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Medical Xpress / A two-way brain interface could help restore walking after paralysis by linking thoughts, robotic legs and sensation

Restoring both walking and sensation to patients with paraplegia is an ambitious goal—but a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the California Institute ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fat cells steer flies away from pathogen-tainted food through a newly revealed neural circuit

If humans or animals eat something that causes them to feel unwell, they subsequently avoid this food source. Until now, it has been unclear precisely how this avoidance learning takes place. A new study shows that communication ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Biological shield can prevent skin cancer cells from transforming into aggressive metastatic forms

A new study has identified a molecular guardian that keeps skin cells from forgetting what they are and transforming into aggressive, migratory killers. By stabilizing a master genetic switch, this protein shield prevents ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Beyond cell death: The hidden drivers of stem cell aging

As we age, our ability to maintain healthy blood and a strong immune system gradually declines, largely because hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), the cells responsible for producing all blood cell types, begin to lose their ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neurobiologists hack brain circuits tied to placebo pain relief

Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and pain. Yet the neurological ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / This shrimp-inspired camera sees hidden cancer spread and could transform how surgeons remove lymph nodes

Researchers have developed a compact camera that captures ultraviolet, near-infrared, and visible images using a single chip. Inspired by the multiwavelength vision capability of the mantis shrimp, the camera could help surgeons ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / New imaging tools help cancer researchers see inside living cells

A new study co-led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher describes a breakthrough in microscopy tools that could dramatically expand how cancer biology labs study the inner workings of living cells. The research, ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gut microbes reveal a surprising tie to cortisol spikes during acute stress

The gut microbiome influences numerous physiological processes. Researchers at the University of Vienna have now demonstrated for the first time that, in healthy adults, the diversity of gut bacteria and their capacity to ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Adding opioids or benzodiazepines to gabapentinoids boosts drug poisoning risk, analysis shows

People who take gabapentinoids, a medication prescribed increasingly frequently worldwide, particularly for chronic pain, face a much greater risk of drug poisoning if they are also taking another medication, finds a new ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Colon cancer deaths in younger adults rose mainly among those without degrees, study says

The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors could be driving the escalation, according to a new study.

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 in joint fluid may let weight-loss drugs target arthritis directly

Arthritis includes a range of conditions that affect the joints, from inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis to more common conditions like osteoarthritis. Many people experience pain, ...

Apr 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / The cold virus 'hides' and multiplies in the tonsils and adenoids, even in people without symptoms

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil reveals that tissues such as the tonsils and adenoids can serve as hiding places for the rhinovirus, which causes the common cold and is responsible for most ...

Apr 16, 2026