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Health

Report advises 'think self-care, not just health care'

Amid talk in Washington of presidential wiretapping and the dismissal of U.S. attorneys, there is one substantive issue making headlines: health-care policy.

Mar 20, 2017

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Neuroscience

Can a virtual brain replace lab rats?

Testing the effects of drugs on a simulated brain could lead to breakthrough treatments for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's disease.

Feb 14, 2014

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Genetics

Peering into genetic defects, scientists discover a new metabolic disease

An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process Vitamin B12.

Sep 5, 2013

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Alzheimer's disease research gains momentum

Research conducted by Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, an institute of the University of Tasmania, is shedding new light on the biology of Alzheimer's disease, in particular a protein in the brain that is indirectly responsible ...

Jun 3, 2013

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lazy eye disorder: A promising new therapeutic approach

A research team led by Dr. Robert Hess from McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has used the popular puzzle video game Tetris in an innovative approach to treat adult ...

Apr 22, 2013

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

New target for Alzheimer's disease treatment

Researchers have found new evidence that insulating cells, the cells that protect our nerves, can be made and added to the central nervous system throughout our lifetime.

Mar 18, 2013

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Ophthalmology

Ohio State researchers design a viral vector to treat a genetic form of blindness

Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a viral vector designed to deliver a gene into the eyes of people born with an inherited, progressive form of blindness ...

Nov 2, 2011

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Medical research

Insulin shows the importance of unrelated basic research in the development of medical treatments

Diabetes was a fatal disease before insulin was discovered on July 27, 1921. A century ago, people diagnosed with this metabolic disorder usually survived only a few years. Physicians had no way to treat their diabetic patients' ...

Jul 22, 2021

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Health

Five reasons it can be hard to talk to your doctor—and four ways to do it better

If you've ever left your doctor's office with unanswered questions that you felt too rushed or embarrassed to ask, you're not alone, according to University of Alberta endocrinologist Rose Yeung.

Nov 5, 2019

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