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Medical Xpress / Your brain on imagination: Study reveals how the mind's eye helps us learn and change
A new study led by cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows that merely imagining a positive encounter with someone can make ...
Medical Xpress / A light-based modulation tool for brain plasticity opens promising avenues for treating Huntington's disease
Synaptic plasticity—the brain's ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning—is one of the neural functions profoundly altered in Huntington's disease, with a direct impact on brain function. ...
Medical Xpress / How the immune system stalls weight loss
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune cells: preventing excess weight loss.
Medical Xpress / When it comes to language, context matters: How your brain deciphers sarcasm, metaphors and tone
In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it's pouring rain and someone remarks on the "lovely weather," you won't understand their ...
Medical Xpress / Slow tapering plus therapy most effective strategy for stopping antidepressants, research finds
For adults who have recovered from depression with the help of antidepressants, gradually reducing medication together with psychological support appears to be as effective as remaining on antidepressants for preventing relapse, ...
Medical Xpress / Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function
Natural killer (NK) cells are the bodyguards of our immune system. As a first line of defense, they destroy invading pathogens, foreign bodies, and infected cells in early stages, thereby preventing them from spreading. NK ...
Medical Xpress / Next-generation CAR T cells show stronger, safer response in animal models
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell that elicits a more controlled immune response to cancer in mice—effectively killing cancer cells, ...
Medical Xpress / AI identifies key mpox protein for new vaccine and antibody therapies
With the help of artificial intelligence, an international team of researchers has made the first major inroad to date toward a new and more effective way to fight the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which causes a painful and sometimes ...
Medical Xpress / Body image issues in adolescence are linked to depression in adulthood, twin study finds
Teenagers who are unhappy with their bodies are more likely to develop symptoms of eating disorders and depression in early adulthood, according to a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.
Medical Xpress / Genomic maps untangle the complex roots of disease
Today's biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies that target those genes to restore health.
Medical Xpress / Genetic modifier of Friedreich's ataxia points toward treatment for devastating disorder
Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare but devastating genetic disorder. Those with the condition are often diagnosed between 5 and 15 years of age and live only into their 30s or 40s. There is no widely approved treatment that ...
Medical Xpress / Years of war in Ukraine leave adolescents facing a growing mental health emergency
Adolescents who have lived through the escalating phases of the Russo-Ukrainian war are experiencing alarming levels of psychological distress, according to a new large-scale time-trend study from the Research Center for ...
