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Medical Xpress / Noninvasive deep brain stimulation technique shows early promise for treating Parkinson's disease

A novel, noninvasive brain stimulation approach—known as transcranial temporal interference stimulation (TIs)—may offer a new way to treat motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease without the need for surgery, according to a ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Obesity-linked fat molecule may speed Alzheimer's by disrupting brain lipids

A new study offers fresh insight into Alzheimer's disease by looking beyond the brain and focusing on metabolic health, particularly obesity. The Houston Methodist-led study moves beyond the traditional view of obesity as ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A common mutation linked to autoimmune diseases may protect people from viral infections

New research from the University of Kansas shows a "risk gene" linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or lupus may also provide a survival advantage fighting viral infections like coronavirus. ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists discover hidden switch in immune cells that helps the body kill deadly fungus

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have contributed to discovering a "control switch" inside our immune cells that helps the body destroy dangerous fungal infections. Researchers found that a protein called ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain-controlled hearing system isolates one speaker in noisy settings, first human tests show

Scientists at Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people single out a voice in a crowd. These early findings suggest ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Discovery of brain-body connection offers clues for Parkinson's and alcohol use disorder

When danger lurks, instinct keeps us safe. It compels us to run from a burning building or wrestle a knife-wielding attacker to the ground. It also adjusts our body physiology to support these behaviors.

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Early-life adversity reshapes growth and reproduction in rhesus macaques for decades

Many factors influence growth and reproductive patterns in animals and people alike. New research, led by postdoctoral researcher Rachel Petersen of the Lea Lab at Vanderbilt and Assistant Professor Sam Patterson of Notre ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A common cholesterol drug may weaken ovarian cancer's hidden shield

Ascites—the buildup of liquid in the belly—may be doing more than causing discomfort. A Duke University School of Medicine study finds this fluid helps cancer cells survive and spread—and that a decades-old cholesterol drug ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Engaging with the arts linked to slower aging at the biological level

Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the pace of biological aging, suggests a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers.

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Why do heights make your feet feel strange?

I wouldn't say that I'm afraid of heights. I can stand on a cliff path or look out from a tall building without the rush of panic people often associate with vertigo. What I really dislike is something much harder to explain: ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cardiac MRI and blood markers sharpen hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk prediction

Findings from a new study have identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition with a prevalence of one in 500 people and a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death. Specifically, ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Genome-wide screen yields new gene therapies to protect against retinal degeneration

Researchers in the WashU Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences have discovered key neuroprotective genes that could lead to the development of gene therapies to treat retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited form ...

17 hours ago