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Medical Xpress / RNA-based blood test identifies Parkinson's before symptoms appear
Researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective blood test capable of detecting Parkinson's disease long before symptoms emerge, comparing the current state of diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases to the fight against ...
Medical Xpress / New immune boost could expand access to cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that tapping into the body's own immune system and activating a type of immune cell known as B cells, could be the key to boosting the effectiveness of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, ...
Medical Xpress / Breaking the cycle: How childhood trauma affects parental empathy and perpetuates abuse
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a complex issue that is often passed on through generations. Studies have shown that parents who were abused as children may perpetuate a similar pattern of mistreating their children, creating ...
Medical Xpress / Key genes in Parkinson's disease discovered using CRISPR technology
A longstanding mystery in Parkinson's disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of PD go on to develop the disease, while others who also carry such variants do not. ...
Medical Xpress / Discovery of α-synuclein's 'fuzzy coat' mechanism offers new insights into Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia (LBD) are incurable and progressive neurodegenerative disorders, with some overlapping symptoms. An estimated 10 million people worldwide live with PD, while the figure for ...
Medical Xpress / Squeezing through: Understanding how neurons migrate through crowded brain tissue
In the developing brain, neurons must navigate through complex and often crowded tissue to reach their final destinations—this process is crucial for proper brain formation and function. Similar to how we might choose different ...
Medical Xpress / How one bad protein can affect both immunity and brain development
RIKEN researchers have discovered how a single mutation in one gene can simultaneously result in two symptoms—a severely compromised immune system and problems in brain development. Similar mechanisms may be at work in ...
Medical Xpress / New AI chatbot for parents improves HPV vaccine uptake
The first trial of an AI-powered chatbot designed to inform parents about the HPV vaccine has shown that it increases vaccine uptake and engagement with health professionals.
Medical Xpress / Research reveals a hidden vulnerability of lung cancer
Treatment resistance and relapse in the most common type of lung cancer can be traced to a protein called agrin, according to a preclinical study led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Results of the study, led ...
Medical Xpress / AI-generated 'synthetic scarred hearts' aid atrial fibrillation treatment
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for atrial fibrillation ...
Medical Xpress / First participant with Down syndrome joins Alzheimer's prevention trial
Researchers have dosed the first participant in a clinical trial of an investigational medicine designed to lower the amount of amyloid precursor protein (APP) for the potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which ...
Medical Xpress / Candidate deafness genes revealed in new study
New candidate genes which could be responsible for deafness have been identified. Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one in 1,000 babies born in the UK. The condition affects communication, ...