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Medical Xpress / New rare genetic disease affecting motor neuron and muscle control identified
An international research team, led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri, has identified a previously unknown genetic disease that affects movement and muscle control.
Medical Xpress / Microcatheter delivers therapies to the tiniest blood vessels
EPFL researchers have invented a remarkably small and ultraflexible neurovascular microcatheter. Powered by blood flow, it can safely navigate the most intricately branched arteries in a matter of seconds.
Medical Xpress / Innovative diagnostic method brings fast and affordable pneumonia detection to low-resource settings
Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries, where access to advanced medical technologies is limited. According to the World Health Organization, acute lower respiratory tract ...
Medical Xpress / Hippocampal hyper-maturity: Synaptic gene changes connect stress, anxiety and accelerated aging
Researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have uncovered a previously overlooked form of brain abnormality linked to anxiety: excessive maturation and aging in the hippocampus, ...
Medical Xpress / Magnetic robotic valve offers minimally invasive option for acid reflux treatment
A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, have developed a magnetic robotic valve to provide minimally invasive intervention for gastroesophageal ...
Medical Xpress / A 'bird's eye view' of how human brains operate
A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.
Medical Xpress / Common cholesterol drug might protect against 'chemo brain'
The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from "chemo brain."
Medical Xpress / Increased risk of developing alcohol addiction linked to gene mutation
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the gene, CHRNA3, acts as a key regulator of alcohol sensitivity. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, ...
Medical Xpress / AI-powered diabetes prevention program shows similar benefits to those led by people
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered lifestyle intervention app for prediabetes reduced the risk of diabetes similarly to traditional, human-led ...
Medical Xpress / Breastfeeding's impact on bone density could boost development of osteoporosis drugs
Pregnancies do not weaken a woman's skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not ...
Medical Xpress / Henna's hidden healing: Treating fibrosis with a chemical derived from Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia inermis is best known for making henna, a versatile dye that is used to change the color of skin and clothes. Now, researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have found another use for the pigments extracted ...
Medical Xpress / Improving immunotherapy responses to fight cancer with dual therapies
Promising study in dual inhibition of PD1 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor
