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Unprecedented study identifies 44 genetic risk factors for major depression
A global research project has mapped out the genetic basis of major depression, identifying 44 genetic variants which are risk
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New link between sleep arousals and body temperature may also be connected to SIDS
Brief arousals during sleep — sometimes as many as ten to fifteen per night — appear random in time and
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Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply: Device could help insulin-producing cells live longer after transplant and improve treatment of type 1 diabetes
Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells —
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Key differences in young, older people’s immune cells attributed to environment
Discoveries by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators may help explain why older people’s immune systems often don’t work so
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New tools in the fight against diabetic blindness
Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had diabetes mellitus for 10
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When do problems with memory and decision-making affect older adults’ ability to drive? Researchers study links between cognitive function levels and crash risk
For older adults, driving can mean living a more independent, satisfying life. Therefore, it’s no surprise that about 86 percent
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Hearing aids linked to fewer hospital and ER visits by older adults
They cost thousands of dollars, and insurance almost never covers them. But hearing aids may hold the potential to cut
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Ransomware attack against California provider breaches data of 85,000 patients
The California-based Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) is notifying 85,000 of its current and former patients that a ransomware attack
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Ochsner chief clinical transformation officer predicts future of healthcare in 3 words
As chief clinical transformation officer at the pioneering Ochsner Health System near New Orleans, Richard Milani, MD, spends his time
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Student, 21, who battled cancer, had to have her arm amputated
Student, 21, whose five-year cancer battle left her with a giant Popeye-like arm, made the drastic decision to have it
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