Medical research
Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote
A PhD student at the University of Copenhagen has drawn on nature's own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa.
Sep 17, 2012
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Medical research
Moving toward regeneration: Scientists show how pluripotent stem cells mobilize in wounded planarian worms
The skin, the blood, and the lining of the gut—adult stem cells replenish them daily. But stem cells really show off their healing powers in planarians, humble flatworms fabled for their ability to rebuild any missing body ...
Aug 30, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One in three children who survive meningitis will suffer after-effects
(Medical Xpress)—New research published online first in The Lancet Neurology highlights the long-term, often hidden, after-effects of meningitis in children. The study, led by Professor Russell Viner at the UCL Institute ...
Aug 24, 2012
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Neuroscience
Neural interface for prosthesis can restore function in motor control brain areas
Amputation disrupts not only the peripheral nervous system but also central structures of the brain. While the brain is able to adapt and compensate for injury in certain conditions, in amputees the traumatic event prevents ...
Aug 20, 2012
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Diabetes
Almost half of type 2 diabetes patients report acute and chronic pain
Almost half of adults with type 2 diabetes report acute and chronic pain, and close to one quarter report neuropathy, fatigue, depression, sleep disturbance and physical or emotional disability, according to a study of more ...
Aug 8, 2012
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Diabetes
Good long-term limb salvage for diabetic foot patients
(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), long-term limb salvage is favorable; however, long-term survival remains poor, particularly for those with peripheral artery disease (PAD) or chronic renal insufficiency, ...
Jul 29, 2012
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Medical research
Utah researchers developing prosthetic implant
Thousands of veterans and warfighters returning to the U.S. suffer with limb amputations, and for many, standard prosthetics are not an option. Skin issues or short remaining-limb length can cause amputees to forgo the typical ...
Jul 27, 2012
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Cardiology
New angioplasty procedure improves blood flow in blocked arteries to extremities
Patients with blocked arteries to their extremities, known as peripheral artery disease (PAD) or critical limb ischemia (CLI), may now find relief from lower leg pain and wounds caused by impaired leg artery circulation with ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Other
Farmers tough on artificial limbs
When a farmer or rancher is injured on the job, there's an 11 percent chance that an amputation will occur. That's two and a half times more likely than in any other industry.
Jul 19, 2012
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Diabetes
Eat slowly and reduce diabetes risk
Your parents must have told you a thousand times - don't eat so fast, slow down! Now it appears that scientific research is backing them up. At the recent joint International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress ...
Jun 25, 2012
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