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Medical Xpress / After distractions, rotating brain waves may help thought circle back to the task
As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory of MIT shows how that seems to happen: ...
Medical Xpress / Magnetic field therapy shows promise in mimicking exercise benefits for type 2 diabetes patients with central obesity
Researchers from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University of Singapore (NUS) found that using pulsed electromagnetic fields to stimulate muscle tissue and mimic the effects of exercise could benefit patients ...
Medical Xpress / Human kidney organoids successfully integrated into pig kidneys in transplant study
A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), as well as other international research groups, has developed pioneering ...
Medical Xpress / New clue to ALS and FTD: Faulty protein disrupts brain's 'brake' system
A new Northwestern University study using patient nervous tissue and lab-grown human neurons has uncovered how a key disease protein, TDP-43, drives overactive nerve cells in the neurodegenerative diseases amyotrophic lateral ...
Medical Xpress / A scalpel that can diagnose? Scientists unveil a 'Lab-on-a-Scalpel' for real-time surgical insights
Imagine a surgeon in the middle of a complex operation, able to get instant biochemical feedback not from a lab down the hall, but from the very tool in their hand. This vision is now one step closer to reality thanks to ...
Medical Xpress / Imaging study shows how brains go off-track in rare childhood disorder
Researchers at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology have visualized how brain network development is altered in a model of KCNQ2-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, a rare childhood brain disorder. ...
Medical Xpress / Neuronal hyperactivity and broader tuning linked to altered sound processing in autism model rats
People with autism spectrum disorders commonly have difficulty processing sensory information, which can make busy, bright or loud settings—such as schools, airports and restaurants—stressful or even painful. The neurological ...
Medical Xpress / DNA copy-number changes help melanoma develop resistance to immunotherapy, study finds
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to resist immunotherapy and identifies a potential strategy to prevent or reverse ...
Medical Xpress / As Medicaid work requirements loom, study finds links between coverage, better health and higher employment
Recent federal legislation requires the 40 states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to start implementing work requirements in their Medicaid programs by January 2027.
Medical Xpress / Opening the door to a vaccine for multiple childhood infections
A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say.
Medical Xpress / Nerve signal detection method shows potential for intentional control of bionic prostheses
Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the subject of intensive research. Now, scientists at the Medical University of Vienna and Imperial College ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers map how gut neurons respond to bacteria, parasites and food allergies
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the intestine, researchers are ...
