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Medical Xpress / Episodic and semantic memory retrievals involve the same areas of the brain, according to new work
A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, according to researchers from the School of Psychology at the ...
Medical Xpress / Deep-learning algorithms enhance mutation detection in cancer and RNA sequencing
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed two innovative deep-learning algorithms, ClairS-TO and Clair3-RNA, that significantly advance genetic mutation detection in cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Previously unknown bacterial component in kidney stone formation discovered
In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their formation.
Medical Xpress / ADHD and methylphenidate tied to higher adult BMI
Seoul National University Hospital researchers have linked childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and methylphenidate exposure with higher adult overweight/obesity and slightly shorter adult height at ages 20 ...
Medical Xpress / Racism packs a punch for those enduring it over a lifetime
Black Americans die younger than their White counterparts, with an estimated 1.63 million "excess" deaths having occurred between 1999 and 2020. These excess deaths are predominantly attributable to chronic conditions like ...
Medical Xpress / High blood pressure at birth tied to hypertension risk in childhood
High blood pressure at birth may be an early warning sign, setting the stage for cardiovascular disease later in life. A longitudinal study, the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort, set out to understand whether blood pressure (BP) levels ...
Medical Xpress / Nearly half of CDC surveillance databases have halted updates, raising concerns about health data gaps
An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely updated federal health surveillance systems had stopped or delayed updates in 2025, raising concerns that ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify a brain region that differs between males and females and may influence social behavior
Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown cluster of brain cells that may help explain differences in social behavior between males and females. The small neural circuit appears to function like an on/off switch, showing ...
Medical Xpress / Brain immune cells arrive powered by sugar, then build roads to recruit reinforcements
A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process to power their search-and-destroy missions. When immune cells rush to injury sites in the brain, ...
Medical Xpress / As taurine fuels leukemia, it may also impact bone health
In a basic science study last year, researchers discovered that taurine, available in energy drinks and as a supplement, feeds the growth of leukemia stem cells. A new study recently published by the same Wilmot Cancer Institute ...
Medical Xpress / Athletes with better jumping ability generate faster golf club head speed, study shows
There is an old saying in golf that you drive for show and putt for dough. And if you want to have drives that put on a big show, you must have good club head speed. New research from the University of Kansas is helping determine ...
Medical Xpress / AI uses animal imaging data to enhance surgical precision in humans
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD), and Mannheim University Medical Center (UMM) are presenting a method that enables artificial intelligence (AI) to learn how to ...
