Health
Athlete exhaustion tool measures up to training regime
A tool to help athletes consistently and reliably measure their level of post-performance exhaustion has been developed by Murdoch University researchers.
Nov 6, 2014
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Gait and dementia link confirmed
Researchers at Newcastle University have found a definitive link between gait - the way someone walks - and early changes in cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease.
Oct 22, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Motion analysis to detect arthrosis
Arthrosis is excessive wear of joints beyond the usual age-related degeneration. For this reason, about 150,000 Germans are provided with an artificial knee joint every year. Early diagnosis and corresponding therapies ...
Sep 4, 2014
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Visual clue to new Parkinson's disease therapies
A biologist and a psychologist at the University of York have joined forces with a drug discovery group at Lundbeck in Denmark to develop a potential route to new therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease (PD).
May 15, 2014
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Medications
FDA panel narrowly backs DNA colon cancer test
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers has narrowly backed an experimental blood test that uses patients' DNA to help screen for colon cancer.
Mar 26, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early warning system for epidemics
The environment has an impact on our health. Preventing epidemics relies on activating the right counter-measures, and scientists are now trying to find out how better use of forecasting can help. The EU's EO2HEAVEN project ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Immunology
Researchers identify new source of powerful immunity protein
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report the identification of a new cellular source for an important disease-fighting protein used in the body's earliest response to infection.
Jul 10, 2013
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Cardiology
Mayo Clinic creates institution-wide electronic prolonged QT interval warning system
Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Medications
Internet searches can identify drug safety issues well ahead of public alerts
Internet searches on health symptoms can be used to identify drug side effects and could be used to develop a new kind of early warning system to boost drug safety, indicates a study published online in the Journal of the ...
Mar 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists testing improved early warning system for West Nile virus
(Medical Xpress)—When weather radar shows a funnel cloud, the tornado sirens howl, and folks run for cover. With outbreaks of West Nile virus, it's not that simple.
Nov 2, 2012
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