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Medical Xpress / Unlocking the immune system's instruction manual: How T follicular helper cells mount a flexible response
Scientists have uncovered how a key type of immune cell adapts its behavior depending on the type of infection, paving the way for better vaccines and advancing research into immune-related diseases.
Medical Xpress / Neuroscientists pinpoint how the brain differentiates painful from non-painful touch
After nine months in the womb, humans enter a world filled with texture and shape. We must then quickly learn to recognize and respond to textures and objects in the outside world, beginning with sensations like the soft ...
Medical Xpress / Key protein for tick-borne encephalitis revealed: How the virus enters brain cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein on the surface of cells that is crucial to allowing the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus to enter the body. The discovery, ...
Medical Xpress / Regular exercise 'rewires' heart-control nerves differently on left and right side, study finds
Frequent exercise doesn't just strengthen the heart—it also changes the nerves that control it, according to new research which could guide more targeted and effective care for common heart problems.
Medical Xpress / Research suggests what you eat and drink could contribute to your hair loss
It may not be age that is making your hair thin or fall out, but rather what you are eating and drinking.
Medical Xpress / Milk-derived molecule strengthens gut health even with unhealthy diet
A Western diet, rich in fat and poor in fiber, can weaken the gut protective mucosa and increase the risk of infection and inflammation. Now, Umeå researchers have identified a milk-derived molecule that can significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Here's what morning sickness during pregnancy really means
UCLA researchers have uncovered a link between "morning sickness" symptoms and the body's natural, but complex, inflammatory response to biological and bodily changes during pregnancy.
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes emerge as the unexpected conductors of brain networks
A collaborative French–Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Published in the journal Cell, the research shows that these glial cells are capable of integrating ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050, nearly 75% more than in 2024
There has been a rapid increase in the global number of cancer cases and deaths between 1990 and 2023, despite advances in cancer treatment and efforts to tackle cancer risk factors over that same time period.
Medical Xpress / Women who miss their first mammogram face higher risk of breast cancer death, study finds
Women who miss their first mammogram run a higher risk of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and dying from the disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in BMJ.
Medical Xpress / Sugary drinks linked to depression via the gut microbiome—especially in women
A new study involving the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) provides strong evidence that sugary drinks affect not only metabolic health, but also mental health—especially in women. This effect is probably mediated ...
Medical Xpress / The power of touch: Skin-to-skin contact linked to preemie brain growth
Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who received less skin-to-skin ...
