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Medical Xpress / Tailored brain stimulation through implanted device offers hope for epilepsy
A study published in Brain Communications highlights a new approach to treating drug-resistant epilepsy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed an innovative deep brain stimulation (DBS) platform that was used to not only ...
Medical Xpress / Connecting all the dots in the fly vision connectome
Howard Hughes Medical Institute-led research has produced a complete connectome of the Drosophila visual system, enabling systematic investigations into how visual information is processed and relayed to the central brain.
Medical Xpress / Alternative approach to Lyme disease vaccine development shows promise in pre-clinical models
Meeting the unmet need for a vaccine is the top priority for researchers studying Lyme disease, which infects about 476,000 people in the U.S. each year and can come with severe complications such as ongoing fatigue and joint ...
Medical Xpress / Cells very similar to neurons obtained from human dental stem cells
Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) are opening up new avenues for the study of neurodegenerative diseases and the development of future autologous transplants.
Medical Xpress / Perceiving one's own body—scientists discover babies can sense their heartbeat and breathing
Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they contribute to the development ...
Medical Xpress / Biomarkers help predict treatment success for parasitic skin disease
Nearly one million people worldwide are plagued annually by cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating skin infection caused by the Leishmania parasite. Predominantly affecting vulnerable populations in tropical and subtropical ...
Medical Xpress / VR system developed to simulate environments for early detection of autism
A team from the Human-Tech Institute-Universitat Politècnica de València has developed a new system for the early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using virtual reality and artificial intelligence. The system ...
Medical Xpress / Exploring the link between blood flow, brain stiffness and Alzheimer's risk
Researchers have discovered that increased blood flow leads to stiffness in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that plays important roles in learning and memory. The hippocampus is one of the first areas in the brain ...
Medical Xpress / Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have validated a test that can accurately predict which patients with prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing long-lasting urinary side effects ...
Medical Xpress / Hard work feels worth it, but only after it's done—new research on how people value effort
When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you've already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That's what we found in our new research, published in the Journal of Experimental ...
Medical Xpress / The thalamus: A potential therapeutic target for neurodevelopmental disorders
Years ago, as a neurology resident, Chinfei Chen, MD, Ph.D., cared for a 20-year-old woman who had experienced a very small stroke, affecting only the thalamus.
Medical Xpress / Wearable scanner provides insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age
A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step ...