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Neighborly help in the brain: Cerebral cortex networks rapidly reorganize to compensate for lost neurons
How the brain largely maintains its function when neurons are lost—this is what researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and Hebrew University (Jerusalem) have ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain cortex structure linked to mental abilities and psychiatric disorders
The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including decision-making, perception, language and memory. Understanding how the morphology (i.e., structure and ...
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Medical research news
A single enzymatic switch steers cell fate in intestinal regeneration
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have identified a metabolic switch that determines whether intestinal stem cells become absorptive or secretory cells. Manipulating the enzyme OGDH either fuels cell expansion ...
Autonomic nervous system is key driver of global fMRI signal, study finds
The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and breathing. A study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and other institutes ...
Scientists detect light passing through entire human head, opening new doors for brain imaging
For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known as fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy), measures how light is absorbed by blood in the ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Evolutionary model for antibiotic resistance reveals dose timing critical to care
Cleveland Clinic researchers are working to improve the way we use evolutionary modeling to understand drug resistance. The study, published in Science Advances, uses a new type of evolutionary model called a "fitness seascape" ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors
New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School suggests that different genetic forms of autism may lead to similar patterns in brain activity and behavior. The findings were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.
Jun 13, 2025
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Blocking CD200R1 protein offers new strategy for treatment-resistant blood cancers
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by mobilizing the immune system to attack tumor cells. Major advances, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (notably against the PD-1 protein), have produced impressive results ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Heart disease and diabetes drive surge in deaths among Americans without college degrees
About 525,000 more deaths occurred among US adults in 2023 than would be expected had pre-2010 mortality trends continued. More than 90% of these deaths occurred among individuals without a bachelor's degree and were largely ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Muscle 'control center' discovery could help elderly with better muscle healing
When a house is hit by a hurricane, you must first remove the damaged parts before reconstruction can begin. The same applies to our muscles after injuries—and now researchers from Aarhus University and Steno Diabetes Center ...
Jun 13, 2025
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AI tool analyzes blood DNA fragments for faster, affordable cancer monitoring
Scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based method called "Fragle" that makes tracking cancer easier and faster using blood tests.
Jun 13, 2025
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Excessive use of disinfectants in intensive care patients may raise risk of antibiotic-resistant infections
An international study has, for the first time, revealed a strong and direct link between the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and universal disinfection procedures applied to patients in intensive care units. Published ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Children with acute allergic reactions often spend unnecessary time in hospitals
Be it peanuts or other triggers, many families live with the day-to-day risk that their child might experience a sudden and scary allergic reaction. Pediatric emergency department visits in the United States to treat acute ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Hybrid biomaterial shows how aging in the heart could be reversed
A new lab-grown material has revealed that some of the effects of aging in the heart may be slowed and even reversed. The discovery could open the door to therapies that rejuvenate the heart by changing its cellular environment, ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Clinically deployed AI guidance may prevent C. difficile spread
AI guidance for clinicians aimed at reducing the spread of Clostridioides difficile—a bacteria that can be deadly for sick patients—was deployed for the first time in a hospital setting, according to a University of Michigan-led ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Scientists develop a foundational map of tumor cells for personalized brain cancer treatments
City of Hope researchers have co-led the first study to demonstrate that characterizing genetic material near chromosomes forecasts how mutated, cancer-causing genes reengineer DNA and alter the tumor microenvironment. The ...
Jun 13, 2025
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PET-based technique can monitor engineered T cells during immunotherapy
In modern immunotherapy, modified immune cells are introduced into the body to attack tumors and other targets. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for tracking these cells in the ...
Jun 13, 2025
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SGLT2 inhibitor treatment stabilizes kidney function in patients who have had a heart attack
SGLT2 inhibitors have become a major drug used to treat diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. However, there have been questions as to whether it is safe to use these drugs in patients after a recent heart ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Preventing stalling to improve CAR-T cells' efficacy against tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells are a promising cancer therapy that are made from the patient's own T cells, which are reprogrammed to fight their cancer. One of the limitations of CAR-T cell therapy is the ability ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Experimental model for myelodysplastic syndromes uncovers genetic alterations to improve characterization
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of disorders that typically arise in adulthood, especially after the age of 70, and their five-year survival rate is around 30%. MDS are characterized by defective maturation of ...
Jun 13, 2025
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