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Medical Xpress / Toxic paint still reaches shelves in Mexico, with some products containing up to 29% lead

A new study finds that lead chromate pigments are used in more than 90% of the lead paints that are being sold in Mexico. Lead Chromate is a well-known human carcinogen and a lead poisoning hazard.

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Medical Xpress / How immune cell networks drive liver disease

A type of rare T cell triggers a cascade of signals amplifying inflammation and ultimately leading to liver fibrosis, according to a new study from Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg published in Nature Communications. ...

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Medical Xpress / Brain stores relapse and recovery memories side by side, alcohol study suggests

Every experience leaves a trace in the brain, a memory that can shape future behavior. Alcohol and other addictive substances are no exception. Over time, repeated alcohol use can create strong memories that link certain ...

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Medical Xpress / Your liver is hiding a shifting cellular map, and diet can rapidly redraw its internal landscape

As we go about our day, the trillions of cells in our bodies run like well-oiled machines: continually sensing what's happening around them and making modifications to keep us humming along. Like adjusting a gear in a car ...

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Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's drugs offer little benefit, major review finds. And the reasons go deeper than the science

How is it possible to spend tens of billions of dollars developing drugs to treat a serious disease that affects millions of people, and yet end up with something that does not work? This is a mystery that has bedeviled Alzheimer's ...

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Dialog / When pomegranates meet the artery wall: How gut-derived metabolites may stabilize atherosclerotic plaques

For years, pomegranates have enjoyed a reputation as a "heart-healthy" fruit. As a cardiovascular researcher, I have often been asked a seemingly simple question: If pomegranates are so good for us, how exactly do they work? ...

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Medical Xpress / Malaria lights up under magnets and polarized light, opening the door to faster, smarter blood testing

Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that uses a magnetic field and polarized light to provide quantitative measurements that could enable faster and more objective detection of malaria in blood. Malaria, caused ...

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Medical Xpress / Bullying and adverse social climate take measurable toll on mental health of gender-diverse youth: Study

Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are significantly more likely to suffer escalating psychological distress compared to their peers, ...

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Medical Xpress / High-resolution brain atlas expands with 18 tasks across 11 repeatedly scanned volunteers

The Individual Brain Charting (IBC) project has released its fifth and largest update of high-resolution fMRI data, adding a new set of cognitive tasks to one of the most detailed brain-mapping datasets available today. The ...

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Medical Xpress / How a key regulatory protein guides cartilage formation during embryonic development

Sox9, a master regulator of cartilage formation, switches its target genes dynamically during embryonic limb development instead of following a fixed program, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. They analyzed mouse ...

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Medical Xpress / Can a deaf person's brain turn silence into vision?

A brain that develops in the deprivation of one sense reorganizes itself in surprising ways, revealing remarkable neuroplasticity. A team of researchers has studied the brain activity of young congenitally deaf and young ...

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Medical Xpress / Childhood trauma tied to tough depression cases

People who have experienced adverse childhood experiences are at increased risk of developing depression later in life that is difficult to treat. This is shown in a new twin study from Karolinska Institutet based on Swedish ...

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