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Medical Xpress / New tool can see how different brain cell types work together
When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded. These signals can be used to understand how the brain performs certain computations or even to identify ...
Medical Xpress / A hidden DNA region helps drive frailty, exposing brain and immune links that reshape aging risk
Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes connected to frailty, offering neurological and immune-related insights that might help explain why some ...
Medical Xpress / Smart laser dimmer cuts neural crosstalk in brain-circuit imaging and control
A cross-disciplinary team led by Prof. Qu Jianan from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Prof. Julie L. Semmelhack from the Division of Life Science at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ...
Medical Xpress / Encouraging dieting and weight loss can shape youth body image into adulthood
Young adults spend hours a day on social media platforms filled with exercise influencers, fitness trends, and other appearance-focused content that can reinforce unrealistic body ideals. And for many of these younger people, ...
Medical Xpress / How a free medical telesimulation platform is saving children's lives
A new study on sepsis training in Ghana builds on prior research showing the impact of Annenberg Hotkeys, a free platform developed in 2020. It is being used in other medical settings—and its co-creator sees potential in ...
Medical Xpress / Overlooked brain damage sets off a chain reaction that could change how neurodegeneration is fought
Damage to white matter in the brain can trigger features associated with neurodegenerative disease, Cambridge researchers have discovered in a new study published in the journal Nature. Until now, it was thought that neurodegenerative ...
Medical Xpress / Children's blood tests may need new standards as protein levels shift with age
Blood protein levels change markedly already during childhood and adolescence, and differences between girls and boys become increasingly pronounced with age. This is shown by a new study published in Nature Communications ...
Medical Xpress / How an anti-inflammatory drug helps the heart after a heart attack
Every day, thousands of people worldwide suffer a heart attack, often leading to lasting damage to the heart muscle. Recent research from the University of Oslo suggests that targeting inflammation in the body helps protect ...
Medical Xpress / Hormonal chain reaction may shed light on the causes of reproductive disorders
Researchers at the University of Ottawa and the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new role for reproductive hormone secretoneurin (SN) and, for the first time, explained how it ...
Medical Xpress / Why concussion patients without family doctors are more likely to end up in the emergency department
Patients experiencing higher levels of socioeconomic marginalization and without established family physicians were more likely to seek initial concussion care in hospital emergency departments (EDs) rather than outpatient ...
Medical Xpress / Physicians pay price for parental leave: Increasing workload in early pregnancy, returning soon after childbirth
Physicians experiencing pregnancy often maintained or increased their workload in the first and second trimesters, then reduced it in the third, according to a new research study from ICES and Unity Health Toronto. The study ...
Medical Xpress / Why electroconvulsive therapy remains contested: Families report memory loss, worse quality of life and limited benefits
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a seizure, usually between six and 12 times, is used to varying degrees around the world for patients ...