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Medical Xpress / Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant
A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers. Type 1 diabetes ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool mimics pathologists to improve breast cancer tissue analysis accuracy
A research team led by two University of Maine Ph.D. students developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could make it easier and faster for doctors to identify signs of breast cancer in tissue samples, possibly ...
Medical Xpress / Muscle protein linked to exercise opens new way to treat Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating cause of memory loss and cognitive decline, for which no curative treatment is available. Among lifestyle factors, physical activity stands out as possibly one of the strongest defenders ...
Medical Xpress / Even low-intensity smoking increases risk of heart attack and death, study finds
An analysis of data from almost two dozen long-term studies finds that even low-intensity smokers have a substantially higher risk of heart disease and death compared to people who never smoked, even years after they quit. ...
Medical Xpress / Bone-targeted estrogen delivery reverses postmenopausal osteoporosis without uterine side effects in mice
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them brittle and prone to fracture. Taking the hormone estradiol can reverse these effects, but it may also increase endometrial and uterine cancer risks. ...
Medical Xpress / Targeted protein degradation: A new way to combat harmful proteins in tumor cells
A new active substance attacks a key protein in tumor cells, leading to complete degradation. In cell experiments, this caused cancer cells to lose their protection and die. The active substance was developed by researchers ...
Medical Xpress / First fully synthetic brain tissue model engineered by scientists
For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological coatings. The development opens the door to more controlled and humane neurological drug ...
Medical Xpress / Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: New origins and biomarkers revealed
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and their international collaborators have identified key developmental and molecular differences between the two main subtypes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CLL. The findings, ...
Medical Xpress / Heavy cannabis use during pregnancy linked to disruption in brain growth
McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research Center have found evidence that heavy cannabis use during pregnancy can cause delays in brain development in the fetus that persist into adulthood.
Medical Xpress / 'Breathing' robots reveal how fear spreads through touch
Humans can "catch" fear from robots, new research has shown. The findings—by a team of psychologists from the University of Amsterdam and the University of British Columbia—shed new light on how emotions can spread through ...
Medical Xpress / Deep brain stimulation succeeds for 1 in 2 patients with treatment-resistant severe depression and anxiety in trial
Deep brain stimulation—implants in the brain that act as a kind of "pacemaker"—has led to clinical improvements in half of the participants with treatment-resistant severe depression in an open-label trial.
Medical Xpress / AI can improve mental health questionnaires by detecting overlaps and redundancies
Large language models can help improve questionnaires used to diagnose mental illness by optimizing symptom generalizability and reducing redundancy. They can even contribute to new conceptualizations of mental disorders. ...
