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Medical Xpress / A skill becomes automatic as the brain rewires itself to bypass its own bottleneck, new study suggests
Riding a bike, reading a book or folding laundry while watching TV can feel effortless, almost like your brain does it on autopilot. This ease comes from repetition, built through practicing the same task again and again. ...
Medical Xpress / Less sugar early in life may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's
Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception may significantly reduce a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's by up to 46%. Those are the findings of a new study published in the journal npj Aging that ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists develop microRNA-based gene therapy that halts ALS progression in mice
A single IV injection of a microRNA-based biologic developed by Guangping Gao, Ph.D., Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, Jun Xie, Ph.D., and Zuoshang Xu, MD, Ph.D., suppressed production of the mutant SOD1 protein that causes ...
Medical Xpress / Bioceramic-coated implant improves osteoporotic fracture healing through timed magnesium release
Seoul National University (SNU) College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Nathaniel S. Hwang, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has developed a bioceramic fracture fixation ...
Medical Xpress / Gene editing tool reduces Huntington's toxic protein fragments and symptoms in mice
A gene-editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Medical Xpress / Gut bacteria leave intestinal 'memory,' protecting against inflammation
New Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Communications suggests that a metabolite produced by gut bacteria when they digest dietary fiber can leave a lasting molecular imprint on intestinal cells, promoting ...
Medical Xpress / Hidden 'recycling system' helps keep vision cells healthy
For decades, scientists believed that photoreceptors in the retina relied primarily on neighboring support cells, known as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), to remove waste. While the RPE is still responsible for clearing ...
Medical Xpress / Two post-surgery blood–brain disruption windows may offer glioblastoma treatment targets
Scientists in Britain and Spain have discovered critical windows after glioblastoma surgery when the brain's defenses falter, creating a rare chance to deliver powerful treatments exactly where needed. If doctors time treatment ...
Medical Xpress / Support from animals may feel stronger for women and those spending more time with them
In a study of Swiss adults, women and people who spent more time with a pet or another animal to which they might feel close reported feeling more attached to the animal and receiving more socioemotional support from it. ...
Medical Xpress / Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa, study finds
Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet researchers and public health officials have long argued over how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study resolves this debate, providing ...
Medical Xpress / New mechanism reveals how heart cells resist regenerative reprogramming
Specialized cells in the human body make biological trade-offs to perform certain jobs. To support the large, hardworking hearts that power other organs, heart cells have evolved to be extremely efficient and resilient. Because ...
Medical Xpress / Beyond recovery, natural environments may strengthen well-being from a neutral baseline
A walk in the park after a stressful day is a classic example of how nature can help people unwind. But natural environments may offer even more: enhancing mood and cognitive performance even when a person has not previously ...
