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Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover brain circuits for impulsivity
Scientists from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have uncovered how different brain regions work together to enable self-control—the ability to suppress impulsive behaviors ...
Medical Xpress / End of community-wide treatment linked to resurgence of parasitic worm infections in Malawi
Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that stopping mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) was associated with an increase in infections from other parasitic worms, threatening disease ...
Medical Xpress / A reactive amygdala drives heavier drinking in young men while shielding young women from alcohol risk
New research shows that the threat response in the brain's amygdala (which processes emotions) is linked to different patterns of drinking by sex. In young males, heightened amygdala reactivity was linked to increased depressive ...
Medical Xpress / Research reveals unseen changes in motor control after spinal cord injury
Even when people with incomplete spinal cord injuries can walk, everyday functions like standing, balancing or producing steady force may remain difficult. A new study shows why.
Medical Xpress / Smart OLED patch uses light to automate drug delivery, doubling healing speed
Instead of applying ointment and attaching a bandage, a "smart patch that regulates treatment intensity on its own just by being attached" has appeared. A research team has developed a "self-regulating OLED wound healing ...
Medical Xpress / Newly identified RPN1 disease helps explain how protein damage can disrupt early brain development
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have used a genetic sequencing technique called whole exome sequencing to discover a new rare genetic disease. In ...
Medical Xpress / Inhaled RNA therapy cuts lung inflammation after severe infections in preclinical tests
NTU Singapore is working with China's Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and Swedish biotechnology company Lipigon Pharmaceuticals AB to develop a new inhaled treatment aimed at helping patients recover ...
Medical Xpress / Opioid use stigma may underlie clinician biases towards patients with sickle cell disease
In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show "The Pitt," a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency department in acute pain, only to be initially dismissed as drug-seeking. "Unfortunately, this contemporary ...
Medical Xpress / Nerve growth factor alone triggers osteoarthritis-like joint changes in healthy mice
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a specialized protein, also called a neurotrophin, that is critical for the development and survival of nerves responsible for our senses and the body's fight-or-flight response. While the presence ...
Medical Xpress / As RSV evolves, a two‑pronged antibody cocktail aims to stay ahead
Scientists in China have developed a two-antibody cocktail to treat respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, that in laboratory studies prevented the virus from developing drug resistance—a persistent problem with current therapies ...
Medical Xpress / Art films boost creative thinking in nearly 500 viewers, experiment suggests
A new study offers some of the strongest evidence yet that viewing art doesn't just move us emotionally—it changes how we think. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara found that people who viewed artistic film shorts showed measurable ...
Medical Xpress / A new sepsis drug target: Boosting a chloride channel helps immune cells kill bacteria
A research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the immune system fights bacterial infections. The scientists found that a specific protein, the chloride channel PACC1, is crucial for immune cells to ...
