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Improving Movement Patterns for Back Pain Relief

“People with long-term back pain often protect themselves by unconsciously limiting their movements,” says physiotherapist Christina Schön-Ohlsson. “Such…

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Gastric Ulcer Bacteria: How H. Pylori Affects Immunity

Approximately half of the world's population are infected with Helicobacter pylori, found primarily in the stomach. The majority never show any symptoms, but…

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Derailing inner ear development

During mammalian neural development, cells extend projections to target tissues from which they derive growth factors needed for survival. Initially, neurons…

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New Insights on Walking: Blue Light Stimulates Motor Activity

Shining blue light on brainstems or spinal cords isolated from these mice produces walking-like motor activity. The findings, which are published in the…

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Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Offers Hope for Sickle Cell Infections

Research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators reported that drugs called statins employ several methods to dampen inflammation and block…

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Mexico-US Collaboration Launched

Mexican business leader Carlos Slim Helú today announced the launch of a major research project in genomic medicine that will help accelerate progress in…

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A novel computational model — how Parkinson's medications affect learning and attention

As reported in a forthcoming article in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/jocn.2010.21420, a new…

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Slow Breathing: New Research Shows Pain Relief Benefits

Research performed by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown that controlled breathing at a slowed…

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Mild COPD Linked to Reduced Heart Function, New Study Finds

The study is the first time researchers have shown strong links between heart function and mild COPD. The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and…

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New Evidence Links Retail Chicken to Urinary Tract Infections

Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has…

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Going to the gym shouldn't be a workout for your eardrums

Hodgetts, assistant professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, says his research has found that…

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Med Students Advocate Integrating Alternative Therapies in Medicine

In the largest national survey of its kind, researchers from UCLA and UC San Diego measured medical students' attitudes and beliefs about complementary and…

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UB Exercise Regimen Alleviates Prolonged Concussion Symptoms

In a paper published in the January issue of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, the researchers report that a program of progressive exercise developed…

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Erectile Prosthesis: Challenges in Implantation Explored

The main limiting factor is that there is no good substitute for the unique erectile tissue of the penis. The largest retrospective study by Hoebeke et al….

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New Heart Structure Linked to Increased Stroke Risk

UC Irvine cardiologists have found a pouchlike structure inside the heart's left atrial chamber that may be a potent source of stroke-causing blood clots.About…

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Drowsiness, Staring, and Other Mental Lapses May Signal Alzheimer’s Disease

These mental lapses, also called cognitive fluctuations, are common in a type of dementia called dementia with Lewy bodies, but researchers previously did not…

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