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Medical Xpress / Single-cell tool predicts cancer survival by pinpointing harmful tumor cells

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind method to predict cancer patient survival using advanced molecular data from individual cells.

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / High-resolution brain atlas expands with 18 tasks across 11 repeatedly scanned volunteers

The Individual Brain Charting (IBC) project has released its fifth and largest update of high-resolution fMRI data, adding a new set of cognitive tasks to one of the most detailed brain-mapping datasets available today. The ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Can a deaf person's brain turn silence into vision?

A brain that develops in the deprivation of one sense reorganizes itself in surprising ways, revealing remarkable neuroplasticity. A team of researchers has studied the brain activity of young congenitally deaf and young ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early warning signs of brain infection in children identified in new study

Despite new diagnostic methods and expanded vaccination programs, many children in Uganda continue to suffer from severe brain infections, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. The researchers' analysis highlights ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Advanced imaging uncovers immune cells' changing role during glioblastoma invasion

Glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive brain tumor type in adults, remains difficult to treat because it can infiltrate surrounding brain tissue and spread far beyond the main tumor. Researchers from DZNE, University ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / IVF hormone add-on does not improve success rates, study finds

A hormone procedure commonly offered to IVF patients globally as an "add-on" does not improve chances of falling pregnant, according to an international analysis led by the University of Sydney.

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bullying and adverse social climate take measurable toll on mental health of gender-diverse youth: Study

Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are significantly more likely to suffer escalating psychological distress compared to their peers, ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Early immune changes may signal increased risk of Alzheimer's and dementia

Circulating white blood cells called neutrophils are some of the immune system's first responders. Their numbers shoot up during infection and inflammation, shifting the ratio of neutrophils to other types of immune cells ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / How immune cell networks drive liver disease

A type of rare T cell triggers a cascade of signals amplifying inflammation and ultimately leading to liver fibrosis, according to a new study from Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg published in Nature Communications. ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / How a key regulatory protein guides cartilage formation during embryonic development

Sox9, a master regulator of cartilage formation, switches its target genes dynamically during embryonic limb development instead of following a fixed program, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. They analyzed mouse ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Your liver is hiding a shifting cellular map, and diet can rapidly redraw its internal landscape

As we go about our day, the trillions of cells in our bodies run like well-oiled machines: continually sensing what's happening around them and making modifications to keep us humming along. Like adjusting a gear in a car ...

Apr 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Malaria lights up under magnets and polarized light, opening the door to faster, smarter blood testing

Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that uses a magnetic field and polarized light to provide quantitative measurements that could enable faster and more objective detection of malaria in blood. Malaria, caused ...

Apr 21, 2026