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Researcher tags genes linked to disc degeneration

Researcher tags genes linked to disc degeneration

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two University of Alberta researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems. ...


Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer ...





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Study says back pain may be in your genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 09, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (14) | comments 0

What do you learn by looking at the spines of hundreds of Finnish twins? If you are the international team of researchers behind the Twin Spine Study, you find compelling proof that back pain problems may be more a matter ...


Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients ...


Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


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All your movies on a single DVD: study

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (32) | comments 9

Scientists unveiled new DVD technology on Wednesday that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.


Mitsubishi, Hitachi eye disc for cloud computing era

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hitachi Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and some other organizations plan to jointly develop a next-generation optical disc that can store 25 times more data than a Blu-ray Disc, with the aim of putting the technology into ...


MRC scientists advance understanding of cell death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have made an important advance in understanding the biological processes involved when cells are prompted to die. The work may help scientists to eventually develop new treatments ...


Collagen-deficient mice show signs of osteoarthritis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disc disease (DDD) are common, chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Both diseases cause joint pain, loss of function, and decreased quality of life for the more than 27 million OA and 59 ...


Swell gel could bring relief to back pain sufferers

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Scientists at The University of Manchester believe injections of tiny sponge-like particles could provide an alternative to major surgery in the treatment of chronic lower back pain.


Study finds lack of VEGF can cause defects similar to dry macular degeneration

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that when the eye is missing a diffusible form of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e. one that when secreted can reach other cells at a distance, the retina ...


USB stick makes easy automatic backups to discs

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

There's really no excuse for not backing up your computer these days. Used to be that making a backup was a fairly complex task. But today's backup offerings make it pretty much a no-brainer. In the recent months, I've written ...



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