Genetically modified human embryo stirs criticism 19 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating "designer babies." | |
Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia 19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that blinds half the visual field in both eyes. The peripheral prism glasses, which were invented ... | |
 Seeing Alzheimer's amyloids 19 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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In an important step toward demystifying the role protein clumps play in the development of neurodegenerative disease, researchers have created a stunning three-dimensional picture of an Alzheimer’s peptide ... | |
New MRI technique developed at UT Southwestern detects subtle but serious brain injury 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new technique for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging data, developed by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can reveal serious brain injury missed by current tests and help predict a patient’s degree of recovery. | |
New approach to protect the hearts of patients with muscular dystrophy 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of researchers has recently shown that the administration of sildenafil protects the heart in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This study was led by Dr. Christine Des Rosiers from the Université de Montréal and ... | |
Glypican-3 gene function in regulating body size helps inform novel cancer treatments 19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers have ... | |
Anti-inflammatory drugs do not improve cognitive function in older adults 19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and celecoxib do not appear to improve cognitive function in older adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, and naproxen may have a slightly detrimental effect, according to ... | |
High blood pressure, high cholesterol may be associated with retinal vascular disease 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels appear to be risk factors for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that causes vision loss, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. | |
MS can affect children's IQ, thinking skills 19 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with memory, attention ... | |
Electrode re-implantation helps some Parkinson's disease patients 19 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A study of seven patients with Parkinson’s disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct the electrode placement, ... | |
Study: Older brains don't benefit from painkillers 20 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people. | |
Research shows timing improves cleft palate surgery 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the world. Matic has been conducting ... | |
End-stage dementia patients deserve the same access to palliative care as people with cancer 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There is an urgent need to improve end-of-life care for older people in the final stages of dementia, according to an international review published in the May issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing. | |
Key step in the 'puncture' mechanism of cell death revealed 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of medical researchers led by Dr Ruth Kluck at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has discovered a key step in the mechanism by which cells destroy themselves. In this process, called “apoptosis”, certain ... | |
Quit smoking message not getting air time in mental health care 22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses. | |
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