https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a fundamental principle underlying how the human brain processes meaning across multiple languages. In a new study posted to the bioRxiv preprint server, scientists recorded the activity of individual neurons in the human hippocampus and found that bilingual people appear to organize concepts in a shared neural structure—even when speaking entirely different languages. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-bilingual-brains-concepts-aligned-languages.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:20:01 EDT news700321058 In South Florida, heat shapes daily routines long before summer officially arrives. For people living with cancer, that heat can feel like an added, continuous health burden that influences daily decisions about care, movement and energy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-reveals-extreme-cancer-decisions.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:03 EDT news700234739 Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in mushrooms of the Psilocybe genus. These mushrooms may have existed on Earth for nearly 65 million years, dating to the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaurs' extinction. While Mesoamerican civilizations have used them for at least 3,000 years for therapeutic benefits, scientists have only recently begun investigating psilocybin and realizing its potential as a treatment for neurodegenerative and other brain-related disorders. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-high-dose-psilocybin-temporarily-lost.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:20:04 EDT news700197403 Southwest Research Institute evaluated NASA's medication handling practices, which currently call for removing medications from their original packaging and storing them in resealable plastic bags. Although this allows astronauts to economize stowage for spaceflight, SwRI's investigation found that active pharmaceutical ingredients degrade at a higher rate when stored in bags. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-nasa-medication-storage-protocols.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:40:04 EDT news699615182 Some people occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn't have a clear source. An estimated 2–4% of the world's population hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for decades where this sound comes from. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-potential-sources-frequency.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:40:05 EDT news699610861 Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to newborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a sample of human blood, tissue, or breast milk without detectable levels of at least one type of PFAS. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-pfas-fingerprints-blood-clues.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:01 EDT news699528902 Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is a major challenge in dermatology. Now, with researchers from Université de Montréal, scientists at Université du Québec's Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have developed a promising solution. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-intelligent-tattoo-skin-cancer.html Mon, 25 May 2026 12:40:04 EDT news698931061 Vitamin D is important for the body to function properly: it balances the immune system, helps to keep bones healthy and benefits muscle regeneration. Yet, 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient. This is the case in winter particularly, as UVB rays barely reach Earth's surface. In fact, the body produces 80% of this type of vitamin through solar radiation (the remainder comes from the diet). Given this, and considering the physiological functions of vitamin D, the effect it might have on both health and physical performance when taken as a supplement has kindled interest. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-air-ally-combat-winter-vitamin.html Thu, 21 May 2026 19:40:04 EDT news698593862 France is mulling how to prevent people from ingesting too much of the heavy metal cadmium, after a warning their breakfast cereal and baguettes could be contaminated with the toxin. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-cadmium-french-toxin-baguettes.html Wed, 13 May 2026 22:40:01 EDT news697905689 Hospitals in Baltimore see an uptick in asthma-related emergency room cases in the weeks following nighttime heat waves in their neighboring communities, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-baltimore-emergency-rooms-spike-asthma.html Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:05 EDT news697195801 The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-anthraxcausing-bacteria-soil-centuries-people.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:10:01 EDT news693666493