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Medical Xpress / 'Quiet eye': Psychologist identifies links between a steady gaze and elite performance
In his book on basketball great Bill Bradley, writer John McPhee proposed that Bradley's greatest asset had little to do with speed, strength or agility. It had to do, McPhee proposed, with his eyes.
Medical Xpress / Migraine sufferers' brains respond differently to visual stimulation
A new study has demonstrated that the brains of people who experience migraines and other types of headaches cannot modulate visual stimulation in the same way a person without these conditions can.
Medical Xpress / Researcher uncovers how dietary fat may fuel cancer growth: Q&A
Estela Jacinto, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been studying a crucial pathway for human cell growth and metabolism for more than two decades.
Medical Xpress / Research suggests being physically active, even just a couple of days a week, may be key to better health
Being physically active for one to two days a week, often called a "weekend warrior," may provide comparable health and life-prolonging benefits as smaller doses of daily physical activity if the physical effort is moderate ...
Medical Xpress / Implant-derived metals found in cerebrospinal fluid
Research led by Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin has found that metal particles from artificial joint implants can enter the central nervous system and accumulate in cerebrospinal fluid, raising concerns about potential ...
Medical Xpress / Low levels of a single enzyme influence pathway to malignancy in colorectal cancer, scientists find
The transformation of healthy cells into invasive colorectal tumors is an extraordinarily complex process involving numerous molecular mechanisms, according to cancer biologists in China who have discovered that low levels ...
Medical Xpress / Protective gene found to preserve mitochondria during kidney disease progression
Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved ...
Medical Xpress / Dopamine neurons that fuel overeating may weaken effectiveness of obesity medication
Delicious and extremely palatable food can increase the tendency of hedonic eating, where one consumes food for the sole purpose of deriving pleasure instead of the body's energy needs. Hedonic eating often leads to eating ...
Medical Xpress / Vision restored: Retinal therapy research marks first successful induction of long-term neural regeneration
Vision is one of the most crucial human senses, yet more than 300 million people worldwide are at risk of vision loss due to various retinal diseases. While recent advancements in retinal disease treatments have successfully ...
Medical Xpress / Neuroscientists uncover the key role of dopamine in learning new motor skills
A new interdisciplinary study by researchers from the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion reveals a surprising insight: ...
Medical Xpress / DNA mutations that contribute to spina bifida during embryogenesis open the door to potential treatments
Scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the causes ...
Medical Xpress / Omega-6 fatty acid promotes the growth of an aggressive type of breast cancer, study finds
Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat "triple negative" breast cancer ...