Ophthalmology
New research may revolutionise cataract treatment
World-leading eye experts have made a breakthrough that could potentially change the way cataracts are treated—with potential for drug therapy to replace surgery.
May 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being lonely and unhappy accelerates aging more than smoking, study finds
Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases. In some people these molecular processes are more intense than in others, a condition commonly referred to as ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers developing eyedrops to treat cataracts
Many years ago, I began my Ph.D. with the firm resolve of finding a cure for cataracts—not in several years or decades, but within the duration of my Ph.D. Such was my enthusiasm and naivety. Decades later, though, that ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
New treatment shows promise against fatal neurological disease: Study
A new treatment shows promise against the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, a study based on mice showed Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough drug approval signals great advances in lung cancer treatment
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) says the move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant accelerated approval for a cutting-edge lung cancer treatment is a positive step forward ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Neuroscience
Why your brain tires when exercising
A marathon runner approaches the finishing line, but suddenly the sweaty athlete collapses to the ground. Everyone probably assumes that this is because he has expended all energy in his muscles. What few people know is that ...
Mar 4, 2013
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Medications
Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits
The U.S. federal government spent an estimated $1.8 billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs whose clinical benefits have yet to be confirmed by the Food and Drug Administration, a new study led by researchers from the ...
May 24, 2022
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Health
Accelerated medical school programs may help address physician shortage
In response to an impending physician shortage—which could reach as high as 121,900 by 2032—and rising medical student debt, medical schools in the United States continue to develop and offer accelerated medical doctor ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Medical research
Head and neck positioning affects concussion risk
If you're about to run headfirst into something, your reflex might be to tense your neck and stabilize your noggin. But according to new research from Stanford University that may not be the best way to stave off a concussion. ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Fighting cancer with LIGHT, a novel proton accelerator for treatment
Cancer irradiation with hadron beams, a method to which CERN contributed by propelling carbon ion therapy of radioresistant tumors into the medical world some thirty years ago, has treated more than 300,000 patients to date. ...
Nov 23, 2022
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