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Medical Xpress / Brain biomarker links inflammation to poor treatment response in psychiatric disorders

Individuals with psychiatric disorders exhibiting seemingly similar symptoms often respond very differently to the same treatment, suggesting that distinct biological processes are at work beneath the surface of similar clinical ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Greater patient safety in major lung surgery: World's largest study provides new insights

The Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden and the TU Dresden Faculty of Medicine has conducted the world's largest study on patient safety in major ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Surgery
Medical Xpress / Allergy risk varies by region: IgE profiles highlight environmental influence and hypoallergenic region

Allergic sensitization follows distinct regional patterns, and molecular IgE profiling can reveal these profiles in detail. An international research team has now demonstrated both phenomena in a population-based study of ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Is narcissism a uniquely American trait? A new study suggests not

If you watch TV, read popular books or even study research articles, you may walk away believing narcissism is a uniquely United States-based characteristic, whether most common in American young adults, professionals in ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Study finds microdosing can temporarily improve mood, creativity

A new UBC Okanagan study found that people who microdose psychedelics feel better on the days they take them—but those boosts don't seem to last.

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Balanced neural inhibition in the hippocampus is crucial for recognition memory

A new study has revealed that neural inhibition and balanced neural activity in a specific area of the brain is required for recognition memory. The findings could help provide better understanding of cognitive disorders, ...

Dec 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / US suicide rate fell in 2024 after hovering at high level

The U.S. suicide rate dropped slightly last year from some of the highest levels ever reported, preliminary data suggests. Experts say it's hard to know exactly why, or whether the decline will continue.

Dec 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Plant used in folk medicine has anti-inflammatory anti-arthritic effects, study confirms

In Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and São Paulo State University (UNESP) have conducted a study that confirmed the safety and anti-inflammatory, ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Genetic overlap of 14 psychiatric disorders explains why patients often have multiple diagnoses

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the norm rather than the exception. In a study published today in the journal Nature, the team provides ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis

Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents—and they've shown a possible route to reducing its ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Key chemical in dark chocolate may slow down aging

A chemical found in dark chocolate could slow the rate of biological aging. Research from King's College London has found that the chemical theobromine, a common plant compound that comes from cocoa, could have anti-aging ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Stress hormones can alter brain networks and strengthen emotional memories

Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol help the brain build emotional ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry