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Medical Xpress / Wireless device uses light patterns to deliver information directly to the brain
In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain—bypassing the body's natural sensory pathways.
Medical Xpress / Aging midbrain neurons face energy crisis linked to Parkinson's
Dopamine neurons in a part of the brain called the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel shortages, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. ...
Medical Xpress / Dopamine neurons also work while you sleep to strengthen skills, study reveals
Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new.
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify concerning increase in newborns not receiving preventative vitamin K shots
In a new study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have uncovered an alarming trend—the proportion of newborn infants not receiving preventative vitamin K shots has increased by 77% since 2017. The ...
Medical Xpress / Inside the gut: What our stool could tell us about our diet, gut microbes and health
Researchers from King's College London have found that molecules in stool samples can accurately reflect what people eat and how their gut microbiome responds, offering a potential new tool to study nutrition and its impact ...
Medical Xpress / A routine blood test could help predict who benefits most from CAR T-cell therapy
Measuring the lymphocytes—white blood cells that fight infection—in a patient's blood can be used to predict outcomes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who receive CAR T-cell therapy, according to research from physicians ...
Medical Xpress / Cardiology expert explains how faster and cost-effective testing can help save lives
In November, The Lancet published an international expert consensus review, "Contemporary, non-invasive imaging diagnosis of chronic coronary artery disease," that shows using CT coronary angiography (CTCA) when patients ...
Medical Xpress / Gene therapy improves movement in kids with spinal muscular atrophy
A single-dose gene replacement therapy is found to improve movement ability in children over 2 years of age and teenagers with spinal muscular atrophy, according to research published in Nature Medicine. The results of this ...
Medical Xpress / PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 responders
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders involved in rescue and ...
Medical Xpress / How maternal distress affects neurological development in children
The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation for their future cognitive, social, and emotional skills. This period, extending from fetal stage ...
Medical Xpress / CAR T cell therapy shows promising Phase II trial results in multiple myeloma
The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) continued to show strong results in treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to new trial data from researchers at The ...
Medical Xpress / Anti-platelet drug can slow metastasis in aggressive cancers, research shows
Aggressive cancers can use blood vessels like roadways, speeding through the body and finding new places to grow. But new research shows that a drug in clinical trials may help stop the spread of cancer before it reaches ...
