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Medical Xpress / Key magic mushroom ingredient makes fish less aggressive and lazier
More than 200 mushrooms—primarily those belonging to a genus of gilled mushrooms called Psilocybe—contain the psychoactive compound psilocybin. In the brain of mammals, this chemical can bind to serotonin receptors and influence ...
Medical Xpress / What is hantavirus? Symptoms, transmission and treatment explained
As an Atlantic cruise ship remains isolated off the South African coast due to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the world watches with anticipation to learn more about this uncommon but dangerous infectious disease.
Medical Xpress / This everyday plant protein may be quietly reshaping blood pressure risk in ways doctors cannot ignore
A higher dietary intake of soy and legumes is linked to a lower risk of high blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.
Medical Xpress / Past hantavirus outbreak shows how Andes virus spreads
An elderly man had just started running a fever when he walked into a birthday party in the Argentine village of Epuyen in 2018.
Medical Xpress / A new map for inflammatory bowel disease: Human DNA in stool reveals disease activity
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affecting an estimated 6–8 million people worldwide, may soon be monitored with a simple stool test instead of invasive procedures. Researchers have demonstrated that human DNA in fecal matter, ...
Medical Xpress / New heart disease risk prediction tool validated globally
A tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), proven to accurately predict heart disease risk for Americans, can be applied to the global population, a new study led by NYU Langone Health shows.
Medical Xpress / Adult ADHD care may need rethink as symptom severity, not medication alone, drives deficits
ADHD is usually associated with being careless, impulsive and having difficulty concentrating. New research focused on ADHD in adults indicates a greater number of cognitive and motor symptoms, and that the effects of medication ...
Medical Xpress / Finger-prick blood test may spot active tuberculosis early and predict who develops disease
Household contacts of people with tuberculosis (TB) have a high risk of getting TB themselves, at around 2%. It is currently difficult to detect TB in its early stages, or predict who will go on to have TB, and therefore ...
Medical Xpress / New implant links insulin-producing cells to blood vessels, aiming to treat Type 1 diabetes
Researchers at McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC) have developed a novel device to transplant insulin-producing cells that integrates directly with existing blood ...
Medical Xpress / Lithium may help curb impulsive decisions tied to suicide risk
A new study finds that brain electrical activity tied to impulsive decision-making—a key contributor to suicide risk—changes after lithium treatment in people who have survived a life-threatening suicide attempt. The findings ...
Medical Xpress / Nerve-sprouting therapy boosts coordinated walking across spinal cord injury severities in mice
Spinal cord injuries typically result in permanent paralysis and loss of sensation, posing significant challenges for those affected and the health care system. In most cases, spinal cord injuries are contusion injuries, ...
Medical Xpress / I've investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here's what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster
The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6 there were eight cases, three of whom are confirmed by laboratory testing as hantavirus. In recent days, ...
