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Medical Xpress / While patients lay unconscious under anesthesia, their brains kept decoding stories and preparing for what came next

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found that the human brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state from general anesthesia. The findings, published in Nature, challenge what ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lying down to stand stronger: 10 minutes of simple floor exercises a day could improve balance and agility

Don't feel like standing up for a workout? No problem, you can still get a good workout that helps improve static standing balance, flexibility, and agility, all while lying on your back with your head facing up.

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / New MRI technology maps 20-plus brain biomarkers in a single 14-minute scan

New multiplexed imaging technology using standard clinical MRI systems can simultaneously map more than 20 biomarkers in high resolution, providing a comprehensive view of the brain with a single scan.

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Artery widening, not blockages, linked to common stroke

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about the causes of a common type of stroke, offering clues as to why widely used treatments may not work. The study found that the buildup of fatty ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Direct-to-proteasome strategy degrades two cancer proteins and may curb drug resistance

A preclinical study has developed a strategy that enables the forced elimination of proteins that help tumors survive chemotherapy. This finding opens a new avenue to tackle resistance to cancer treatments, one of the major ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Testosterone suppresses brain tumor growth in males, study suggests

In a new study, scientists at Cleveland Clinic discovered that hormones associated with male development may play a key role in limiting the growth of brain tumors in men. The research team found that the loss of androgen ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why zebrafish hearts heal so well: Early immune signals can improve repair even further

When the human heart is damaged by a heart attack, stiff scar tissue eventually forms around the affected areas. This weakens the heart's pumping ability and increases the risk of heart failure and arrhythmias. Zebrafish, ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Controlled peanut intake may reduce allergies in toddlers

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have successfully treated children aged 1–3 years with peanut allergies. The children slowly became accustomed to eating peanuts by consuming small amounts of them daily, which were gradually ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / New GlyT2 blocker relieves chronic neuropathic pain without major side effects

Chronic neuropathic pain remains one of the most challenging conditions to treat, with current therapies offering limited benefit and being over-reliant on opioids. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), along ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / One overlooked detail in cancer genomes is rewriting which mutations really matter

It's a fundamental principle of science: Correlation does not equal causation. Every cancer cell has genetic mutations, but not all of those mutations necessarily drive the cancer.

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Oral small-molecule GLP-1 drugs penetrate deep into the brain to suppress cravings

A study has found that an emerging class of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs suppresses eating for pleasure, or hedonic feeding, in mice by modulating a reward circuit deep within the brain. This newly charted pathway—separate from ...

May 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI screening tool gives pathologists 'spatial super vision' to detect hidden cancer

QIMR Berghofer scientists have developed an AI screening tool that harnesses the power of cutting-edge spatial biology analysis to give pathologists "super vision" to detect hidden genetic markers of cancer in standard patient ...

May 6, 2026