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Medical Xpress / Psilocybin prevents chemotherapy-related nerve injury and associated symptoms in preclinical models

In a breakthrough study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that psilocybin given before chemotherapy prevented the onset of nerve injury in preclinical models, even after repeated ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Healthy aging shaped by more varied biology than previously thought

Molecular changes in aging are far more unique than previously thought, meaning two healthy individuals of identical age can experience significantly different aging journeys.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Over 90% of people carry this virus—and it can cause more than chickenpox and shingles

New research published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers is shedding light on the surprisingly broad range of neurological and systemic diseases that can be caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the virus that causes chickenpox ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cancer medication helps reduce SIV reservoir, increasing hope for HIV cure

Emory University researchers have provided the first proof of concept in a nonhuman primate model for eliminating HIV-infected cells with venetoclax, a clinically approved cancer medication. Venetoclax effectively targets ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / How meal timing programs the liver's daily rhythms

Deep inside the brain, a master clock synchronizes thousands of molecular clocks scattered throughout the body, and together, they anticipate signals such as the rising sun, the coming night and the daily rhythms of life. ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pig kidney xenotransplant successfully bridges patient with end-stage kidney disease to human transplant

In January 2026, Tim Andrews, who had received a genetically edited pig kidney in January 2025, became the recipient of a human kidney. A new Mass General Brigham paper, published in The Lancet, details Andrews' experience ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Three psychedelic drugs affect the brain differently, brain scans in rats suggest

In recent years, psychedelic drugs have attracted growing interest as potential treatments for conditions including depression, anxiety and addiction. Although these drugs are often considered one group, researchers from ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Neural networks reveal how experience shapes learning in both brains and machines

A new study has used a type of machine learning called a neural network to reveal how different kinds of training can change how learning happens—both in machines and in living brains.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the developing human brain takes instructions: Two studies reveal what guides its most important stem cells

As the human brain takes shape before birth, a remarkable type of stem cell helps give it many of the features that make it distinctly human. These cells, called radial glia, make billions of decisions that determine which ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Some hair loss in men is linked to weight loss drug use

Men already genetically at risk for the most common form of hair loss have a 7% added risk of losing their hair if they use drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound for type 2 diabetes and obesity, a new study shows.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Cerebral palsy might be a collection of symptoms, not its own disease

Historically, cerebral palsy (CP) was linked largely to events at birth, including prematurity or temporary loss of oxygen to the brain, but research over the past decade has suggested that genetic factors contribute to CP ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stopping chronic pain before it starts: Surprising biological pathway may play key role

Chronic pain is one of medicine's most stubborn puzzles. A sprained back, a surgical incision or a pinched nerve heals—and yet, for millions of people, the pain never fully goes away. Why some injuries fade into memory while ...

Sep 3, 2026