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Medical Xpress / 'Proust's madeleine' finally explained by neuroscience

A team of CNRS scientists has pinpointed the brain mechanisms behind the famous "Proust's madeleine" phenomenon, in which smells bring back vivid, emotional memories.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Forgotten memories can leave silent traces in the brain

Memory is not a perfect record. Some memories fade, while others remain hidden and can be brought back by reminders. But reminders can also distort what is remembered, and scientists still know little about how the brain ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / International study shows once-weekly HIV pill performs as well as daily treatment

An international clinical trial led by researchers including Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London has shown that a once-weekly oral treatment for HIV is as effective as current leading daily therapies, ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Probiotic-derived bioactive metabolite reverses gut dysfunction and boosts HIV treatment response

Scientists at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and significantly improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Phage and microbiota therapy reduced recurrent UTIs in two patients over two years

Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide and primarily affect women. While antibiotics remain the standard treatment, frequent recurrences and rising antibiotic resistance ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Trial shows specialist long COVID care may reduce fatigue

The largest clinical trial of long COVID care to date has found that specialist NHS long COVID services may help reduce fatigue, one of the condition's most common and disabling symptoms. The findings, published in Nature ...

11 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Novel AI framework enables efficient collaboration between generalist and specialist models for disease diagnosis

A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel AI framework, the Generalist–Specialist Collaboration (GSCo), which enables a generalist foundation model and specialist ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Early surgery for bacterial eye infection offers hope to patients

Early vitrectomy surgery for acute endophthalmitis, a rare eye condition, may potentially benefit patients' vision more than the current antibiotic-first approach, according to a study led by researchers at University College ...

12 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Exosome treatment may curb heart scarring after heart attacks

Many people who survive a heart attack will later develop heart failure due to the scarring that occurs as the heart heals. Researchers at Uppsala University are now presenting a new type of biological treatment that is administered ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Newly discovered microprotein linked to type 2 diabetes, shows promise as a precision treatment

A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new precision medicine approach to treating it, according to a new ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Dual immunotherapy shows promising activity in high-risk early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs showed encouraging activity when added to standard chemotherapy given before surgery for patients with high-risk, early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer, according to Phase II clinical ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Molecular lever that regulates neuron signaling may guide treatments for epilepsy, pain and Alzheimer's disease

Neurons transmit information to the next cell by converting electrical signals into chemical signals. A critical step in this process is the influx of calcium ions into the cell through voltage-gated calcium channels. A research ...

17 hours ago