A team of geneticists and systems biologists at Stanford University has associated 169 genes that with the production of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes. In their study, reported in the journal Science, the group conducted ...
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffer from a gradual decline in their ability to control their muscles. As a result, they often lose the ability to speak, making it difficult to communicate with others.
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Robert Chelsea needed a new face, having lost most of his in a horrific Los Angeles traffic accident years ago.
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(HealthDay)—You might be surprised to learn that food allergies can start in adulthood and involve a food you've eaten without a problem for your entire life.
Apr 18, 2019
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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people first learned about a small medical device called a pulse oximeter. The device clips onto the fingertip and within seconds, measures the oxygen level in a person's blood. ...
Oct 14, 2022
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A picture of a person's inner eyelid taken with a standard smartphone camera can be used to screen for anemia, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Selim Suner of Brown University ...
Jul 14, 2021
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A new study out today in SAGE Open finds that instead of breaking stereotypes, intellectually successful Black individuals may be susceptible to being remembered as "Whiter" and therefore 'exceptions to their race,' perpetuating ...
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As a young girl in Colombia, Sujey Morgan saw the victim of a bear attack on television and knew right then that she wanted a career that would allow her to help people who suffer severe facial trauma. Today she does just ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Newer sunscreens that can match your skin tone may encourage more people to use sunscreen, an expert says.
Apr 4, 2022
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FLASH radiation treatment—which delivers therapeutic doses of radiation in a fraction of a second—may hold promise as a potential treatment for tough-to-kill tumors, a first-in-human study in a small number of people ...
Oct 23, 2022
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