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Medical Xpress / Ultra-processed foods tied to nearly fourfold asthma risk in children
Children who get more than 30% of their daily energy from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), such as soda drinks, packaged snacks, and sweetened breakfast cereals, have a nearly fourfold risk of developing asthma in their early ...
Medical Xpress / Inside the cerebellum, unique neurons predict the timing of future events
Humans and other animals constantly make predictions about future events based on previous experiences and their perceptions of the surrounding environment. This predictive process is described by a mathematical framework ...
Medical Xpress / How the brain switches between older and newer memories
As humans and other animals experience new things, their brains continuously update their memory of past events. These updates allow them to adapt to changing environments, all while preserving older memories that could still ...
Medical Xpress / Research shows individual protein needs vary widely, challenging the idea of a single daily target
Protein has become the star of the modern diet. From shakes, bars and powders to viral fitness advice, the message seems clear: more protein equals better health. But research from Texas A&M University suggests it's not that ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug shrinks advanced kidney tumors, clears cancer in one patient
A new Phase I clinical trial provides proof of concept for a potential therapy for treatment-resistant cancers, particularly kidney cancer. In the new study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers tested a novel ...
Medical Xpress / The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see
Even in the primary visual cortex, a brain region named for its specialized role in processing basic features of what the eyes see, not every neuron ends up answering the call to process properties of visual input. Maybe ...
Medical Xpress / Viagra could hold key to halting Peyronie's disease
Combining two widely prescribed drug classes could provide the first effective treatment for early-stage Peyronie's disease, according to a new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Medical Xpress / Genes give neurons a 'GPS' to form the brain's neural circuits, scientists show
How complex neural circuits are genetically designed and wired is a fundamental question in neuroscience. Scientists have shown for the first time that genes encode a "wiring map" that guides neurons to connect with the correct ...
Medical Xpress / Dinner at the door: Convenient healthy meals may ease depression symptoms
Making healthy meals more convenient through meal delivery services could improve depressive symptoms by removing some of the daily burdens that often accompany depression, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Medical Xpress / The liver's immune cells might be the key to curing hepatitis B
Fifteen years ago, doctors in Europe noticed a remarkable thing happening in people with chronic hepatitis B infections. When patients went off their medications, the virus started to come back—and then some of the patients ...
Medical Xpress / Contact lenses treat depression in mice as effectively as anti-depressant medication
Materials scientists have designed brain-stimulating contact lenses that are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice. The soft, transparent contact lenses have in-built electrodes that deliver mild electrical ...
Medical Xpress / Friendly skin bacteria shut down inflammatory driver of eczema
Friendly skin bacteria could hold the key to stopping eczema in its tracks, according to a breakthrough by a team of UK and Japanese scientists. Their new study reveals harmless microbes living on our skin release powerful ...
