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Medical Xpress / Shining a light on the developing brain: How parental separation shapes us
The relationships we form as adults often echo those we had with our parents. According to attachment theory—one of the most influential frameworks in contemporary psychology—this is no coincidence: The attachment between ...
Medical Xpress / Analysis finds alcohol-induced deaths in the U.S. have nearly doubled from 1999 to 2024
In an analysis by race, sex, age, and geography, alcohol-induced death rates in 2024 are nearly double those in 1999, with a sharp increase at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Xpress / Getting a puppy can pose mental health challenges alongside benefits for families
A survey study of families with puppies in the UK has identified multiple mental health challenges alongside benefits of ownership for adults and kids alike, suggesting that a mental health boost should not be the main motivator ...
Medical Xpress / Stronger together: A new fusion protein boosts cancer immunotherapy
A newly developed molecule brings together two powerful immunotherapy strategies in one treatment. Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, have demonstrated that this fusion protein ...
Medical Xpress / Novel way to 'rev up' brown fat burns calories, limits obesity in mice
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat—an energy-burning form of fat—can rev the body's metabolic engine, consuming cellular fuel and producing heat ...
Medical Xpress / In adolescent lab animals exposed to cocaine, high-intensity interval training boosts aversion to the drug
People with substance use disorder who participate in recovery running programs have shown improved success in maintaining their sobriety and reducing their risk for relapse. These observations led Panayotis Thanos, a University ...
Medical Xpress / AI model indicates four out of ten breast cancer patients could avoid axillary surgery
A project at Lund University in Sweden has trained an AI model to identify breast cancer patients who could be spared from axillary surgery. The model analyzes previously unutilized information in mammograms and pinpoints ...
Medical Xpress / Soft bioelectronic fiber can track hundreds of biological events simultaneously
Developed by Stanford researchers, NeuroString is a hair-thin multichannel biosensor and stimulator with promising potential applications in drug delivery, nerve stimulation, smart fabrics, and more.
Medical Xpress / Subtle cues between cells and immune system can contribute to spread of cancer
In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new colonies within the body. Blocking the cells' ability to follow the trail might halt metastasis but ...
Medical Xpress / Listening to a story could help diagnose language disorders
A University of Houston researcher found that recording brain activity while a person listens to a story may help diagnose primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurodegenerative syndrome that impairs language skills.
Medical Xpress / CRISPR approach offers hope for severe childhood brain disorder
When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A haploinsufficiency, in which children are born with just one functioning copy of the SCN2A gene—instead ...
Medical Xpress / Lab-grown kidney structures reach new maturity in step toward synthetic organs
A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys. In a new paper published in Cell Stem Cell, the scientists describe generating more mature and ...
