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Medical Xpress / More daily steps over a long period linked to better attention and decision-making
Walking a few extra steps can help your cognitive health go the extra mile. Physical activity has time and again proven its benefits for both mind and body. Regular physical activity, such as walking, is associated with lower ...
Medical Xpress / Eye tracking could help virtual reality pain therapy adapt to individual needs
Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with eye tracking in virtual reality could one day help personalize treatment for millions living with chronic pain, according to world-first research from the University of East Anglia.
Medical Xpress / One tooth, six clues: How a single tooth can help in identifying deceased persons
A single tooth can contain valuable clues to a person's identity, even when remains are severely decomposed or reduced to bones, according to a study by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. By applying multiple ...
Medical Xpress / AI identifies tumor aging patterns to predict immunotherapy response across multiple cancer types
Even when given the same drug, some patients respond well while others show little or no response. This is particularly true of immunotherapy. A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed ...
Medical Xpress / Invisible infrared light creates green letters that are less prone to blur
Infrared light is invisible to us. Yet under the right conditions, pulses of near-infrared light can give rise to a visible image in the eye—one that behaves in ways that defy intuition. ICTER scientists investigated what ...
Medical Xpress / AI model detects signs of faulty DNA repair in ovarian cancer using tissue images
An AI model created by researchers at King's can detect signs of faulty repair mechanisms in ovarian cancer cells, potentially leading to a low-cost, widely accessible diagnostic tool in the future. By analyzing tissue images, ...
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer study highlights body's natural molecules as potential treatment tools
Pancreatic cancer cells are remarkably good at doing one thing: growing. But new Texas A&M research suggests that two tiny molecules already present in the body may help slow them down.
Medical Xpress / Half-matched bone marrow transplant expands options for children with severe aplastic anemia
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among child, ...
Medical Xpress / LSD does more than desynchronize the brain—it changes brain rhythms and signal complexity
First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied psychedelics.
Medical Xpress / Tuberculosis vaccine's link to reduced dementia risk gains mechanistic support
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine widely used to prevent tuberculosis and treat bladder cancer, may also have properties that reduce the risk for dementia, according to new findings in a study of mice. BCG is a live, ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental treatment selectively reduces harmful protein in lab models of rare inherited brain disorder
Researchers from DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University of Tübingen, together with experts from Bonn, London and Portugal, have developed and successfully tested in human neurons ...
Medical Xpress / Childhood measles vaccination rates fall worldwide post-COVID-19
Routine vaccine program disruptions and under-resourced health systems are driving a global decline in childhood measles vaccination rates post-COVID-19, a new study has found. University of Queensland researchers examined ...
