Archive: 09/02/2018

Head injuries hit one in 14 kids, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—Given the news of the devastating effects of head injuries among professional football players, parents may wonder if their mini athletes are at risk, too.

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Routine imaging scans may predict fracture risk in older adults

Routine body CT scans may help clinicians estimate an individual's risk of future osteoporotic fracture, according to new study results published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Feb 9, 2018

Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine flu

The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago.

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New study highlights the impact companion animals have on owners

A new study, published in BMC Psychiatry, conducted by researchers from the universities of Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton, suggests that pets provide benefits to those with mental health conditions.

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Chicken pox vaccine linked with shingles at the vaccination site in some children

New research in Pediatric Dermatology reports several cases of shingles that developed at the original vaccination site in healthy children after they were immunized against chicken pox. Most of these cases were initially ...

Feb 9, 2018

Scientists adapt new brain disease test for Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies

National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and ...

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Researchers report first lung stem cell transplantation clinical trial

A research team from Tongji University in China have made a breakthrough in human lung regeneration technology. For the first time, researchers have regenerated patients' damaged lungs using autologous lung stem cell transplantation ...

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How game theory could ensure you will get blood when you need it

Blood shortages in the United States are now at the critical level because of severe weather nationally, coupled with widespread flu. Hundreds of blood drives have been canceled this winter, and the donor base has decreased ...

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Scientists create functioning kidney tissue

Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.

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Cardiomyocytes fuse when the heart grows and regenerates

Cardiomyocytes fuse during cardiac development and regeneration. A scientist of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) discovered these previously unknown processes with the aid of genetically modified zebrafish ...

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Archive: 09/02/2018

Head injuries hit one in 14 kids, CDC reports

Routine imaging scans may predict fracture risk in older adults

Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine flu

New study highlights the impact companion animals have on owners

Chicken pox vaccine linked with shingles at the vaccination site in some children

Scientists adapt new brain disease test for Parkinson's, dementia with Lewy bodies

Researchers report first lung stem cell transplantation clinical trial

How game theory could ensure you will get blood when you need it

Scientists create functioning kidney tissue

Cardiomyocytes fuse when the heart grows and regenerates

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