There are more than 30 blood tests in clinical practice today to confirm disease. For heart attacks, cardiologists test the blood for cardiac enzymes; for osteoporosis, proteins in the blood can signal thinning bones.
Aug 18, 2016
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Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Stanford University have found strong evidence that Wnt signalling is a crucial component in the maintenance of hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), challenging ...
Jul 25, 2016
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The chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill cancer, but it can also cause permanent hearing loss.
May 18, 2016
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In a review of 19 studies, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they can confirm a "strong association" between certain scalp-pulling hairstyles—many common among African-Americans—and the development of traction alopecia, ...
Apr 27, 2016
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A new study from The University of Nottingham highlights the importance of hair loss to women with breast cancer.
Apr 19, 2016
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Many are aware that hair loss is a common side effect associated with chemotherapy. However, another albeit common late side effect of cancer treatment is the abnormal swelling of one or more limbs, known as lymphedema. Lymphedema ...
Dec 18, 2015
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Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to save their locks.
Dec 8, 2015
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Inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are suspended in a resting state restores hair growth, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center has found. The research was published today ...
Oct 23, 2015
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Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear. The findings provide new insight into how ...
Oct 15, 2015
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Using gene therapy, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have restored hearing in mice with a genetic form of deafness. Their work, published online July 8 by the journal Science Translational ...
Jul 8, 2015
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