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Medical Xpress / Globally, youth are not eating enough healthy plant-based foods, analysis concludes

Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old they are. But that's especially true for children, for whom these foods ...

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Medical Xpress / Losing TDP-43 protein in microglia disrupts myelin, causing motor deficits in mice

Rosa Chiara Paolicelli's team at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of Unil uncovered a new role for the TDP-43 protein in controlling the function of microglia, the immune cells of the brain. Their study shows how the ...

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Medical Xpress / Dry mRNA vaccine patches reveal design rules for room-temperature storage

New research could help make future mRNA vaccines easier to store and distribute. The study, involving RMIT University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School, identified conditions that help ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers develop diagnostic model to detect COVID-related eye problems

Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The study also explains why it has been difficult for sufferers to get help: The abnormal eye behavior ...

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Medical Xpress / Get better sleep with ultrasound patch that boosts REM rest

A University of Texas at Austin-led team of researchers has developed a noninvasive patch that boosts REM sleep in real-world trials without surgery or medication. The technology, called NEUSLeeP, is a soft, wearable device ...

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Medical Xpress / Modern IVF achieves higher success rates with single embryo transfer, major study finds

Modern IVF treatment can now achieve substantially higher success rates than historical approaches while dramatically reducing twin and triplet pregnancies, according to new research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of ...

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Medical Xpress / Five-agent AI team could speed clinical trial design using real-world patient records

An artificial intelligence system that operates like a collaborative team of medical experts could accelerate clinical trial design, one of the most difficult steps in drug development, according to a new study by Weill Cornell ...

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Medical Xpress / Electric fields could organize neural activity trial by trial during memory tasks

It's a fact of life that the electrical activity of neurons will vary during the same task, even when the ultimate outcome is the same. A new study shows that a lot of ongoing fluctuations in the brain's activity can be explained ...

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Medical Xpress / Study linking microgravity and space radiation to accelerated aging could yield therapies on Earth

What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF's Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes in the liver that happen when space travelers experience radiation ...

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Medical Xpress / Brainstem neurons map whisker touch into object distance, reveals mouse study

If you are crossing an unfamiliar room in the dark, you may grope around a bit to get a sense of your space. But for many animals, feeling out a space comes more naturally. A mouse, for instance, can efficiently navigate ...

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Medical Xpress / Key gut protein balances immune protection and tolerance

A protein produced by gut immune cells orchestrates both immune protection against pathogens and immune tolerance of gut bacteria, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery illuminates ...

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Medical Xpress / New drug against metastatic prostate cancer made entirely from human proteins

A new cancer drug may be able to inhibit both tumor growth and the spread of aggressive prostate cancer. This is shown in a study conducted by researchers at Umeå University together with international collaborators, published ...

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