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Medical Xpress / Surprising benefits for seniors can come via brain training

Cognitive training apps and programs promise to sharpen memory, improve attention and prevent cognitive decline. One important question about these claims is whether the improvements produced by such exercises transfer to ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain predicts next words in milliseconds, mirroring AI language models

Even while listening, the brain attempts to anticipate the next words. This is the conclusion reached by a current study conducted by an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by PD Dr. Patrick Krauss, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / New 3D map of the heart's electrical wiring can help patients with congenital heart disease

Researchers from UCL (University College London) and the ESRF (The European Synchrotron) have produced the first three-dimensional map of the heart's electrical wiring in Tetralogy of Fallot, one of the most common congenital ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the brain predicts social interaction before it starts

How does the brain decide to approach others? Researchers have found that coordinated brain activity linked to social behavior begins seconds before movement starts. In a study using zebrafish, they identified a key role ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Marketed as natural and nicotine-free, these cigarettes hide hazards far worse than most buyers expect

Herbal cigarettes, widely sold in India and abroad as natural, tobacco-free, and even therapeutic alternatives to conventional cigarettes, are not safer than regular tobacco cigarettes. They produce emissions that can be ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tiny brain probe reveals how deep-brain neurons can be measured and manipulated

A new breakthrough technology, co-developed by UCL scientists, that simultaneously records and manipulates neuron activity deep within the brain could transform our understanding of neural circuits and neurological conditions, ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Baby brain myth fades as 300 new parents match non-parents on cognition

The largest and most comprehensive study of memory and cognition in new parents has found no evidence for "baby brain" in mums and dads. New mums often complain about having "baby brain," where memory and cognition become ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Colorectal cancer has a backup plan, and it begins when mature gut cells regain stem-like traits

In a recent study, Stevens researchers have shown how colorectal cancers can evolve from mature intestinal cells that revert to stem cells. These findings explain why colorectal cancers are so resistant to treatment and can ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Magnetic particle imaging may help tailor cell therapy delivery, mouse study suggests

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they used a form of magnetic imaging to track cell therapy injections commonly used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers. The findings, from a study of mice, add to a growing ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / How cells clear immune signals could reshape drug design and cancer spread research

Our body receives and processes a vast number of signals. Chemical signals serve as guidance cues and ensure, for example, that immune cells arrive exactly where they are needed. Many vital processes such as sensory perception, ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / National index tracks AI health care regulations as policy patchwork grows

As artificial intelligence rapidly enters health care, policymakers and health systems are struggling to keep pace with the implications for how the technology should be governed to ensure patient safety, provider accountability, ...

Jun 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Triple therapy could block newborn meningitis without antibiotics

Newborn meningitis is one of the most dangerous childhood infections. It is often life-threatening and can cause serious and lasting damage, including developmental problems, in the children who survive. Although meningitis ...

Jun 1, 2026