A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok and Dr. Jasper Chan Fuk-woo from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause inflammatory activation ...
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Can non-functioning photoreceptors be detected like dead pixels on a camera sensor? Until now this has not been possible, but a new technique will allow fast and non-invasive assessment of the physiological state of the retina. ...
May 24, 2022
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The current shortage of iodinated contrast in the United States due to the COVID-19 related production shutdown in China is causing severe disruptions in patient care. A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study ...
May 23, 2022
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Binge drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
May 16, 2022
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There are many different types of arthritis, and diagnosing the exact type of inflammatory disease that is affecting a patient's joints is not always easy. In an interdisciplinary research project conducted at Friedrich–Alexander ...
May 3, 2022
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A new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows the impact of early amyloid-β and tau protein accumulation on disrupting connections between brain structures that are important for memory. ...
May 2, 2022
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Drug-induced parkinsonism is not well understood. Chronic use of flunarizine (FNZ), a drug often used for treating dizziness, migraine, epilepsy, and peripheral vascular diseases, may induce parkinsonism. Previous investigations ...
Apr 21, 2022
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K. has developed a new type of Cerenkov luminescence imaging device to help doctors spot cancerous tumors. In their paper published in ...
Data contains much more than just the information on the surface. With statistics, deeper cause-and-effect relationships can be brought to light. This is what Alexander Marx is researching as a Fellow at the ETH AI Center ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Frontotemporal dementia patients with extrapyramidal symptoms have brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain areas of the brain significantly more often than patients without extrapyramidal symptoms, a new study ...
Apr 7, 2022
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