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Medical Xpress / 15-year quest yields malaria compound that hits parasite at all major stages
A Portland State University-led research team has developed a novel chemical compound that shows promise for the treatment and prevention of malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases. Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious ...
Medical Xpress / Immune protein emerges as possible target to slow Parkinson's progression
Monoclonal antibodies can block a key immune-related protein that drives the spread of brain cell damage in Parkinson's disease (PD). This protein, called glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma B (GPNMB), might be part of a ...
Medical Xpress / Post-exercise 'warm glow' increases generosity, study shows
You've just finished a workout, lungs burning, heart pumping, and you feel energized and ready to take on the day. That's your brain rewarding you with a hit of dopamine—the feel-good hormone that exercise is known to trigger.
Medical Xpress / New rules for used prosthetic feet could curb 'medical equipment graveyards'
Researchers have proposed new standards into the decades-old prosthetic donations market, improving the quality of lower limb prosthetic feet by two-thirds—a major quality of life boost for recipients.
Medical Xpress / It's not just deep sleep: Anesthesia drives brain into a strange state doctors are only beginning to map
People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a "deep sleep." An anesthesiologist enters the operating room, and part of their mission is to ensure that the patient is completely unaware of what is ...
Medical Xpress / Non-coding gene is linked to core social and behavioral traits in autism
A long-overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic repetitive behaviors that define autism spectrum disorder (ASD), without affecting learning or other cognitive ...
Medical Xpress / How one drug could lower dangerous bleeding in high-risk cesarean births
Giving tranexamic acid to women with placenta previa (when the placenta covers the cervical opening) undergoing cesarean birth leads to a significant yet modest reduction in severe bleeding after delivery with no evidence ...
Medical Xpress / Ultrasound has potential to alter how the brain responds to pain
Using ultrasound to stimulate a specific part of the brain could offer a noninvasive therapy that benefits those experiencing chronic pain, a new study has suggested.
Medical Xpress / Cannabis and tobacco co-use increases psychosis chances in high-risk cohorts, study shows
A new multisite study published in Nature Mental Health found that using cannabis and tobacco together increases the risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia among those considered high risk.
Medical Xpress / Routine coastal flooding could become deadly for older adults
Routine high-tide flooding in coastal communities could lead to thousands of deaths among older adults by the end of the century, according to a new study co-authored by Florida State University researcher Mathew Hauer. Published ...
Medical Xpress / No refrigeration needed for next-gen malaria vaccine
Malaria is a deadly disease killing more than half a million people every year, but a new vaccine is showing promise as it not only offers long-lasting strong protection but also inhibits transmission of malaria by mosquitoes. ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic risk of schizophrenia manifests in early adolescence, study shows
Research has found that children with higher genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia show decreases in frontal cortical surface area during early adolescence, in contrast to the regional expansion observed in children with ...
