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Medical Xpress / Scientists discover hidden gateways that allow the brain to clear waste
The brain continuously produces metabolic waste that must be removed to maintain healthy function. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a central role in this process by carrying away proteins such as amyloid-β, phosphorylated ...
Medical Xpress / Three genetic modifiers may alter inherited Alzheimer's onset and progression
Autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) is a genetically inherited form of Alzheimer's disease that accounts for only about 1% of Alzheimer's disease cases. However, because individuals with the gene mutations are extremely ...
Medical Xpress / Breathalyzer can 'sniff out' when your body starts burning fat
Researchers have developed a breath detector with a chemical sensor that sniffs out when your body is burning fat through a single exhale. Reporting in Device, the handheld, smartphone-assisted device measures acetone—a ...
Medical Xpress / Dendrites and gatekeeper cells unlock flexible learning in mice, study finds
The ability to adapt behavior flexibly to changing environments is a hallmark of intelligence. However, the biological mechanisms in the brain that are responsible for this cognitive flexibility remain poorly understood.
Medical Xpress / The lone star tick is bringing another infection concern, the Bourbon virus
Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rarely diagnosed tick-borne infection, the Bourbon virus, transmitted by the common lone star tick, could soon begin to ...
Medical Xpress / Brain-penetrating nanoparticles, ultrasound and microbubbles show promise in treating glioblastoma
University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a promising new experimental approach to targeting glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest brain cancer. The approach could overcome many of ...
Medical Xpress / Singing therapy provides symptom relief and greater quality-of-life for people with chronic belching
A new randomized clinical trial suggests that singing therapy may provide a more effective and engaging treatment option than standard breathing exercises for people with supragastric belching, a chronic gastrointestinal ...
Medical Xpress / Same carcinogen, different tumors: Mouse study reveals the role of genetic background
Why do cancers develop differently in different people—even when they are exposed to the same risk factors? An international research group, including the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has demonstrated in mice that ...
Medical Xpress / Skin-bone marrow axis discovery opens new doors for psoriasis treatment
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting more than 60 million people worldwide, characterized by painful red patches, scaling and skin thickening. While existing biologic treatments largely focus on calming ...
Medical Xpress / Nearly all countries overuse powerful antibiotics, global study finds
Certain antibiotics are overused in most countries, while too few people receive the specific antibiotic treatments they need, according to a study of antibiotic use across 186 countries published in The Lancet Public Health ...
Medical Xpress / Exercise addiction is real, but often overstated
With fitness culture booming and "no days off" mindsets trending, new research is challenging common assumptions about "exercise addiction"—finding that the issue is real but often misunderstood and overstated.
Medical Xpress / Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: The role of cerebral venous flow revealed
Sometimes, doctors cannot find the cause of intracranial hypertension, a syndrome characterized by excess pressure inside the skull. Patients' symptoms are effectively relieved by a procedure that dilates a vein in the brain ...
