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Medical Xpress / Three distinct ADHD biotypes identified using a novel brain-first, data-driven approach

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD translates in different ways across the population, unlike the overgeneralized version presented on social media. A recent study further solidified this idea by identifying ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cheek cells may provide clues to schizophrenia risk

A simple cheek swab could one day provide a quick and noninvasive diagnostic test for schizophrenia. A new study published in Science Advances has identified higher levels of two biological markers in the cheek swabs of patients ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / How do GLP-1 agonists affect gene expression?

GLP-1s are building a reputation as "wonder drugs." First characterized for their ability to improve insulin release and treat diabetes, the drugs were later found to promote weight loss and improve cardiovascular health. ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Wnt signaling drives stomach cancer spread by reshaping surrounding tissue, finds study

Researchers at the Cancer Research Institute and the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have uncovered a critical mechanism that enables gastric cancer to spread to distant organs. Their study ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / An AI-informed model of human reward-based learning: Hybrid approach could aid studies of mood disorders

People's decisions are known to be influenced by past experiences, including the outcomes of earlier choices. For over a century, psychologists have been trying to shed light on the processes underpinning human decision-making ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / PET imaging study reveals how ketamine relieves treatment-resistant depression

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, and approximately 30% of patients develop treatment-resistant depression (TRD), a condition that does not respond adequately to conventional ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Machine learning can predict preeclampsia by week 34 of pregnancy

A machine-learning model developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators may provide clinicians with an early warning of a complication that can occur late in pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a sudden onset condition that involves ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Temporal lobe epilepsy: A new strategy to correct abnormal electrical activity

Many patients suffer from epilepsy that cannot be controlled by current medications. Surgical removal of epileptogenic brain regions is effective in only about half of cases, and not all patients are eligible for the procedure. ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Creating less trippy, more therapeutic 'magic mushrooms'

Psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms"—is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating neuropsychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, substance use disorders and certain neurodegenerative ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Index provides flu risk for each state

Infectious disease can afflict a population in complex ways. Understanding the varying risks is an equally complex challenge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a general metric for assessing the ...

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smart combinations of antibiotics can slow down resistance

When a bacterium becomes resistant to one antibiotic, it may sometimes become more sensitive to another. This biological side-effect offers an unexpected opportunity in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Mar 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer has a unique nuclear metabolic fingerprint, researchers discover

More than 200 metabolic enzymes, many of which are normally tasked with producing energy in the mitochondria, are also found sitting directly on top of human DNA, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The ...

Mar 6, 2026