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Medical Xpress / Intestinal surface cells pull rather than push to remove weak neighbors, research reveals
Cells on the inner surface of the intestine are replaced every few days. But, how does this work? It was always assumed that cells leave the intestinal surface because excess cells are pushed out.
Medical Xpress / Invisible influence: How cultural cognitive biases influence visuomotor adaptations
The process of improving the synchronization between visual perception and motor skills is called visuomotor learning. It entails adaptation of movements based on visual information. This kind of training can help with skill ...
Medical Xpress / Acid-resistant artificial mucus improves gastric wound healing in animals
Hydrogels—materials like gelatin that can absorb and hold water—can aid wound healing and enable slow-release drug delivery, but they usually break down in acidic environments like the stomach.
Medical Xpress / Marmosets and modeling provide new paradigm for understanding social cognition
We consider humans to be at the apex of social cognition. But we're not the only animals that closely interact with each other. Marmosets, for example, are highly social creatures. In the wild, they choose to work together, ...
Medical Xpress / Adrenaline receptor helps set daily rhythm for T cell infection response, study finds
A newly discovered "timekeeper" for fighting infections dramatically shapes the body's immune defenses, offering insight as to why antiviral T cell response varies throughout the day, according to UT Southwestern Medical ...
Medical Xpress / A smart sensor for muscles and tissues provide real-time insights
Engineers at Duke University have developed a wireless patch that can noninvasively measure skin and tissue stiffness at depths of up to a couple of inches. Already smaller than a smartwatch, the device could be a gateway ...
Medical Xpress / Findings on how immune cells use zinc to fight infections challenge long-held beliefs
A research team from Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium, has made a groundbreaking discovery about how the body's first immune defense, neutrophils, orchestrate the mobilization of zinc ...
Medical Xpress / Eating animal protein following training can improve recovery, study finds
The type of protein you eat after intense physical training can significantly impact recovery, according to new research from Texas A&M University's Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management.
Medical Xpress / Innovative imaging techniques show what happens inside bones during hip replacement surgery
Uncemented hip replacement surgery uses implants with roughened surfaces designed to allow the patient's bone to grow directly onto the implant, creating a strong, natural biological bond. Unlike cemented implants, which ...
Medical Xpress / U.S. physicians are trusted sources of guidance amid H5N1 outbreak, study finds
A new study led by CUNY SPH researchers suggests physicians were the most trusted public health messengers during the 2024 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the United States, surpassing institutional sources like the CDC, ...
Medical Xpress / Variations in glucose levels may indicate severity of heart attack damage
According to research conducted by Brazilian scientists, high glucose levels may serve as a biomarker indicating a worse outcome in patients who have experienced their first acute myocardial infarction.
Medical Xpress / Blocker drugs may defeat a problematic protein in synovial sarcoma's genes
In the sport of sumo, a bout most commonly ends when one competitor is pushed or thrown outside of a ring of straw bales partially buried in clay. New research shows that using a drug as a blocker to outcompete the SUMO2 ...
