A City of Hope researcher has developed a stem cell model to assess possible treatments for a rare nervous system
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Financial checkup should be part of health screenings for childhood cancer survivors
Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical
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Hearing class: Researchers identify molecularly distinct subtypes of neurons that encode sound
A new study by Harvard Medical School researchers sheds light on the molecular repertoire of neurons responsible for encoding sound
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On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths: Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other ‘broadband’ filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices
MIT researchers have designed an optical filter on a chip that can process optical signals from across an extremely wide
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Latent TB treatment: Shorter is better: Game-changing study on treatment of latent Tuberculosis shows a novel, short therapy is safer and more effective in children and adults than standard therapy
Treatment of latent tuberculosis is set to transform after a pair of studies from the Research-Institute of the McGill University
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Researchers discover system that could reduce neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease: Mechanism could reduce the toxic aggregation of huntingtin protein in the long run
The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne’s Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research,
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Four weeks of riding an e-bike promotes fitness and health
The role of the e-bike in promoting health and fitness is comparable to that of a conventional bicycle. This was
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Osteoporosis, fracture risk predicted with new genetic screen
A new genetic screen may predict a person’s future risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture, according to a study by
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Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy
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Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease — and two ways to stop it: Finding points to new approaches to battling diabetes, other chronic conditions
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to
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