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Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's gene boosts seizures, but pathway can be targeted, study finds
The gene most strongly correlated with Alzheimer's disease also boosts seizure activity by decreasing levels of ion pumps and energy-producing enzymes in neurons, a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer virus imaging helps uncover potential therapeutic targets
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and Masonic Cancer Center is providing important new insights into the structure of a human virus that causes blood cancer. In their study published in Nature ...
Medical Xpress / Study suggests toddlers' ultraprocessed diets at age two linked to lower IQ
A new analysis from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort suggests that dietary patterns at just 2 years of age are associated with cognitive performance at ages 6 and 7. The findings add to growing global evidence that early childhood ...
Medical Xpress / How bacteria may promote breast cancer
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast tissue can promote breast cancer development and progression by hijacking a key metabolic enzyme known ...
Medical Xpress / Optimizing CAR T-cell therapy to tackle solid tumors
In 2024, Professor Sebastian Kobold's research group at LMU University Hospital had already shown that the metabolite prostaglandin E2 can block T cells—the killer cells of the immune system—in the vicinity of a tumor, ...
Medical Xpress / Ketamine's 'mystical' effects fail to explain alcohol abstinence gains, study suggests
The psychedelic effects recreational users often seek from taking ketamine do not predict the therapeutic benefits for people being treated for alcohol use disorder. The popular theory, which says that ketamine may have its ...
Medical Xpress / NSMF protein identified as key regulator in colorectal cancer
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel approach to halt the progression of colorectal cancer by inducing irreversible cellular aging. Their findings demonstrate that suppressing a neural protein called ...
Medical Xpress / Feeling unsafe in neighborhoods may predict lower cognition and more mental health symptoms
Children and adolescents already have a lot on their minds, from schoolwork to friendships to family dynamics. If they also worry about the safety in their own neighborhoods, those mental tasks might become even more difficult. ...
Medical Xpress / Earlier immunotherapy is spreading in cancer care: Who benefits and what are the risks?
Immunotherapy given before or after surgery is increasingly used across several cancer areas. In an article published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers at Karolinska Institutet present a comprehensive review ...
Medical Xpress / MRI opens door to better treatments for underdiagnosed atypical parkinsonian disorders
An international study led by researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) shows that advanced use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows much more accurate identification of patients with progressive ...
Medical Xpress / The economic cost of HIV: New study quantifies impact on work and income
Utilizing data from Stichting HIV monitoring (SHM) and Statistics Netherlands, a study published in the journal Nature Communications has compared labor market outcomes of 5,960 people diagnosed with HIV between 2010 and ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse study reveals local antibody 'brakes' shape B cell selection
A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the Ragon Institute, together with the Schief Lab at Scripps Research Institute, has uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism that shapes ...
