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Medical Xpress / Experimental drug may protect the heart in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine have identified a potential pathway that could protect cardiac function in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive and fatal genetic disease that ...
Medical Xpress / Two studies advance sudden cardiac arrest prediction
Warning symptoms, recurrent heart events may identify people at risk for this often-deadly event. Two studies from investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University move the medical field closer to solving a longstanding ...
Medical Xpress / Brain circuits may help explain cognitive symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
Researchers at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have found that tau buildup in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) may affect brain networks involved in thinking and behavior. The findings ...
Medical Xpress / Medical spas and pharmacies offering compounded weight-loss drugs despite regulatory concerns
Despite the end of federal shortages of popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications, the market for compounded alternatives remains strong—and some patients may unknowingly be receiving products from pharmacies with concerning ...
Medical Xpress / First animal behavior test shows contactless cochlear stimulation can mimic sound
A new study using Mongolian gerbils as an animal model demonstrated for the first time that trans-tympanic infrared laser stimulation of the cochlea evokes reliable auditory-guided behavior in awake animals without the need ...
Medical Xpress / ECT-like stimulation unlocks lasting immature-like state in adult mouse neurons
A research team at Fujita Health University led by Professor Tsuyoshi Miyakawa has uncovered a novel mechanism of cellular plasticity in which repeated neuronal stimulation can durably alter the identity of mature neurons. ...
Medical Xpress / A step toward lab‑grown sperm: Scientists turn stem cells into early sperm cells in a mini‑testis
About 9% of men of reproductive age in the United States experience fertility problems. One of the many causes of male infertility is a failure in germline development, the process by which embryonic cells develop into sperm ...
Medical Xpress / Breakdown of immune cells' interaction is key driver in aging, study finds
We may age at different rates, but none of us escapes aging. A study in mice and human cells by Stanford Medicine researchers pins much of the blame on a particular type of immune cell's increasing inability, with advancing ...
Medical Xpress / Implant helps paralyzed man to feed himself and drink from a cup
A neuroprosthetic system has helped a man with paralysis move his hand and feel touch again following a spinal cord injury, reports research published in Nature Medicine. Some of the system's benefits continued even when ...
Medical Xpress / Immune receptor plays dual role in promoting T-cell exhaustion in cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered how a key immunoregulatory receptor plays an unexpected dual role in promoting T-cell exhaustion during chronic infection and cancer, according to findings published in the ...
Medical Xpress / Common diet tips about water intake and spicy foods could be wrong
The common rationale for drinking water at meals is that it physically stretches the stomach, triggering fullness so you don't eat too much. But a new Cornell study found no support for that idea in practice. The paper is ...
Medical Xpress / Are you listening to me? Well, kinda… Research shows people can track more than one conversation at once
Ever wondered how some people seem able to keep up with the conversation they're having while also noticing what's being said across the room? New research suggests this ability isn't simply good hearing but may reflect the ...
