(Medical Xpress) -- Of the world’s leading causes of death, stroke ranks second – and occurring 8 out of 10 times is ischemic stroke: reduced blood supply to the brain creates a shortage of oxygen, glucose and other ...
(Medical Xpress) -- We experience an interesting phenomenon when the contrast of an image flickers as it moves across our visual field – namely, an illusory reversal in the direction of motion. Moreover, this reverse-phi ...
(Medical Xpress) -- One of cancer's greatest and most insidious threats is metastasis – the three-dimensional migratory invasion of cancer cells from primary tumors to a distant part of the body. The challenge of defeating ...
Normandie University researchers have identified critical links between the brain's inhibitory memory control mechanisms and resilience to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They examined how the hippocampus and prefrontal ...
Stanford University School of Medicine–led researchers have found that intensive blood pressure (BP) control produces cardiovascular benefits and increases the risk of adverse events in people with chronic kidney disease ...
The human working memory (WM) is the cognitive system responsible for the temporary storage and processing of information vital to task completion. In contrast, human long-term memory (LTM) is the system that holds information ...
Researchers from the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from international institutions, found significant associations between diet and colorectal cancer risk. Examining data from ...
An observational, multicenter, real-world study conducted at 12 screening sites in Germany has reported a 17.6% higher cancer detection rate among women aged 50–69 who received AI-supported double-reading mammography screenings ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of glutamatergic medications on improving symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs). The ...
A research team led by Harvard University has found elevated concentrations of organofluorine in U.S. municipal wastewater. More than 60% consisted of widely prescribed fluorinated pharmaceuticals, while 6 federally regulated ...
