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Medical Xpress / Mothers' exposure to microbes protects their newborn babies against infection
A multi-center study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's sheds new light on why some newborns become severely ill from Escherichia coli infection, but others do not. It turns out that most babies are immune because ...
Medical Xpress / How one flu virus can hamper the immune response to another
Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study led by Weill Cornell ...
Medical Xpress / How development and sex shape the brain
Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit fly) brain, uncovering how the neurons that drive behavior in adults retain ...
Medical Xpress / Dynamic gel helps scientists grow organs more reliably in the lab
Miniature organs grown in the lab can organize themselves into complex shapes. But they never do it the same way twice, which makes it hard to use these so-called "organoids" to study disease. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco ...
Medical Xpress / Why multitasking still fails: Study shows brain can't fully do two tasks at once, even with extensive practice
Even with highly extensive training, the human brain is not really capable of performing two tasks simultaneously. Moreover, even the smallest deviations from trained routines can have a significant impact on how quickly ...
Medical Xpress / Marburg virus invades human cells far more efficiently than Ebola, study reveals
In a new study published in Nature, University of Minnesota researchers have found that the Marburg virus, one of the world's deadliest pathogens with an average 73% fatality rate, is unusually efficient at getting inside ...
Medical Xpress / A 3D printable scaffold to support fast bone growth
A bone-like composite developed at EPFL uses naturally occurring enzymes to accelerate mineralization through an energy-efficient, room-temperature process. The strong, lightweight material shows promise for bone repair applications.
Medical Xpress / Could a hot cup of matcha dial down the 'sneeze switch' in allergic rhinitis?
There's now another reason to love Japan's famous matcha: A study in mice suggests that the green tea powder could reduce the need to sneeze in people with nasal allergies.
Medical Xpress / Three-year study tracks early Parkinson's decline using wearables and patient reports
A new study in the Journal of Neurology offers critical longitudinal insights into how symptoms and functional impacts evolve for individuals with early Parkinson's disease (PD). Led by Jamie Adams, M.D. and Jennifer Mammen, ...
Medical Xpress / Unusual tumor cells may be overlooked factors in advanced breast cancer
An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine ...
Medical Xpress / Cellular changes linked to depression related fatigue
Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, giving patients the best opportunity for recovery. The research is published in Translational Psychiatry.
Medical Xpress / Foreign aid cuts to tuberculosis services could cost families $80 billion worldwide
More than a year after the second Trump administration began dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the global health consequences of this unprecedented loss in international aid continue to surface. ...
