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Medical Xpress / Alcohol abuse drug may halt trauma-induced cell death, especially in females
Runaway cell death and inflammation triggered by severe trauma may be interrupted by a drug used to prevent alcohol abuse—and it may be particularly effective in females, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals novel strategy for in vivo blood stem cell gene therapy
A team of scientists from the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, Italy, has identified a unique window shortly after birth in which circulating blood stem cells can be effectively targeted ...
Medical Xpress / Neural circuit mechanism may explain why people have different fear levels
In a study published in Neuron, a research team led by Prof. Wang Liping from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the neural circuit underlying individual differences ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify key symptoms of long COVID in young children
Long COVID—symptoms that linger long after the initial viral infection—can affect people of every age, including children. But the lasting symptoms in an infant, toddler, or pre-school-aged child may be different than ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists test real-time view of brain's waste removal with new monitoring device
A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, according to a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Medical Xpress / A central switchboard: Neurons deep in the brain act as a movement 'brake'
Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Basel and the Friedrich ...
Medical Xpress / How intestinal bacteria influence aging of blood vessels
The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute directly to vascular ...
Medical Xpress / Zebrafish model sheds light on how Zika virus disrupts early brain development
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a major public health concern, particularly due to the severe brain development defects it can cause in fetuses when pregnant women are infected. One of the most serious outcomes is microcephaly—a ...
Medical Xpress / Engineered herpes virus could boost T cell cancer treatment
Recent research points to the potential utility of a familiar sounding foe–herpes virus–in the fight against cancer.
Medical Xpress / Autism linked to elevated risk of Parkinson's disease
People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports. The researchers believe that the two ...
Medical Xpress / New biomarker may guide best use of KRAS inhibitors in lung cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker, TTF-1, that was predictive of survival outcomes for patients with advanced KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ...
Medical Xpress / A high-fat diet sets off metabolic dysfunction in cells, leading to weight gain
Consuming a high-fat diet can lead to a variety of health problems—not only weight gain but also an increased risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases.
