Millions of people suffer from the constant sensation of ringing or buzzing in the ears known as tinnitus, creating constant...
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Test reveals potential treatments for disorders involving MeCP2
IMAGE: THIS IS DR. HUDA ZOGHBI. Having twice the normal amount of the protein MeCP2, a condition called MECP2 duplication...
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Researchers Have Discovered the Mechanism for Memory Retrieval
IN BRIEF Researchers have discovered that memories form and get recalled along two distinct circuits in the brain. This could...
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Poor REM Sleep Linked To Increased Dementia Risk: Study
Researchers found a link between low levels of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and dementia risks. Participants who got less...
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Could this new approach fix the crisis in clinical research publishing?
The clinical research process isn’t perfect, but like all scientific processes, it is constantly in flux, reviewing itself, and hopefully...
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FDA cracks down on stem-cell clinics, including one using smallpox vaccine in cancer patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a crackdown on stem-cell clinics offering on “unapproved and potentially dangerous” treatments,...
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Brain recovery longer than clinical recovery among athletes following concussion, new research suggests
Brains of university athletes with concussion still exhibit physical changes at the time of medical clearance to return to play,...
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Scientists find RNA with special role in nerve healing process
Scientists may have identified a new opening to intervene in the process of healing peripheral nerve damage with the discovery...
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99 percent of microbes in your body are completely unknown to science
Whenever you feel lonely, just remember: you’re always carrying several hundred trillion friends with you. A dizzying number of microbes...
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Study finds efficacy rate of over 70 percent in Chinese medicine treatment of chronic renal failure
The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a clinical observation of traditional Chinese...