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Medical Xpress / Runx1 transcription factor modulates opioid analgesia and withdrawal in humans and rodents
A University of Calgary-led international research team has identified a genetic factor that may explain why people respond so differently to opioid pain medications, and why some individuals face greater risk of side effects ...
Medical Xpress / Monthly infusion therapy could make life better for kidney transplant patients
A new study offers hope that kidney transplant patients could one day have a monthly treatment instead of multiple pills every day. The new treatment may also reduce side effects and increase the lifespan of the donor organ. ...
Medical Xpress / MDGA2 gene malfunction removes brain's excitatory 'brake' to trigger severe epilepsy, study finds
The DGIST Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity has identified MDGA2 as a novel causative gene for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), a rare and intractable neurological disorder occurring in infancy ...
Medical Xpress / Test strip with enhanced technology could make way for more accessible diagnosis
A research team led by La Trobe University has developed a single-use test strip that could ultimately change how diseases like cancer are diagnosed. The research used enzymes to boost an electrical signal to detect disease-indicative ...
Medical Xpress / Common bacteria discovered in the eye linked to cognitive decline
Chlamydia pneumoniae—a common bacterium that causes pneumonia and sinus infections—can linger in the eye and brain for years and may aggravate Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from Cedars-Sinai. Published in ...
Medical Xpress / Shingles vaccination associated with delayed dementia onset in older adults
Every three seconds, someone, somewhere in the world, develops dementia. The number of people living with the condition is projected to rise dramatically, doubling from 78 million in 2020 to 139 million by 2050, making dementia ...
Medical Xpress / How sleep loss can damage your brain's wiring
Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also explains why we often feel ...
Medical Xpress / Saline nasal spray alone resolves sleep-disordered breathing in nearly one-third of children, study finds
Investigators based at Monash Children's Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne report that a once-daily intranasal saline spray resolved obstructive sleep-disordered breathing symptoms in nearly one-third of children ...
Medical Xpress / Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality
Pink noise—often used to promote sleep—may reduce restorative REM sleep and interfere with sleep recovery. In contrast, earplugs were found to be significantly more effective in protecting sleep against traffic noise, ...
Dialog / Our body is doing fat-math (better than you'd imagine)
Remember seeing your triglyceride levels in your lab report? Ah! Fats you may dismiss, thinking of the next gym work you need to head to. Fatty acids are broken down via a process called β-oxidation. But did you ever wonder ...
Medical Xpress / Night owl or early bird? Study finds sleep categories aren't that simple
The familiar labels "night owl" and "early bird," long used in sleep research, don't fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found. The McGill University-led study published in Nature Communications ...
Medical Xpress / Why we sleep poorly in new environments: A brain circuit that keeps animals awake
You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens. Working with mice, they have identified a group of neurons ...
