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Medical Xpress / Neural circuit mechanism may explain why people have different fear levels
In a study published in Neuron, a research team led by Prof. Wang Liping from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the neural circuit underlying individual differences ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify key symptoms of long COVID in young children
Long COVID—symptoms that linger long after the initial viral infection—can affect people of every age, including children. But the lasting symptoms in an infant, toddler, or pre-school-aged child may be different than ...
Medical Xpress / Zebrafish model sheds light on how Zika virus disrupts early brain development
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a major public health concern, particularly due to the severe brain development defects it can cause in fetuses when pregnant women are infected. One of the most serious outcomes is microcephaly—a ...
Medical Xpress / Humans are seasonal creatures, according to our circadian rhythms
It's tempting to think that, with our fancy electric lights and indoor bedrooms, humanity has evolved beyond the natural influence of sunlight when it comes to our sleep routines.
Medical Xpress / Study reveals novel strategy for in vivo blood stem cell gene therapy
A team of scientists from the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, Italy, has identified a unique window shortly after birth in which circulating blood stem cells can be effectively targeted ...
Medical Xpress / How intestinal bacteria influence aging of blood vessels
The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute directly to vascular ...
Medical Xpress / A central switchboard: Neurons deep in the brain act as a movement 'brake'
Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of Basel and the Friedrich ...
Medical Xpress / Vesicle cycle model reveals inner workings of brain synapse
How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, researchers have successfully ...
Medical Xpress / Mapping lifelong chronic health risks for childhood cancer survivors
Children are much more likely to survive cancer today than 50 years ago. Unfortunately, as adults, many of them develop cardiovascular disease, secondary cancers, or both, believed to result from the toxic effects of chemotherapy ...
Medical Xpress / Engineered herpes virus could boost T cell cancer treatment
Recent research points to the potential utility of a familiar sounding foe–herpes virus–in the fight against cancer.
Medical Xpress / Scientists test real-time view of brain's waste removal with new monitoring device
A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, according to a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Medical Xpress / Study suggests own sense of athleticism linked to personality, family, prior experience and feedback
In a new study of college undergraduates in Japan, the students' self-perception of their own athletic ability was linked with several internal and external factors, such as personality traits, family characteristics, leisure ...
