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Medical Xpress / Gene therapy restores key fragile X traits in preclinical study
A gene therapy designed to replace the missing protein that causes fragile X syndrome restored several disease-relevant traits in a mouse model, according to a new study published in Gene Therapy.
Medical Xpress / Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer's symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday.
Medical Xpress / Molecular map of liver disease could transform how disease is diagnosed and monitored
A study led by researchers at Open Targets, EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the University of Cambridge and others has identified a set of plasma proteins that could be used to diagnose and monitor patients ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers launch global initiative to study disappearing heritage diets
The world's "heritage" diets could hold vital clues to better health. Writing in Nature Medicine, researchers from 12 countries have launched the World Diet Initiative, a global effort to document and study these diets before ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers upgrade allergy test to better detect the antibodies that trigger reactions
Allergies can be minor or life-threatening, and current diagnostic blood tests are not always adequate for determining which substances patients need to avoid to prevent a reaction.
Medical Xpress / How a nicotine reduction policy could reduce smoking disparities and boost productivity
Implementing a federal nicotine reduction strategy may prevent millions of premature deaths, boost productivity and significantly close smoking disparity gaps for individuals with major depression, according to Rutgers Health ...
Medical Xpress / Traffic accidents increase the day after a mass shooting, data reveal
Mass shootings cause distress nationwide. Examining national data and internet search trends, Harvard Medical School researchers found that the disruption also manifests on the road.
Medical Xpress / Rapid magnetic brain stimulation eases depression within days, but benefits fade within weeks
Despite decades of advances in mental health care, depression remains one of the world's most disabling conditions. Many people with major depressive disorder (MDD) fail to find lasting relief from antidepressants or psychological ...
Medical Xpress / Amyloid-clearing treatment may curb tau buildup for years in Alzheimer's brain
An analysis of the brain of a deceased Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical trial participant found that regions where an anti-amyloid therapy successfully cleared amyloid plaques showed little to no evidence of tau tangles, ...
Medical Xpress / Imaging study reveals widespread brain connection loss in schizophrenia
Research involving a Rutgers professor sheds new light on the biological basis of schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic connections in the human brain using specialized positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
Medical Xpress / Mature eye cells turn back into stem cells after injury, mouse study finds
Researchers at Technion have uncovered a surprising natural mechanism through which the body repairs itself: Contrary to what was previously believed, mature, aged cells retain an extraordinary ability to "turn back time" ...
Medical Xpress / An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments—by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.
