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Microchip success for bionic eye

(Medical Xpress) -- Research to restore sight to the clinically blind has reached a critical stage, with testing underway of the prototype microchips that will power the bionic eye.

Ophthalmology created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hope for setback-dogged cancer treatment

Several drugs companies have ineffectively tried to produce antibodies that bind to the IGF-1 receptor on the cell surface, which has a critical part to play in the development of cancer. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet ...

Cancer created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Mystery gene reveals new mechanism for anxiety disorders

A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago researchers report.

Genetics created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Answer isn't always on the 'tip of the tongue' for older adults

Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" If so, you're not alone.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Copper reduces infection risk by more than 40 percent

Professor Bill Keevil, Head of the Microbiology Group and Director of the Environmental Healthcare Unit at the University of Southampton, has presented research into the mechanism by which copper exerts its ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New drug could combat killer diseases

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Reading have developed a new drug which could reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as Lassa Fever and Aseptic Meningitis.

Medical research created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New class of compounds stops disease-fueling inflammation in lab tests

Scientists have developed a unique compound that in laboratory tests blocks inflammation-causing molecules in blood cells known to fuel ailments like cancer and cardiovascular disease without causing harmful toxicity.

Medical research created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stem cell finding could advance immunotherapy for lung cancer

A University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute lung cancer research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated—and then grown—in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy ...

Cancer created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Flu emergency declared in NY; 20K cases in state

New York's governor declared a public health emergency Saturday for the state because of the severity of the flu season, as officials across the U.S. grapple with the worst flu outbreak in several years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swine flu vaccine linked to narcolepsy: Finnish study

Researchers in Finland said Thursday they had confirmed a link between the swine flu vaccine and the onset of the sleep disorder narcolepsy in children.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drinking water from plastic pipes - is it harmful?

Pipe-in-pipe systems are now commonly used to distribute water in many homes. The inner pipe for drinking water is made of a plastic called cross-linked polyethylene (PEX). Are these pipes harmful to health and do they affect ...

Health created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lingua franca critical for electronic medical records and health information exchange

A universal method of identifying medical test results and other clinical measurements is essential for health information exchange, which requires a common terminology to ensure that medical data can be recorded, transferred ...

Health created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electronic test result access does not reduce test ordering

(HealthDay) -- For office-based physicians, electronic access to patient imaging and laboratory test results does not decrease -- and may actually increase -- the number of diagnostic tests ordered, according ...

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Key to immune system disease could lie inside the cheek

Powerful new cells created by Cardiff University scientists from cheek lining tissue could offer the answer to disorders of the immune system.

Ophthalmology created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists uncover strong support for once-marginalized theory on Parkinson's disease

University of California, San Diego scientists have used powerful computational tools and laboratory tests to discover new support for a once-marginalized theory about the underlying cause of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast