University of Arizona
Physicians use minimally invasive laser surgery for epilepsy
(Medical Xpress) -- The procedure this week at UAMC was the first of its kind performed in Arizona.
Surgery
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Professor links gene mutations with heart disease precursors
(Medical Xpress) -- It may be easier in the future to test and potentially provide early treatment for the one in 500 people affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Cardiology
May 17, 2012 |
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Expert advises against high doses of supplements
(Medical Xpress) -- That vitamin D and calcium you're taking could be causing more harm than good, a new article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says.
Health
May 04, 2012 |
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C-sections a measure of ethnic, economic disparities
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Arizona sociologist Louise Roth says the increasing number of cesarean deliveries negatively impacts the health of women and their children and health-care costs.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Grant to fuel baking soda cancer therapy research
A $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will enable University of Arizona biomedical engineering researchers to improve the way doctors measure the effectiveness of drinking baking soda to ...
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Cracking brain memory code
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. ...
Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Device designed to treat a leading cause of blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Every year, more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in Americans age 60 or older. There is no known cure ...
Ophthalmology
Feb 29, 2012 |
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The moth and the air freshener: The secrets of scent
University of Arizona Regents' Professor John G. Hildebrand has been elected to the Council of the National Academy of Sciences. In addition, he is being honored for his lifetime accomplishments on how olfaction, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Genome sequencing finds unknown cause of epilepsy
Only 10 years ago, deciphering the genetic information from one individual in a matter of weeks to find a certain disease-causing genetic mutation would have been written off as science fiction.
Genetics
Feb 23, 2012 |
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For some medical residents, empathy declines with long-call
In a newly published study, researchers found the majority of medical residents surveyed experienced a decline in empathy over the course of the oft-used "long-call" shift.
Health
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Collaboration advances type 1 diabetes care research
(Medical Xpress) -- A study found that children with Type 1 diabetes experienced less time in deep sleep than children without diabetes, resulting in higher glucose levels, reduced quality of life and lower grades.
Sleep apnea
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Professor's research helps restore sight to the blind
Wolfgang Fink's research into artificial retinas helps restore some sight in blind patients with age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.
Medical research
Jan 23, 2012 |
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How the brain strings words into sentences
(Medical Xpress) -- Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative ...
Neuroscience
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Diet, lifestyle key to preventing diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Dr. Craig Stump, interim director of the Diabetes Research Program at the UA College of Medicine–Tucson, suggests simple behavior changes that can add up to big benefits.
Health
Nov 21, 2011 |
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At a loss for words
Research into aphasia - the inability to speak or write well-formulated sentences and words - is strong at the UA. Researchers have received $2 million toward the study of the condition.
Medical research
Nov 21, 2011 |
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