosis risk
Exposure to petroleum-derived lubricants at work, including engine oil, hydraulic oil and cutting fluids used to cool or lubricate metal during metalworking, is associated with higher odds of multiple sclerosis (MS), according ...
Medical Xpress / WHO sounds alarm over lack of physical activity among teens
A quarter of teens globally engage in basically no physical activity—not even an hour of exercise a week—the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning that this significantly raises health risks.
