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Medical Xpress / Macaques reveal human-like genetic cause of inherited blindness, offering new disease model
An inherited form of blindness directly comparable to a common inherited optic nerve disease in humans has been discovered in rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, ...
Medical Xpress / From gut to brain: Scientists engineer bacteria to treat severe liver-related brain dysfunction
When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result is hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a devastating neurological complication of liver disease that can ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists create first-ever 'smell map' of the nose's smell receptors
For most of us, the sense of smell is an integral part of everyday life; it plays a critical role in providing information about our surroundings, alerting us to potential dangers, enhancing our sense of taste, and evoking ...
Medical Xpress / Age, sex, and cancer type can influence risk of subsequent cancers among survivors
The risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer varied significantly by age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer, according to a study by Oxana Palesh and Susan Hong and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth ...
Medical Xpress / Smart soft sensors restore surgeons' sense of touch in minimally invasive procedures
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed soft, flexible sensors that help restore a surgeon's sense of touch during minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery. These procedures allow for faster recovery and less pain, but surgeons ...
Medical Xpress / How bones make marrow: Newly identified 'organizer' cells also reappear after fractures
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue located within the hollow center of bones, serving as the primary site for the continuous production of red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. Despite its physiological importance, ...
Medical Xpress / Cellular pathways may underlie some differences in physical fitness
Patterns of molecular activity in the blood may hold clues not only to how fit someone is, but also to the biological processes that support physical performance. Researchers at MIT, GE HealthCare, and the U.S. Military Academy ...
Medical Xpress / Digital twin can reveal alcohol consumption in crime cases
Using a so-called digital twin, it is possible to predict with greater precision than at present how much alcohol a person has consumed and at what time. The study was conducted by researchers at Linköping University and ...
Medical Xpress / Adversity across life linked to greater frailty and faster biological aging
Published in BMC Medicine, the study analyzed data from over 150,000 participants and found the strongest associations in people who experienced adversity in both childhood and adulthood. These individuals were more frail ...
Medical Xpress / Face photos reveal faster biological aging tied to poorer cancer survival
The Mass General Brigham research team behind FaceAge, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can estimate a person's biological age from a single photo, is reporting in a new study that estimating biological age from ...
Medical Xpress / Digital health literacy higher in lower-income countries, 30-country survey finds
A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging assumptions that national wealth ...
Medical Xpress / Why bone metastases resist treatment: New method identifies immune cells shielding tumors
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have developed a method that reveals the cellular makeup of tissues that support metastatic cancer growth, which is the primary cause of death for most ...
