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Brain Cell Transplants: Insights from the TRANSEURO Study

The TRANSEURO study, which in Sweden is led by Lund University, is now taking a critical approach to the viability of cell therapy as a future treatment for…

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Burning More Calories Is Easier When Working Out with Someone You Perceive as Better

Brandon Irwin, assistant professor of kinesiology, was the principle investigator in a study that tested whether individuals engage in more intense physical…

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New Insights on Cancer Therapies from Scripps Research Study

The study, recently published online ahead of print by the journal Blood, shows that disabling a particular enzyme, called ItpkB, in mice improves the function…

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NIH Research Reveals Early Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical…

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Siemens Expands Product Line for Budget-Conscious Buyers

At the 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2012 in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare presented new…

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Researchers identify physiological evidence of 'chemo brain'

Using positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT), researchers were able to detect physiological evidence of chemo brain, a common…

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Mammography Scatter Radiation: No Cancer Risk Found

“Thyroid shields can impede good mammographic quality and, therefore, are not recommended during mammography,” said Alison L. Chetlen, D.O., assistant…

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Breakthrough Protein Targets Sugar Feast in Brain Tumor Growth

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have tracked down a cancer-promoting protein's pathway into the cell nucleus and discovered…

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Protein Injection Offers Hope for Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

These results were published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Julia von Maltzahn and Dr. Michael Rudnicki, the Ottawa…

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Brain Compensates After Injury: Key Findings from RSNA 2023

The results, which were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), suggest that, in some patients, the brain…

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Exercise rate related to improvements in Parkinson’s disease

Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) data showed that faster pedaling led to greater connectivity in brain areas associated with motor…

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Patient's own immune cells may blunt viral therapy for brain cancer

Viruses designed to kill cancer cells offer a safe way to treat these tumors, but the therapy doesn't work as well as expected.This study found that a…

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The hidden disorder: Unique treatment proposed for children's neurological disorder

DCD strikes about one in 20 children, predominantly boys, and frequently occurs alongside ADHD, autism spectrum disorders and other better known conditions….

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Understanding Kinesiophobia in Coronary Artery Disease Patients

Due to fear that movement will harm them, many patients with coronary artery disease avoid exercise and physical activity. Kinesiophobia, which is a normal…

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New Test Enhances Cervical Cancer Detection in Sweden

Since the introduction of organised screening in Sweden in the 1960s, the number of women being diagnosed with and succumbing to cervical cancer has fallen…

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Snus Users: Debunking the Dental Caries Myth

A common notion is that people who use nicotine-containing snus have fewer cavities. But that notion is a myth. A fact proven by Lena Hellqvist, a doctoral…

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