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Known as “wear and tear” arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis which affects more than 30 million American adults. Worldwide, the condition is estimated to affect 10 percent of men and 18 percent of women over 60, with women being older than 50 being the most likely to develop the condition. In […]
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Being the second-most leading cause of cancer related death among women, breast cancer affects many women and men alike across the globe. With 2012 seeing 1.7 million cases of the cancer being diagnosed (in the US alone, nearly 231,000 women were diagnosed) the cancer makes up 25 percent of all cancer diagnoses in women. There […]
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A new type of eye drop being developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham holds promise for treating one of the major causes of blindness in the United Kingdom. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a health issue that currently affects more than 600,000 people throughout the UK, and despite being painless, causes the person to slowly […]
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A team of cardiologists are trying to put to rest a long-standing myth; one that claims that saturated fat clogs up the arteries and can result in coronary heart disease. A recent article collaboration by Dr. Aseem Malhotra (of Lister Hospital in Stevenage, United Kingdom), Prof. Rita Redberg (University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine) and Pascal […]
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder which is brought about when a person has experienced a traumatic, frightening or distressing event in their life. Characterized by flashbacks and nightmares, the symptoms of the disorder can continue for a number of months, years, or remain with the person for the rest of their life. […]
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Ever wondered why you can often predict what someone will say next when they’re talking? In a study published in the open access journal PLOS biology, scientists from Newcastle University in the UK and a neurosurgery group at the University of IOWA in the US have discovered a fascinating link between the brain’s auditory cortex as […]
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With technology continuing to advance rapidly, clinical practices are trying to identify innovative new solutions to improve patient experience with a focus on “placing the patient at the center of care.” The first of these is Verily. Formerly known as Google Life Sciences, the company “lives at the intersection of technology, data science and healthcare.” […]
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A study published in the journal eLIFE has suggested that an individual’s unique sense of smell is a result of their genes combined with personal life experience. Senior author of the study Dr. Darren Logan of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute explains that olfactory neurons (the nerve cells in the nose which detect odors) are “highly connected” […]
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Did you know that bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue after blood? With more than 2 million procedures taking place every year across the world to heal bone fractures and defects from trauma and disease, bones are in hot demand. In order to help improve the outcomes of these surgeries, scientists have developed […]
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Recent findings by University of Sydney scholars are indicating that medications that boost the effect of natural brain opioids might help to reduce anxiety better than ‘receptor-binding’ opioid drugs such as morphine, which can have major side effects. The human body is a complex machine. Medical News Today writes that fear and anxiety (which help to […]
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