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Medical Xpress / Optical device distinguishes blood flow signals from the brain and scalp

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia. But existing techniques, including magnetic resonance ...

Oct 21, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / New insights into SETBP1 variants reveal mechanisms behind neurodevelopmental disorders

An international research team led by Maggie Wong at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) has discovered that SETBP1 missense variants outside the canonical degron region can disrupt DNA binding, transcriptional ...

Oct 21, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Clinical trial is testing whether heavy lifting could combat cancer side effects

A new clinical trial led by University of Alberta researchers is exploring whether heavy strength training is a safe and beneficial way to help combat the long-term physical challenges faced by head and neck cancer survivors.

Oct 21, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Remote intervention program offers hope and support for people facing memory loss

Results from a six-year study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, show that a new low intensity group therapy, APPLE-Tree, helps people living with memory loss to address dementia risk factors.

Medical Xpress / Botox-like substance brings relief to Ukrainian war amputees

Botulinum toxin injections provide greater short-term relief for phantom limb pain than standard medical and surgical care among Ukrainian war amputees, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians.

Oct 21, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / IgNobel 'Butt Breathing' idea from 2024 moves closer to real treatment

The technique sounds so outlandish that it won an IgNobel prize in 2024. But the science behind rescuing people with blocked airways and clogged lungs by rectally delivering oxygen to the body is no joke.

Oct 20, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Grid cells create multiple local maps rather than single global system for spatial navigation, study finds

Grid cells are a class of specialized neurons in a brain region called the entorhinal cortex, which is known to support spatial navigation and some memory processes. Past neuroscience studies have found that as humans and ...

Oct 20, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Spiritual experiences in adolescence linked to adult loneliness and civic engagement

University of North Carolina at Charlotte's School of Nursing, collaborating with Harvard's Human Flourishing Program, reports that adolescents who report transformative religious or spiritual experiences show both greater ...

Oct 20, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Serotonin produced by gut bacteria provides hope for a novel IBS treatment

Research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarifies the complex interaction between gut bacteria and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experiments demonstrate that gut bacteria can produce the important substance ...

Medical Xpress / Retinal implant restores central vision in patients with advanced AMD, study shows

A wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Oct 20, 2025 in Ophthalmology
Medical Xpress / Graying hair may reflect a natural defense against cancer risk

Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA damage is known to contribute to both aging and cancer, the precise connection—particularly how ...

Oct 20, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Teclistamab T-cell therapy shows promise in patients with drug-resistant autoimmune disease

Research led by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg provides evidence that teclistamab may offer therapeutic benefit for patients with severe forms of treatment-resistant autoimmune diseases.