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Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia study finds new biomarker, drug candidate to treat cognitive symptoms
Current schizophrenia medications treat symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, but do little for cognitive symptoms like disorganized thinking or executive dysfunction. As a result, many patients are unable to work, ...
Medical Xpress / Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function
It's no secret that exercise benefits both the mind and body, and it's increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool for maintaining healthy brain aging. A new study in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy says that just engaging ...
Medical Xpress / Study offers single explanation for two major symptoms of schizophrenia
Scientists have long known that dopamine helps the brain learn from rewards, but a new computational model shows how for people with schizophrenia this learning system can break down and simultaneously produce two very different ...
Medical Xpress / Large-scale look at the exposome shows combined environmental exposures rival genetics in shaping human health outcomes
For decades, scientists have been carefully unraveling the role of genes in disease by examining how small variations in a person's genetic code can shape lifelong risk of developing common conditions such as cancer, diabetes, ...
Medical Xpress / Combination treatment benefits patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the brain
Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) have historically had few treatment options. Now, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a combination of targeted therapies, tucatinib and ...
Medical Xpress / The next leap for AI scribes provides eyes in the clinic
The introduction of vision-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) to medical scribes—the recording devices used by doctors to document meetings with patients in real-time—could increase the accuracy of patient notes and ...
Medical Xpress / Why the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll may be 155,000 higher
The COVID-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity may also help alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
GLP-1 medications used to treat diabetes and obesity were associated with a reduced need for hospital care and sickness absence due to psychiatric reasons, a new study shows. The large register-based study was carried out ...
Medical Xpress / Why some breast cancers spread faster: Jagged1 may trigger a tissue-stiffening feedback loop
A research group led by Professor Cecilia Sahlgren at Åbo Akademi University (Finland) and the InFLAMES Research Flagship has identified a new mechanism directing the adverse remodeling of tumor tissue during breast cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer drug protein target may also help fight influenza
A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in Cell Reports, the study found that Programmed Death-Ligand ...
Medical Xpress / System-wide medication algorithm leads to better blood pressure control
A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California's six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for thousands of patients, according to a new ...
Medical Xpress / Novel X-ray technique could transform tissue diagnosis
A new X-ray imaging technique could transform how hospitals analyze tissue samples, potentially speeding up diagnoses and improving outcomes for patients, shows a new study led by UCL researchers. The technology, developed ...
