Archive: 09/05/2014
Study finds patients AFib at higher risk of dementia when meds out of range
A new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City has found that atrial fibrillation patients who are on blood thinning medications are at higher risk of developing dementia ...
May 9, 2014
Scientists find gene behind a highly prevalent facial anomaly
Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a genetic cause of a facial disorder known as hemifacial microsomia (HFM). The researchers find that duplication of the gene OTX2 induces HFM, the second-most common facial anomaly ...
May 9, 2014
Advanced prosthetic arm is approved for US market
US regulators on Friday approved for market a new kind of prosthetic arm that allows a person to flex certain muscles in order to perform complex tasks.
May 9, 2014
Grape consumption may offer benefits for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
New research presented last week at the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, suggests that regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain associated with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee, and ...
May 9, 2014