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Medical Xpress / Neurobiologists improve symptoms of Huntington's disease with targeted brain stimulation in mice
Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder in which decaying nerve cells lead to progressively worsening cognitive and movement abilities. While the genetic mutation responsible for the condition is well known, ...
Medical Xpress / Psychedelics not yet ready for clinical use in ADHD treatment, study finds
In recent years, there has been growing interest among adults with ADHD in the practice of microdosing classic psychedelics such as psilocybin and LSD. The internet is full of personal accounts describing improved concentration, ...
Medical Xpress / Could creatine help depression? What five clinical trials show so far
Could the same supplement many people take to build muscle also help treat depression?
Medical Xpress / Fatty liver drives a more dangerous form of colorectal cancer spread, study reveals
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international partners, have uncovered how fatty liver disease can fuel the most aggressive form of metastatic colorectal cancer. The findings, which appear in the journal Nature, not ...
Medical Xpress / Heart risk markers in adults over 40 with obesity increasingly converge with normal BMI levels
Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity and those with a normal body mass index (BMI) have narrowed or disappeared in several high-income ...
Medical Xpress / Digital mindfulness intervention beneficial for late-life depression
A digital mindfulness intervention with electroencephalogram (EEG) feedback—the FocusZen Mindfulness Stress Reduction System—reduces depression, anxiety, and sleep symptoms among participants with late-life depression (LLD), ...
Medical Xpress / Voice changes measured with a mobile phone can signal a flare up in asthma or COPD
Voice changes, which can be recorded and measured with a mobile phone app, can signal a flare-up in symptoms for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in ERJ Open ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery could help prevent cancer drug resistance before it starts
Cancer cells are quick to develop resistance to anti-tumor drugs. New research by scientists from the University of California, Davis, shows how cancers adapt to evade a class of anti-tumor drugs called BET inhibitors and ...
Medical Xpress / Many treatments help chronic back pain, but only in the short term
A large-scale analysis by an international research team, led by Bochum University of Applied Sciences, shows that nonsurgical treatments such as massage, exercise therapy or acupuncture for chronic back pain can alleviate ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs outperform SGLT-2 drugs for patients with Afib and type 2 diabetes
Individuals with atrial fibrillation (Afib), or irregular heart rhythm, are at increased risk of stroke, chronic kidney disease and heart failure. These risks are significantly exacerbated if a type 2 diabetes diagnosis is ...
Medical Xpress / One gene, two diseases: Study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most—dementia and cancer—but in opposite ...
Medical Xpress / AI turns mouse movements into language-like tokens, uncovering autism-related social behavior patterns
An artificial intelligence model capable of reading and interpreting animal behavior like language has been developed by researchers at KAIST. The team created an AI model that learns behavioral data in a manner similar to ...
