Because of lack of an effective treatment, they rarely survive 5 years after being diagnosed. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis affects 13 out of 100,000 men and 7…
Musician’s dystonia occurs in musicians who have practiced particular complicated movements for years. The muscle spasms are usually painless and generally…
Most of these people are not aware they are synaesthetes and feel certain about the way they perceive things: they think the way they experience the world is…
Nobel Direct was launched in 2004 by Nobel Biocare AB. The implants were considered a great innovation, as they could be screwed directly into the jawbone…
Having the neighboring cell just split into two identical daughter cells would seem to be the simplest way to keep bodies from falling apart. However that…
A team of Japanese researchers led by Tamaki Matsumoto from the International Buddhist University in Osaka investigated whether the activity of the autonomic…
‘Human Development’ is a concept developed by the United Nations Development Program to encompass the economic, educational and health status of a population…
Dr Nicola Innes, who led the Scottish research team at Dundee Dental Hospital and School, explained, “There has been a lot of debate in the UK over the best…
We've all heard people say 'I won't kiss you, I've got a cold'. But a report just published warns that we may be far more at risk of passing on an infection by…
“Our findings suggest that foot care programs need to assess individuals for mental health functioning as a risk factor and to develop appropriate…
Dubbed “Ebola With Wings” for its ability to spread and kill rapidly, XDR TB has been reported in 37 countries and has been identified in all regions of the…
An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body’s own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that…
While drug-resistant bacteria, such as E. coli, are common in the industrial broiler chicken environment, this is the first U.S. research to show exposure…
The finding confirms a controversial revision of scientists' model of how bacteria cause UTIs. Previously, most researchers assumed that the bacteria…
Although delaying surgical treatment remains the standard of care for patients with severe gallstone pancreatitis, a new study published in the December issue…
New research by the Faculty of Kinesiology hopes to measure one of the syndrome’s most obvious symptoms — information that could help doctors in the diagnosis…
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