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Medical Xpress / A newly developed imaging tool could transform brain cancer surgery
In a significant leap forward for successful cancer surgery, researchers at the University of Missouri and collaborators have developed a new imaging probe to help surgeons more accurately identify and remove aggressive tumors ...
Medical Xpress / Experiencing awe may help people with long COVID feel better mentally
Most of us know what it feels like to be in awe—whether it's watching a sunset, holding your baby for the first time, or experiencing a powerful spiritual moment. Awe is that feeling of wonder or amazement when something ...
Medical Xpress / Food structure shown to play key role in which gut hormones are released
A new study from Imperial has shown that the physical structure of food influences the hormones released as part of digestion. These hormones include glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), GIP and PYY, as well as other post-meal ...
Medical Xpress / Macrophages elicit separate pathways for inflammation and lysosomal function in diseases due to toxic particle exposure
Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium urate crystals, or MSUc; CPPD disease, another inflammatory joint disease driven by calcium pyrophosphate ...
Medical Xpress / Typos and slang in patient messages can trip up AI models, leading to inconsistent medical recommendations
A large language model (LLM) deployed to make treatment recommendations can be tripped up by nonclinical information in patient messages, like typos, extra white space, missing gender markers, or the use of uncertain, dramatic, ...
Medical Xpress / Want broccoli or ice cream? Scientists uncover complexities in how your brain chooses
Why do we crave sweet treats over healthier options? While it comes down to how our brains process taste and what we expect from the food in front of us, a new study from Florida State University shows that more brain regions ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's protective mutation works by taming inflammation in the brain
A rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer's disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding adds ...
Medical Xpress / Detailed imaging of key receptors suggests new avenue for repairing brain function
For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors connecting neurons in the brain's cerebellum, which is located behind the brainstem and plays a critical ...
Medical Xpress / Genomic test uses chromosomal instability to predict which patients will not respond to cancer chemotherapy
Chemotherapy seeks to destroy tumor cells and has been a standard treatment for cancer for decades. However, it doesn't always work. "Chemotherapy is good for some patients, but it's not effective in all cases. Between 20 ...
Medical Xpress / New way to find 'aged' cells marks fresh approach for research into aging
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new way of telling aged human cells apart from younger ones using electric fields. While key markers have been found for these senescent cells, current methods ...
Medical Xpress / AI system predicts early childhood cavities in individual teeth with high accuracy
Early childhood caries (ECC)—the world's most prevalent chronic childhood disease—disproportionately targets specific teeth, a mystery that has remained unresolved until now.
Medical Xpress / AI helps researchers understand lung disease and proposes treatment
The secrets of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are written in its very name. Idiopathic refers to a disease of unknown cause, and the condition, which turns healthy lung tissue into fibrous scar tissue, still raises many ...
