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Medical Xpress / Key driver of pancreatic cancer spread identified
A Cornell-led study has revealed how a deadly form of pancreatic cancer enters the bloodstream, solving a long-standing mystery of how the disease spreads and identifying a promising target for therapy.
Medical Xpress / A new look at how the brain works reveals that wiring isn't everything
How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise to complex behaviors ...
Medical Xpress / UK study finds microplastics in all beverages tested, raising exposure estimates
Microplastics have found their way deep inside our bones, brains, and even babies. A UK study found that 100% of all 155 hot and cold beverage samples tested contained synthetic plastic particles.
Medical Xpress / IQ appears to affect ability to listen in noisy settings
You're in a bustling café with a friend. The din is making it hard to tune in to the conversation. The scenario might suggest you'd benefit from a hearing aid. On the other hand, new research suggests that speech-perception ...
Medical Xpress / Home high-intensity aerobic training outperforms balance training for cerebellar ataxias
Columbia University Medical Center-led research reports that home high-intensity aerobic training improved ataxia symptoms, fatigue, and aerobic fitness more than dose-matched home balance training in individuals with cerebellar ...
Medical Xpress / A more precise CRISPR platform enables large-scale gene screening in live mouse brains
Over the past few decades, biomedical researchers and neuroscientists have devised increasingly advanced techniques to study and alter neurophysiological processes. These include CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short ...
Medical Xpress / Older adults can bounce back to thriving health, study finds
A new Canadian study is offering a powerful message to older adults and those who care for them: it's never too late to bounce back. Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that nearly one in four older adults ...
Medical Xpress / Why do we remember some life moments—but not others?
Some memories are easy to recall—lush with detail, fresh as the moment itself. Others are more tenuous, like faded sketches, and the most stubborn ones can refuse to resurface at all. Why do our brains enshrine some memories ...
Medical Xpress / How chronic cellular stress shifts the gut microbiome toward a cancer-promoting state
It is well established that gut microbiome composition plays a pivotal role in human health—yet the precise connections are still not fully understood. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have moved ...
Medical Xpress / Key to the riddle of sleep may be linked to bacteria
What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the microorganisms spawned in our intestines.
Medical Xpress / Artificial light weakens menstrual cycle's natural synchronization with lunar phases, study suggests
There is no question that the moon has a significant influence on Earth. Its gravitational pull affects the planet and moves water masses in the daily rhythm of ebb and flow (tides)—this point is undisputed. More difficult ...
Medical Xpress / First-ever image of an open NMDA receptor reveals clues to how neurodegenerative disease occurs
When it comes to brain proteins, small changes can make a dramatic difference. Researchers studying NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors, which are essential for learning, memory and moment-by-moment consciousness, know ...
