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Medical Xpress / Why 'being squeezed' helps breast cancer cells to thrive
A new study led by researchers at Adelaide University and published in Science Advances reveals why some cancers can grow and survive in the body, while others cannot. It turns out that intense mechanical pressure experienced ...
Medical Xpress / Brain immune cells may help build Alzheimer's plaques
A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that immune cells called microglia can actively promote the formation of plaques in Alzheimer's disease, challenging the long-standing view that these cells serve ...
Medical Xpress / How voluntary exercise reshapes tryptophan metabolism through the gut microbiota
Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that begins in the coiled darkness ...
Medical Xpress / Cannabis intoxication disrupts many types of memory
Smoking cannabis can do more than blur memories. It can reshape them. A new Washington State University study found that people who consumed THC were more likely to recall words that were never presented and struggled with ...
Medical Xpress / Review of 153 studies links youth media use to later mental health risks
Children and teenagers who spend more time on digital media are more likely to experience mental health, behavioral and academic difficulties later on, according to a major international review published in JAMA Pediatrics. ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse brain study reveals why blockbuster weight-loss drugs may work differently in females and males
The drugs have names that sound like small planets: semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide. Collectively, they belong to a class of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs that has reshaped the treatment of obesity and diabetes ...
Medical Xpress / Alternative breast cancer treatment tied to about four times higher mortality, nationwide analysis finds
The alternative medicine industry is expanding rapidly, fueled in large part by the surge of health-related content on social media. This growing trend has become an increasing concern for oncology practitioners and patients, ...
Medical Xpress / Deep-frozen brain region restarts electrical activity after thawing
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen have succeeded in preserving brain tissue through extreme deep freezing. After thawing, the neurons begin exchanging electrical ...
Medical Xpress / Long-read genome sequencing uncovers new autism gene variants
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by using long-read whole genome sequencing (LR-WGS), an emerging approach that reads ...
Medical Xpress / Daily multivitamins may slow biological aging, two-year trial suggests
An analysis led by Mass General Brigham investigators found slower aging in older adults after two years of a daily multivitamin, with greater benefits for those who began the trial with accelerated biological age
Medical Xpress / Circadian rhythm drives metabolic dysfunction in fat cells, study finds
Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and director of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, have discovered how disruptions in ...
Medical Xpress / That difficult person in your life could be aging you 1.5% faster, study finds
Spending time with someone who constantly causes problems may do more than just ruin your mood.
