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Medical Xpress / B-cell clusters inside kidneys mark faster diabetic disease progression, new maps reveal
A detailed new map of the human kidney revealed a previously unrecognized form of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) marked by clusters of immune cells—specifically B cells—that are linked to faster disease progression. The findings ...
Medical Xpress / AI computation enables clearer views of the deep brain, bypassing the need for expensive equipment
Professor Iksung Kang (School of Electrical Engineering), in collaboration with Professor Na Ji's research team at UC Berkeley, has developed a technology that accurately corrects image aberrations in microscopes used for ...
Medical Xpress / How killer T cells attack tumors in 3D could sharpen future cancer immunotherapy
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are the body's specialized "killer" cells, precisely eliminating infected or cancerous cells. Their action relies on a specialized exchange zone called the "immune synapse," where they release active ...
Medical Xpress / Community-based care can cut depression and self-harm risk among teens in India's urban slums
In a significant advance for adolescent mental health in India, researchers have successfully demonstrated a scalable, community‑based care model through Project ARTEMIS, showing measurable reductions in depression, self‑harm ...
Medical Xpress / Placental contractions may occur in 6 of 10 healthy pregnancies, MRI scans reveal
The placenta contracts independently of the rest of the uterine wall, as seen in around 60% of 36 MRI-scanned healthy pregnancies, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS One by Louise Dewick of the University ...
Medical Xpress / Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain sample, including healthy tissue
Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the human body—the brain. In a recent study conducted by Chinese researchers, they found microplastics ...
Medical Xpress / Excessive cholesterol in astrocytes linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's mice
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive memory loss and a decline in mental functions. Several past studies have linked this disease to the accumulation of the protein amyloid-β ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental drug may restore movement after stroke
Every stroke begins with a sudden interruption of blood flow in the brain. But what happens afterward—why neurons continue to lose function and die over the following days—has remained one of the most important unanswered ...
Medical Xpress / AI model detects normally 'invisible' tissue changes of pancreatic cancer at stage 0
An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and the human eye find difficult to detect, ...
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 / A banned chemical still lingers, and its strangest effect may depend on sex, genes and one common vitamin
In two new studies, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have clarified how a long-banned group of chemicals, called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), affect genetic activity. The research helps explain how biological ...
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 ...
