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Medical Xpress / Visualizing core pathologies of Parkinson's disease and related disorders in live patients
In countries with an aging population, neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are becoming more prevalent. These conditions, for which no definitive cure currently ...
Medical Xpress / Kids given 'digital pacifiers' to calm tantrums fail to learn how to regulate emotions, study finds
Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children's emotional development.
Medical Xpress / Creating supranormal hearing in mice
A study from Michigan Medicine's Kresge Hearing Research Institute was able to produce supranormal hearing in mice, while also supporting a hypothesis on the cause of hidden hearing loss in humans.
Medical Xpress / Breakthrough research makes cancer-fighting viral agent more effective
When a cancer cell doesn't respond to traditional therapies, doctors may turn to a sort of viral biological warfare, by deploying "troops" in the form of viral agents that are specifically engineered to target and eliminate ...
Medical Xpress / Novel mechanism for targeting bone marrow adipocytes to prevent bone loss
Bone marrow adipocytes (BMAds) are situated within the bone microenvironment, in close proximity to bone cells, vascular structures, and hematopoietic tissues. The shift of bone marrow stromal/stem cells (BMSCs) lineage towards ...
Medical Xpress / Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed
Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday.
Medical Xpress / Fears of attack and no phone signal deter women trail runners, finds study
Many studies have shown the health benefits of running, for both physical and psychological well-being. The researchers hope that, by identifying the features that are attractive to runners, they can help policymakers create ...
Medical Xpress / New device inspired by python teeth may reduce the risk of rotator cuff re-tearing
Most people, when they think about pythons, visualize the huge snake constricting and swallowing victims whole. But did you know that pythons initially hold onto their prey with their sharp, backward-curving teeth?
Medical Xpress / Serotonin 2C receptor regulates memory in mice and humans: Implications for Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and collaborating institutions have shown that serotonin 2C receptor in the brain regulates memory in people and animal models. The findings, ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers develop scalable synthesis of cancer-fighting compounds
Withanolides, a class of naturally occurring compounds found in plants, have long been a focus of cancer research due to their ability to inhibit cancer cell growth, induce cell death and prevent metastasis. These compounds ...
Medical Xpress / Combination of varenicline and nicotine lozenges found to increase smoking abstinence
Smokers seeking to conquer their addiction may have a new treatment option following the results from a clinical trial led by Monash University, which found a combination of varenicline and nicotine lozenges significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Spinal cord formation in the embryo: The role of a protein family identified
Work by the team of Dr. Frédéric Charron recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, identifies the fundamental role of a family of proteins, the β-arrestins, in the development of the nervous system at the embryonic ...