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Medical Xpress / Infant iron supplements linked to fewer behavior problems at age three
Healthy, breastfed infants who receive iron supplementation show fewer aggressive behaviors at age 3 compared with children who did not receive supplementation, according to new research from Umeå University. However, more ...
Medical Xpress / Rare muscle disorder mutations reveal a precision medicine strategy
Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited neuromuscular disorders and identified promising new strategies to correct them, including a potential ...
Medical Xpress / The circuit that lets your brain think and see
Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana is challenging a story neuroscience has told for decades. According to the conventional account, our eyes collect raw information and relay it through a series of nerves and waystations that ...
Medical Xpress / Faulty calcium signaling may drive dry mouth in Down syndrome, raising gum disease risk
Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry have uncovered what may be biologically driving oral health issues unique to Down syndrome. Their study, published in Cell Reports, describes a molecular mechanism—a defect in calcium ...
Medical Xpress / New immunotherapy strategy targets aggressive brain tumors and their immune cell accomplices
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new cancer immunotherapy strategy that can simultaneously attack deadly brain tumors and the immune cells that help them grow.
Medical Xpress / The brain's language network is more extensive than previously thought
For decades, neuroscientists have known that specific regions in the brain's left hemisphere are responsible for processing language. However, a new study by MIT researchers shows that language processing also occurs in many ...
Medical Xpress / TROP2 marks relapse-driving colorectal cancer cells and opens path to targeted treatment
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute has discovered a promising new approach to treating advanced colorectal cancer. The study, published in Nature, identifies ...
Medical Xpress / Fatty liver drives a more dangerous form of colorectal cancer spread, study reveals
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international partners, have uncovered how fatty liver disease can fuel the most aggressive form of metastatic colorectal cancer. The findings, which appear in the journal Nature, not ...
Medical Xpress / Your dominant hand is made, not born, experiments suggest
Most people favor one hand, and that hand tends to be the better one for writing, throwing and managing chopsticks. The long-standing view is that the dominant hand is "born" more capable, its skills rooted in a brain hemisphere ...
Medical Xpress / Digital mindfulness intervention beneficial for late-life depression
A digital mindfulness intervention with electroencephalogram (EEG) feedback—the FocusZen Mindfulness Stress Reduction System—reduces depression, anxiety, and sleep symptoms among participants with late-life depression (LLD), ...
Medical Xpress / Neurobiologists improve symptoms of Huntington's disease with targeted brain stimulation in mice
Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder in which decaying nerve cells lead to progressively worsening cognitive and movement abilities. While the genetic mutation responsible for the condition is well known, ...
Medical Xpress / Cognitive flexibility problems may arise months before memory impairment in Alzheimer's
When most people think about Alzheimer's disease, memory loss is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Forgetting a loved one's name, missing appointments or repeatedly misplacing everyday items are often considered ...
