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Medical Xpress / Reactivating a fetal gene enables adult heart cells to regenerate after injury
Around the globe, heart disease remains one of the top causes of death. Once patients begin to suffer from serious heart problems, like heart attacks and heart failure, the heart muscles become damaged and are difficult to ...
Medical Xpress / Magnetized approach to kidney stone retrieval outperforms standard methods in preclinical study
Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a wire, with performance in a pig model beating traditional removal techniques.
Medical Xpress / Sugars on immune cells, not just blood vessel walls, may regulate the inflammatory disease process
New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis.
Medical Xpress / New model forecasts 10-year heart risk after breast cancer treatment
A multi-institution research team led by Georgetown University Medical Center has developed and validated a model estimating the 10-year risk of heart failure or cardiomyopathy after early-stage breast cancer treatment. Separating ...
Medical Xpress / Analysis of 14 million children finds COVID-19 infection poses greater heart complication risk than vaccination
A new study shows children and young people face long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination ...
Medical Xpress / Study pinpoints source of free radicals in the brain that may fuel dementia
Free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes may promote dementia, according to a Weill Cornell Medicine study. These findings, published in Nature Metabolism, demonstrated that ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool uncovers genetic blueprint of the brain's largest communication bridge
For the first time, a research team led by the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has mapped the genetic architecture of a crucial part of the ...
Medical Xpress / Protein-based gel restores dental enamel and could advance tooth repair
Scientists from the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, have developed a bio-inspired material ...
Medical Xpress / Sequence of previous diseases may help predict risk of long COVID
Long COVID is a heterogeneous clinical condition that affects thousands of people and can manifest in many different ways. Understanding why some people develop it while others do not remains one of the main scientific challenges.
Medical Xpress / Time-restricted eating without calorie cuts doesn't improve metabolic health, study finds
Contrary to common assumptions, a new study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin shows that intermittent fasting (time-restricted eating) with an ...
Medical Xpress / Hair-thin fiber can control thousands of brain neurons simultaneously
Fiber-optic technology revolutionized the telecommunications industry and may soon do the same for brain research.
Medical Xpress / Minimal drug fragment disables cancer cells' antioxidant defenses, offering hope for hard-to-treat tumors
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered a new way to kill cancer cells by blocking their ability to clean up harmful waste. Cancer cells produce high levels of hydrogen peroxide, which can ...
