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Medical Xpress / AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes by assessing patient's walk
Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and artificial intelligence (AI) system that can monitor multiple people walking in busy hospitals and long-term care facilities to identify ...
Medical Xpress / The brain navigates new spaces by 'flickering' between reality and old mental maps, say scientists
Have you ever gotten a flash of a different route you could have taken while stuck in traffic? This isn't just a fleeting thought, but rather a fundamental neurological process, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Medical Xpress / Gene linked to beta cell identity loss may explain type 2 diabetes progression
Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into those that increase ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-on-a-chip technology reveals how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain
In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to better understand how the brain operates under healthy conditions and is damaged through ...
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy may cure diabetic heart disease, mouse study shows
Scientists have reversed diabetic heart failure with a genetic therapy in mice and miniature human "hearts" grown from stem cells. The new gene therapy may be a promising treatment for diabetic heart disease, in which the ...
Medical Xpress / Disabling a critical cellular pathway could be key to stopping deadly rotavirus infection
Rotavirus causes severe dehydrating diarrhea in infants and young children, contributing to more than 128,500 deaths per year globally despite widespread vaccination efforts. Although rotavirus is more prevalent in developing ...
Medical Xpress / Quantifying viral mimicry: How repetitive DNA in cancer cells triggers an immune response
Understanding the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells has important implications for cancer immunotherapies, including checkpoint inhibitor drugs and cell-based therapies, as well as newer treatments like cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Background genetic variants can lead to different clinical features in complex disorders
The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear-cut, easily diagnosed clinical features. Even if a parent and child have the same genetic marker implicated in an outcome, such as autism, only one ...
Medical Xpress / Many newborn baby deaths linked to preventable or treatable factors
A Curtin University-led study has identified the most critical risk factors linked to neonatal deaths worldwide, providing comprehensive evidence to help guide global efforts to save newborn lives.
Medical Xpress / A natural compound repairs brain mitochondria and reverses anxiety in rats
A study led by EPFL shows that Urolithin A, a natural compound, can abolish high anxiety in rats by repairing mitochondrial function in their brain cells, specifically in the nucleus accumbens. The findings, which appear ...
Medical Xpress / Drinking through the generations: Study finds abstention from alcohol is on the rise in younger generations
Younger generations are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates, with Generation Z driving a cultural shift that could reshape Australia's drinking landscape and deliver major public health gains if the trend continues, ...
Medical Xpress / Study highlights risks of cesarean births to future pregnancies
Women who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future pregnancies, UCL researchers ...
