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Eating more fiber may lower risk of first-time stroke

Eating more fiber may decrease your risk of first-time stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers discover primary role of the olivocochlear efferent system

New research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology may have discovered a key piece in the puzzle of how hearing works by identifying ...

Neuroscience created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Relieving chronic pain

A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain passes an important safety test.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers link Gulf War Illness to physical changes in brain fibers that process pain

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from "Gulf War Illness" have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain ...

Neuroscience created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Common MS drugs taken together do not reduce relapse risk

A recent clinical trial found that interferonβ-1a (INF) and glatiramer acetate (GA), two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS), provide no additional clinical benefit when taken together. While ...

Neuroscience created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nerve damage may underlie widespread, unexplained chronic pain in children

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have described what may be a newly identified disease that appears to explain some cases of widespread chronic pain and other symptoms in children and young adults. Their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers utilize genetically corrected stem cells to spark muscle regeneration

Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have combined genetic repair with cellular reprogramming to generate stem cells capable of muscle regeneration in a mouse model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ...

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-fiber diet helps heart too, expert says

(HealthDay)—Eating a high-fiber diet does more than promote digestive well-being; it's also good for your heart, an expert says.

Cardiology created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Mouth device in clinical trials as possible treatment for TBI

The tongue is an amazing organ. Thousands of nerve fibers in it help us eat, drink and swallow. Without them, we would not taste. The tongue helps us speak. Quietly, its surface defends our bodies from germs.

Medical research created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experimental gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy offers hope for youngster

Jacob Rutt is a bright 11-year-old who likes to draw detailed maps in his spare time. But the budding geographer has a hard time with physical skills most children take for granted—running and climbing trees are beyond ...

Genetics created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher uncovers potential cause, biomarker for autism and proposes study to investigate theory

A New York-based physician-researcher from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, best known for his research into fertility and twinning, has uncovered a potential connection between autism and a specific growth protein ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Androgenic hormones could help treat multiple sclerosis, study finds

Testosterone and its derivatives could constitute an efficient treatment against myelin diseases such as multiple sclerosis, reveals a study by researchers from the Laboratoire d'Imagerie et de Neurosciences Cognitives. Myelin ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New design guidelines simplify development of targeted therapies for muscular dystrophy and other diseases

The dystrophin protein offers critical support to muscle fibers. Mutations affecting dystrophin's expression cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), these ...

Genetics created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tamoxifen ameliorates symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A new study has found that tamoxifen, a well-known breast cancer drug, can counteract some pathologic features in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). At present, no treatment is known to produce ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators

(Medical Xpress)—Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings from the University of Washington reveal. ...

Immunology created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast