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Medical Xpress / Scientists develop grain-sized soft robots controlled by magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery
A team of scientists at NTU has developed grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery, paving the way to possible improved therapies in future.
Medical Xpress / Engineers unveil AI model for predicting, controlling pandemic spread linked to air traffic
A team of engineers at the University of Houston has published a study in the journal Scientific Reports on how international air travel has influenced the spread of COVID-19 around the world. By using a newly developed AI ...
Medical Xpress / Hippocampus study shows chronic pain can be predicted within three days of whiplash injury
After only one to three days of a whiplash injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross "talk" between two regions of the brain, and the person's anxiety level after ...
Medical Xpress / Stroke disrupts neuron formation from stem cells: Research reveals underlying mechanisms
In healthy rodent brains, newborn neurons are constantly generated in the stem cell niche, known as the subventricular zone (SVZ). These cells might help to repair a brain that has been damaged by disorders of the central ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover key to preventing fibrosis in biomaterial implants
A study from the University of Virginia's Department of Biomedical Engineering has identified a critical mechanism driving fibrosis, or scarring, in response to medical implants made with biomaterial hydrogels.
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover key to preventing fibrosis in biomaterial implants
A study from the University of Virginia's Department of Biomedical Engineering has identified a critical mechanism driving fibrosis, or scarring, in response to medical implants made with biomaterial hydrogels.
Medical Xpress / Reminders can eliminate age-related decline in memory
A new study from UT Arlington reveals that setting reminders can eliminate some age-related declines in memory. The findings offer a significant breakthrough in addressing the cognitive challenges faced by older adults, particularly ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify bacterial infection tied to Alzheimer's
A new study by researchers at Florida State University's Gut Biome Lab has revealed a potential link between an infection caused by gut bacteria and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Medical Xpress / Popular diabetes and weight-loss drug may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have found that when compared to seven other anti-diabetic drugs, semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease ...
Medical Xpress / Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments
New research from biologists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences reveals that mifepristone, a drug best known for its use for ending early pregnancies, might also extend lifespan. The findings could ...
Medical Xpress / AI model can predict health risks, including early death, from electrocardiograms
A new AI model can predict patients' risk of developing and worsening disease, and even their risk of early death, using an electrocardiogram (ECG).
Medical Xpress / Research in mice suggests zinc supplements have potential value to directly treat short bowel syndrome
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have identified a gene pathway involving the mineral zinc in mice that may someday point the way to using zinc-based supplements to directly help people with a rare ...