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Long-Term Benefits of Lumbar Fusion for Chronic Low-Back Pain

Chronic low-back pain is treated increasingly often with lumbar fusion, by which several lower back vertebrae are fused in a way that has little impact on the…

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A fading sense of smell may signal onset of Parkinson's disease

Many individuals with Parkinson's disease are able to recall losing their sense of smell well before the onset of more commonly recognized symptoms such as…

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New Technique Helps Amputees Feel Prosthetic Hands as Their Own

The illusion of having a rubber hand was achieved by the scientists by touching the stump of the amputated arm out of sight of the subject while simultaneously…

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Breakthrough Insights for Young Male Cancer Patients

These words are from the cancer physician Olof Ståhl, who has studied this issue in his coming dissertation from Lund University in Sweden.It is known that…

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Late Preterm Births: Understanding Risks to Newborn Health

Despite the large number of affected babies, many people are unaware of the serious health problems related to late preterm births. A new study and an…

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Panic Attacks Increase Heart Disease Risk in Younger Adults

The study found that people who were younger than 50 when first diagnosed had a significantly higher risk of subsequent heart attacks (or myocardial…

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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: New Insights from China Study

Susan van den Hof, from the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation in The Netherlands is one of the authors on a Chinese study into the prevalence of multi-drug…

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Dark Chocolate Father Christmas: A Healthier Holiday Treat

We have known for a long time that it is healthier to eat dark chocolate, but now scientists at the Department of Human Nutrition at LIFE, University of…

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Innovative Website Launches for People with Multiple Sclerosis

The research team led by Professor Rona Moss-Morris at the School of Psychology, with the technological side led by Dr Gary Wills at the School of Electronics…

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Advancing Medical Imaging: New Models for Adaptive Immunity

Recently, spectacular advances in medical imaging combined with mathematical tools for modelling the human immune system have provided a base for a new push…

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First-Ever Comparable Data on Maternal and Infant Health in Europe

Promoting healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth is a goal of all European health care systems. Despite progress in recent decades, mothers and their babies are…

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Long-Term Diabetes Drug Use Linked to Increased Fracture Risk

Published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the findings show that use of thiazolidinediones for more than one year by women with type…

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Asthma Treatment: Study Questions Benefits of LABAs in Kids

There are no clear benefits to using long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) for treatment of asthma in children, a new study concludes. In an overview of recent…

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New Methods Could Reduce Lazy Eye Treatment Times

Amblyopia is thought to affect up to 2.5 per cent of people and accounts for around 90 per cent of all children’s eye appointments in the UK. Occlusion therapy…

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Student-Developed Hi-Tech Vaccine Shows Promise Against H. Pylori

Almost half of the world population is infected with bacteria Helicobacter pylori which colonizes stomach, causing gastritis and ulcers and is recognized by…

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Discover Highlights from the 1st Vaccine Virtual Congress

For those people who could not attend the congress in Boston, the 1st Vaccine Virtual Congress was offered. This innovative alternative was very well received…

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