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Medical Xpress / Mom's voice boosts language-center development in preemies' brains, study finds
Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study.
Medical Xpress / Why time could be as critical as diet and exercise for brain health
Time—or the lack of it—could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to a new paper from UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA).
Medical Xpress / Loneliness and social isolation linked to heightened risk of death in those with cancer
Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published online in the ...
Medical Xpress / Stem cell advances could boost regeneration and plasticity of brain neurons
The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a study from the University of Barcelona describes a new strategy based on stem cell therapy that could ...
Medical Xpress / New brain implant delivers drugs to multiple regions with high precision
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed a new type of brain implant that can deliver drugs to multiple regions of the brain with high precision, offering fresh possibilities for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Medical Xpress / Study offers clinical evidence on how food delivery models can reduce food insecurity and improve health outcomes
A first-of-its-kind clinical study shows that offering modest monthly grocery cards for produce leads to improvements in blood pressure compared to distributing pre-selected boxes of healthy food.
Medical Xpress / Human liver organoid platform can predict immune-mediated drug toxicity
Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in collaboration with Roche, have developed a next-generation human liver organoid microarray platform that could help predict which drugs may cause harmful immune ...
Medical Xpress / mRNA directs body to produce nanobodies that unlock immune attack on colorectal cancer tumors
A tiny molecule called a nanobody may succeed where today's cancer drugs often fail, according to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher Stefan Moisyadi, who has been refining the concept for nearly a decade.
Medical Xpress / New gene therapy shows promise in preventing kidney disease in type 1 diabetes
A new gene therapy approach aimed at protecting people with type 1 diabetes from developing diabetic kidney disease—a serious and common complication of the condition, has shown promising results in a University of Bristol ...
Medical Xpress / Psilocybin therapy linked to reduced depression symptoms in clinical trial
Psilocybin could be the future of mental health care, with promising findings emerging from Australia's first research trial using psychedelics to treat depression, led by Swinburne University of Technology.
Medical Xpress / Study finds hidden blood mutations spark obesity, diabetes and liver disease
UF Health Cancer Center researchers have found a surprising culprit behind common health problems such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease: silent genetic glitches in the blood system that occur naturally as people ...
Medical Xpress / New brain-scanning method could help improve how anxiety is understood and diagnosed
A study by the University of Portsmouth in England has mapped the biological journey of anxiety in the brain when people are faced with a no-win situation.
