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Medical Xpress / Deep brain ultrasound uncovers pain-processing network tied to heat sensitivity changes

A new noninvasive neurostimulation technique capable of reaching deep regions of the brain has been used to elucidate the brain's pain mechanisms, with promising clinical applications in neurology and psychiatry. Described ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Calcium surges in brain immune cells may switch anxiety on and off

Researchers had previously discovered a population of immune cells within the brain that can act as accelerators and brakes for anxiety in mice. Now, new research from the lab of Mario Capecchi, Ph.D., professor of human ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Behind pro wrestling's spectacle lies a deadly toll few fans ever see coming

Professional wrestlers die nearly three years earlier than people of the same age and sex, new research from Macquarie University shows. The findings are published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI brain successfully mimics dyslexia and spots fonts that improve reading

For the first time, researchers have used an advanced AI model that understands both images and language, allowing them to model dyslexia, paving the way for potential new treatments. Dyslexia, the world's most common learning ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 may leave placental damage, but virus disappears after maternal recovery

A new Yale study published in JAMA Network Open finds that the virus that causes COVID-19 does not linger in placental tissue weeks to months after a pregnant woman recovers from infection—offering important reassurance for ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / America's fastest-growing sport has an eye injury problem few older players see coming

Pickleball-related eye injuries are on the rise in the United States, according to a study published in the journal Eye and led by Houston Methodist. The findings underscore a public health concern tied to one of America's ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Brain support cells form a previously unknown network

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new study in mice. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that had not been mapped before. ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / ADHD treatment despite a history of psychosis: Research finds no increased risk of relapse

People with a history of psychosis often also have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, treating this condition presents doctors with a clinical dilemma: Psychostimulants are considered effective for ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Bat coronavirus reveals a new way into human cells, widening the map of future spillover risks

An international team of researchers has identified an East African bat coronavirus capable of entering human cells. While the virus—Cardioderma cor coronavirus (CcCoV) KY43, or CcCoV-KY43—can bind to a cell receptor found ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Hearing restoration lasts years after gene therapy for inherited deafness, new trial results show

A new international study co-led by investigators from Mass General Brigham and the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University shows that a gene therapy for a rare form of genetic deafness successfully restored hearing in most ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tourette's tics are not just motor misfires—an emotion-linked brain circuit may open a new treatment frontier

While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain's motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse study has now discovered a connection to the brain's emotional functions. The result promises a new ...

Apr 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / E. coli and 'good' bacteria are balanced by breast milk in baby gut microbiomes

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature Communications, a European research ...

Apr 22, 2026