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Medical Xpress / Mouse study sheds light on how the brain recognizes stable patterns in changing scenes
Humans and many other animals can innately recognize familiar objects in their surroundings, irrespective of the angle they are observed from, changes in lighting or other shifts in the surrounding environment. This ability ...
Medical Xpress / FOXJ3 gene emerges as a potential driver of drug-resistant focal epilepsy
Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain builds its layers and leading to FCD, a primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. The study, published ...
Medical Xpress / Biomimetic platform developed to enhance CAR T cell therapy against leukemia
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy represents a milestone in leukemia treatment. CAR T works by genetically engineering a chimeric antigen receptor on the surface of the patient's T cells to target specific ...
Medical Xpress / Policy change tied to higher kidney transplant rates for Black patients
A new national study evaluating a landmark U.S. transplant policy change finds that efforts to correct the harms of race-based kidney function equations are associated with increased kidney transplantation rates among Black ...
Medical Xpress / Immune cells play key role in regulating eye pressure linked to glaucoma, research reveals
When the eye's drainage system clogs, pressure builds up and causes damage. The pressure can lead to glaucoma and vision loss. New research, published in the journal Immunity, reveals that a specialized set of immune cells ...
Medical Xpress / Human intestinal cell model enables precise detection of drug-induced barrier damage
Researchers have developed a human intestinal cell model that closely mimics the structure and function of the human gut, enabling more precise prediction of drug-induced gastrointestinal toxicity during the preclinical stage ...
Medical Xpress / New 3D material enables brain cells to communicate
Until now, conventional 3D cell cultures have often been either too rigid or too unstable to realistically reproduce the complex interactions between brain cells. Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) have now developed a ...
Medical Xpress / Brain activity reveals how well we mentally size up others
How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we constantly infer what others are thinking and size up their intentions, and ...
Medical Xpress / Timing found to be crucial for spinal cord repair in zebrafish
The healing of the spinal cord depends on carefully timed interactions between injured nerve cells and their surrounding environment, according to a study published in Science Advances by researchers at Karolinska Institutet ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds no seasonal spike in fatigue despite widespread 'spring tiredness'
When the days start to get longer again, Dr. Christine Blume's phone rings more often. That's because journalists want to ask the sleep researcher what spring fatigue is all about.
Medical Xpress / Many patients want to talk about their faith: Neurologists often don't know how
People living with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, and epilepsy face not only physical decline, but also profound questions about identity, purpose, and meaning. Yet physicians best positioned ...
Medical Xpress / Out-of-state abortion care: Patient interviews reveal delays and stigma
State-level abortion restrictions have shifted the landscape of care and the experiences of people traveling for abortion care after the June 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision. A new, ...
