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A potential cure for metastatic prostate cancer? Treatment combination shows early promise

In the past, all forms of metastatic prostate cancer have been considered incurable. In recent years, the FDA has approved six drugs for men with metastatic disease, all of which can increase survival. In a study published in Urology, researchers demonstrate for the first time that an aggressive combination of systemic therapy (drug treatment) with local...

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Dizziness in Parkinson’s may be due to Cerebral Hypoperfusion

A study published in the Journal of Clinical ultrasound claims that cerebral hypoperfusion contributes to dizziness in patients with Parkinson’s disease even without Orthostatic hypotension. Jinse Park, M.D from Inje University in Busan, South Korea and colleagues conducted transcranial doppler and blood pressure monitoring for 10 minutes during the head-up tilt test in PD patients...

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Clinical Trials of a New “Cancer Vaccine” Show That It May Actually Work

IN BRIEF A new personalized cancer vaccine has been designed to target 20 mutated proteins unique to each patient’s tumors. The vaccine seems to have prevented early relapse in 12 patients with skin cancer, keeping them cancer free for more than 2 years. A THERAPY FOR EACH PATIENT Cancer comes in many different forms, and it...

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CRISPR cousin SHERLOCK may be able to track down diseases, scientists say

Researchers demonstrate the fluorescent signal generated by SHERLOCK.SCOTT SASSONE/BROAD INSTITUTE If the genome-editing powerhouse CRISPR were a dog, it would be the kind you can train to retrieve everything from Frisbees to slippers to a cold beer. In research reported on Thursday, scientists trained their puppy to be so discriminating it can tell Zika’s genetic...

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Research connects first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease

Kidneys (stock image). Getting your first kidney stone may put you a risk for chronic kidney disease, say researchers. Mayo Clinic nephrologists have uncovered a connection between first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease. In a paper published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers announce a persistent decline in kidney functioning following an individual’s first case...

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Study shows hearing tests miss common form of hearing loss

  Traditional clinical hearing tests often fail to diagnose patients with a common form of inner ear damage that might otherwise be detected by more challenging behavioral tests, according to the findings of a University at Buffalo-led study published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience. This type of “hidden hearing loss” paradoxically presents itself as essentially normal hearing...

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Eye movement research could hold the key to early Parkinson’s diagnosis

  The way people with Parkinson’s use their eyes to complete simple tasks in both the real world and working at computers is being investigated by neuroscientists – and the findings could help early diagnosis and improve their quality of life. Neuroscientists at the University of Lincoln have been investigating markers specific to Parkinson’s, including...

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Facebook Finally Released Details on Their Top Secret Brain-Computer Interface

IN BRIEF Regina Dugan, a former DARPA executive and current head of Facebook’s mysterious Building 8, has released information about the work that the social media giant has been doing on brain-computer-interfaces meant to let you “communicate using only your mind.” Facebook’s annual developers’ conference is in full swing this week. Ultimately, the event serves...

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Virtual reality could soon be used to help autistic children deal with the stress of the classroom

Virtual reality could help autistic people learn to deal with crowded situations This is because in virtual worlds people and the environment are predictable  Scientists have been using the Oculus Rift headset to test how it could help The technology involves tracking, 3D audio and high resolution video to immerse users in a virtual world...