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Medical Xpress / Three-week digital training linked to motor gains and brain connectivity changes in Parkinson's patients
A new study from Reichman University has found that a short, three-week digital training program, combined with standard drug treatment for Parkinson's disease, led to significant improvements in patients' motor function ...
Medical Xpress / Mice value advance knowledge, even when it reduces water rewards
We all hunger for information. Sometimes this drive leads us to a tangible reward, such as looking up reviews to find the perfect restaurant. But often we seek knowledge as an end unto itself, as when Galileo pointed his ...
Medical Xpress / Phage and microbiota therapy reduced recurrent UTIs in two patients over two years
Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide and primarily affect women. While antibiotics remain the standard treatment, frequent recurrences and rising antibiotic resistance ...
Medical Xpress / International study shows once-weekly HIV pill performs as well as daily treatment
An international clinical trial led by researchers including Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London has shown that a once-weekly oral treatment for HIV is as effective as current leading daily therapies, ...
Medical Xpress / For veterans with severe PTSD, psilocybin-assisted therapy may help
The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments found that the protocol was safe, with no serious adverse events or increases in suicidal thinking ...
Medical Xpress / A quantum machine learning framework to predict neoantigen immune response
Cleveland Clinic and IBM researchers are using quantum computing to tackle one of the most challenging problems in immuno-oncology: predicting which tumor mutations will trigger an immune response.
Medical Xpress / Novel AI framework enables efficient collaboration between generalist and specialist models for disease diagnosis
A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel AI framework, the Generalist–Specialist Collaboration (GSCo), which enables a generalist foundation model and specialist ...
Medical Xpress / Inequality predicts pandemic outcomes better than technical readiness, study finds
Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, a high-profile panel said Wednesday, calling for a rethink of how governments prepare for the next global health crisis.
Medical Xpress / Probiotic-derived bioactive metabolite reverses gut dysfunction and boosts HIV treatment response
Scientists at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and significantly improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ...
Medical Xpress / Trial shows specialist long COVID care may reduce fatigue
The largest clinical trial of long COVID care to date has found that specialist NHS long COVID services may help reduce fatigue, one of the condition's most common and disabling symptoms. The findings, published in Nature ...
Medical Xpress / Yoga may help relieve irritable bowel syndrome symptoms
Yoga is best known for improving flexibility, building strength and reducing stress. Research suggests it may also help ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common digestive disorder that affects millions of ...
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered microprotein linked to type 2 diabetes, shows promise as a precision treatment
A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new precision medicine approach to treating it, according to a new ...
