Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New clues to origins of lower back pain
Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.
Jan 3, 2024
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News tagged with nerve
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Experimental therapy eases Alzheimer's signs, symptoms in mice
A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
Dec 29, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
AI tool aids in screening ultrasound videos for carpal tunnel syndrome
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Aster-CMI Hospital, have developed an AI tool that can identify the median nerve in ultrasound videos and detect carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The ...
Dec 22, 2023
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Health
A neuroscientist explains how to listen to your hunger during the holidays
The holiday season is upon us, and with it, opportunities to indulge in festive treats. The proverbial saying "you eat with your eyes first" seems particularly relevant at this time of year.
Dec 21, 2023
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Genetics
Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests
The mammalian nose is a work of evolutionary art. Its millions of nerve cells, each tailored with just one of thousands of specific odor-chemical receptors encoded in the genome, can collectively distinguish a trillion distinct ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Ophthalmology
OCT scans in optometry could boost glaucoma detection
Optometry clinics that routinely used optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanners as part of their regular eye tests were 34% more likely to refer patients for a specialist glaucoma assessment, according to new research that ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Health
Why alcohol before bedtime leaves you awake at 3 am, desperate for sleep
You've come home after a long day at work, you have dinner, put the kids to bed, and then you have your usual nightcap before drifting off to sleep. Or, perhaps you're at the pub for the work Christmas party, and you think ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Persistent pain in your funny bone? It could be ulnar neuropathy
Everyone knows hitting your funny bone isn't actually funny. But what happens when that feeling continues to persist?
Dec 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
New insights into how sensory cells and neurons code for sound in our ears
Sensory cells and neurons in the ear communicate by secreting neurotransmitters in response to sound stimuli. Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen, the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging, and the ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have come up with new methods to cultivate brain cells from stem cells to treat and study neurodegenerative diseases. This novel technology forms the basis of ...
Dec 14, 2023
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