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Medical Xpress / Not just a common cold: Studies show RSV's severity and impact on long-term health
Often confused for a common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can in fact be serious and should be studied more closely. In studies led by Singapore General Hospital (SGH), researchers collaborating under the Program ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-computer interface decodes Mandarin from neural signals in real time
Researchers in Shanghai have reported in a study, recently published in Science Advances, that they've successfully decoded Mandarin Chinese language in real time with the help of a brain-computer interface (BCI) framework, ...
Medical Xpress / Why your daily walk might not work as well if you're on metformin
A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise.
Medical Xpress / Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind, brain monitoring reveals
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body techniques, including meditation and healing practices, produced rapid and wide-ranging changes in brain ...
Medical Xpress / Genetically altered hair cells show how inner ear structures are organized
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing, according to a study published in ...
Medical Xpress / Lung cancer's earliest stages may be driven by inflammation
By creating high-resolution cellular and molecular visual maps of lung cancer before and during development, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that the earliest stages of lung ...
Medical Xpress / New lab-made antibody matches IVIG effectiveness at lower doses in mice
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy involves infusing patients with naturally occurring IgG antibodies to treat autoimmune conditions. With origins dating back to the 1950s, IVIG is currently FDA-approved for four diseases ...
Medical Xpress / Sex and age shape Batten disease progression, brainwave study finds
Batten disease is a rare inherited condition that affects brain development and function. CLN3 disease is the most common type of this disease. The symptoms are life-changing. They usually begin between the ages of four and ...
Medical Xpress / Sexual dysfunction in women at midlife explored by largest study of its kind
Almost 50% of women in midlife surveyed in a Monash University-led study had poor sexual well-being, including a doubling of the likelihood of desire and arousal dysfunction in early perimenopausal women from premenopause.
Medical Xpress / Low-dose THC may reduce side effects of HIV treatment
Long-term, low doses of THC mitigate many harmful side effects and inflammation caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to new research from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Medical Xpress / Immune overreactions explained: How killer T cells turn against the body
Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body? There are instances where killer T cells—which are meant to precisely remove virus-infected cells—malfunction like overheated ...
Medical Xpress / Simple-to-use tech could help former soldiers readjust to civilian life
A newly discharged American military veteran struggles emotionally to quiet memories from the battlefield. He smokes cannabis, increasingly, to fall asleep at night and to get through the day.
