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Medical Xpress / Existing drug shows promise for memory and decision-making issues affecting most schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that causes confused thinking, severe memory problems, and hallucinations. It affects about 23 million people worldwide, with cognitive dysfunction present in over 80% of patients. ...

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Medical Xpress / Ivermectin prescriptions more than double after celebrity endorses it as a cancer treatment on a high-profile podcast

Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity during a high-profile podcast as an off-label cancer treatment, a UCLA-led study finds.

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Medical Xpress / AI-powered handheld microscope aims to spot cancer earlier

Researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a compact, artificial intelligence-powered imaging device that could transform how clinicians detect cancer. The technology, ...

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Medical Xpress / Role of RNA binding protein with multiple splicing in acute myeloid leukemia revealed

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most aggressive blood cancers and is characterized by the rapid growth of immature myeloid precursor cells. It predominantly affects elderly people, and current treatment options ...

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Medical Xpress / Research into Friedreich's ataxia reveals how DNA folding can silence a key gene

Researchers have uncovered a fundamental rule that governs how genes are physically arranged inside the cell nucleus, and how disruptions to that organization can contribute to human disease.

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Medical Xpress / AI chatbot shows promise in combating health misinformation

Can AI help people resist misinformation? Initial research findings suggest that artificial intelligence-driven conversations can strengthen people's resilience to health misinformation, outperforming traditional educational ...

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Medical Xpress / How the timing of trauma leaves a lasting mark on the brain and behavior

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that traumatic experiences occurring ...

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Medical Xpress / When estrogen drops, liver inflammation and cholesterol changes may raise heart risk

For decades, scientists have known that estrogen protects cardiovascular health, but exactly how that protection works—and what happens when it disappears—has remained unclear. New research from University of Texas at Arlington ...

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Medical Xpress / The magic of mushrooms: Psychedelic psilocybin shows promise for treating cocaine addiction

Cocaine addiction treatment has found a surprising new contender in the highly regulated substance psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in mushroom species popularly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms. ...

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Medical Xpress / Depression blunts food anticipation, not enjoyment during eating, finds study

The loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities, which is experienced in everyday life and can be very distressing, is a core symptom of major depression. However, it has remained unclear exactly how anhedonia, ...

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Medical Xpress / Human islet map links cell mix to insulin output and diabetes risk

Diabetes is the most common and serious chronic disease worldwide, characterized by insufficient insulin to maintain proper blood glucose levels. It affects more than 12% of Americans and is the eighth leading cause of death ...

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Medical Xpress / Novel molecular marker may improve prostate cancer treatment

Most prostate cancers rely on male sex hormones, known as androgens, to grow. As a result, standard treatment focuses on lowering androgen levels or blocking their activity, but many tumors eventually become resistant and ...

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