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Medical Xpress / Researchers trigger sleep's restorative effect in parts of the awake brain
By inducing specific patterns of activity in small portions of the brain in awake mice, researchers have triggered a recalibration of neural connections that normally only occurs during sleep. This new approach offset the ...
Medical Xpress / AI can reveal brain tumor risks without costly genetic testing
Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze routine pathology slides to help classify meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumor in adults, and predict a patient's ...
Medical Xpress / Mylpf protein serves as a molecular linchpin for muscle health
University of Maine researchers have published new findings about how muscles form, why certain muscle diseases develop and why symptoms may not appear until years after muscle degeneration begins.
Medical Xpress / Testing AI against public health's existing tools shows mixed results
A new Penn-led randomized controlled trial has found that AI-powered chatbots can make vaccine-hesitant parents more likely to say they will immunize their children against human papillomavirus (HPV), but no more than standard ...
Medical Xpress / 3D genome architecture pre-wires early developmental decisions
New research tracks how cells prepare gene regulatory decisions that will define their fate during the earliest stages of human development. The study reconstructs a timeline of chromosome folding that brings remote DNA regulatory ...
Medical Xpress / Metabolic switch in lung cancer reprograms immune cells to slow tumors
An international research team, led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) in Giessen, and the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, has identified a promising ...
Medical Xpress / Tiny protein tail helps one immune gene fight two very different viruses
Our genomes contain hundreds of genes with antiviral jobs that are called into action when a virus succeeds in infecting one of our cells. By acting cooperatively, these genes provide defense against a wide range of viruses, ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden kidney effects emerge in LRBA deficiency, with polyuria in some patients
LRBA deficiency has long been viewed primarily as an immune disorder, but researchers at Science Tokyo have found that the condition may also impair urinary concentrating ability. Using patient registry data from 43 individuals, ...
Medical Xpress / Why one diabetes drug may sharply cut heart failure risk for genetically vulnerable patients
Rare genetic variants known to cause cardiomyopathy, an inherited cause of a weak heart, can increase the risk of patients developing heart failure. However, new research from Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute ...
Medical Xpress / Defective HIV copies explain most persistent traces in blood following treatment, study finds
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy lives. However, a small portion of people experience detectable—and worrisome—traces of the virus that causes ...
Medical Xpress / New clinical AI learns when to be confident and when to hold back
Combining clinical expertise and experience with the vast and ever-increasing knowledge of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care by providing earlier diagnoses and predicting outcomes. However, ...
Medical Xpress / Congestion relief zone results after year one suggest notable road safety benefits
Early trends have pointed to reductions in traffic congestion, travel times, and air pollution within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), the initiative launched by New York City in 2025. Traffic crashes also declined significantly ...
