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Medical Xpress / Spleen scans reveal genetic clues to coronary artery disease risk
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham reveals that certain features in the spleen hidden within imaging scans may signal a person's risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), suggesting targets for prevention ...
Medical Xpress / How music helps the stressed brain bounce back
You've had a tough day and want nothing more than to flop on the sofa and listen to some soothing music. After a few minutes, you feel peaceful and calm. Anecdotally, music has long been known to relieve stress, but the scientific ...
Medical Xpress / Soft back belts ease everyday low back pain, 12-week trial suggests
For many in the workforce, spending hours at a computer is an unavoidable part of daily life. Sitting for prolonged periods in the same position can contribute to low back pain (LBP), which affects up to 80% of people over ...
Medical Xpress / Regular ketamine infusions offer new hope for treatment-resistant bipolar depression
People living with treatment-resistant bipolar disorder still have options to manage their condition. However, the choices are often limited, may take weeks to work or fail to provide full relief. That has led to a search ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists engineer ready-to-use cancer-fighting T cells for solid tumors
T-cell receptor, or TCR, therapy is a cancer treatment that genetically reprograms immune cells, called T cells, to hunt down cancer with precision. It's similar to another treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, but with one key ...
Medical Xpress / Nearly half of depression risk factors overlap with physical illnesses, especially gut disease
QIMR Berghofer researchers have identified a strong genetic link between gut-related health conditions and depression in a study offering new insights into why physical illnesses often accompany the mental health condition.
Medical Xpress / Different daily step count and stepping pace combos may all lower the risk of early death
Fewer daily steps at a faster pace or more steps at a slower pace may both substantially lower the risk of an early death, with a brisker pace for at least 30 minutes a day the potential sweet spot for those with sedentary ...
Medical Xpress / Sitting on Japanese tatami mats may reduce anxiety and support task engagement
Researchers at Kyushu University, publishing in the journal Scientific Reports, found that using mats made from Japanese Igusa, or rush grass, was associated with increased activity in regions of the brain related to concentration ...
Medical Xpress / Major psychiatric risk gene linked to myelin and brain communication
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests a major psychiatric risk gene remains important well into adulthood and may influence brain communication, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Medical Xpress / This is how dense breast tissue may lead to cancer
Breast cancer often grows in tissue that is unusually dense. That's why clinicians flag women with this kind of breast tissue for follow-up after a mammogram.
Dialog / Can society's emotional climate be reflected in individual brain function?
For years, I have been interested in disorders in which patients experience very real symptoms even though conventional brain imaging may look normal. Molecular imaging has taught me a simple lesson: what is invisible anatomically ...
Medical Xpress / Second-hand smoke causes nearly 1.7M deaths globally: Study
More than 2.7 billion people, including children, were exposed to secondhand smoke globally, contributing to nearly 1.7 million deaths in 2023, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health.
