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Birth brain defect could be treated with vitamin supplement
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pioneering research published today suggests that a vitamin supplement taken during pregnancy could prevent hydrocephalus - one of the common forms of birth brain defect.
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Study Focuses on an Alternative Diagnosis to Alzheimer’s Disease
Jan 05, 2007 |
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Here's a terrible thought: What if an elderly loved one was confined to a nursing home because a doctor assumed he had Alzheimer's, but he didn't have the disease at all? Worse, what if his condition could be helped and his ...
New insight into human ciliopathy
Aug 04, 2009 |
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In the September 1st issue of G&D, Dr. Karen Oegema (UCSD) and colleagues identify the molecular basis of the lethal developmental disorder, hydrolethalus syndrome, and reveal that hydrolethalus syndrome actually belongs to the ...
Researchers Discover Tiny Cellular Antennae Trigger Neural Stem Cells
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University scientists today reported evidence suggesting that the tiny cilia found on brain cells of mammals, thought to be vestiges of a primeval past, actually play a critical role ...
Antimicrobial sutures reduce infections in brain shunt surgery, study finds
Jul 25, 2008 |
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Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure.
Maybe you don't have Alzheimer's after all
Jul 17, 2009 |
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She was 65 years old. "And I was a young 65, believe it or not," says Jeanne Folmer. "Oh, I did everything. I just did everything." Retired from real estate and sales, she kept busy playing golf with her sister, antiquing ...
Unlikely genetic suspect implicated in common brain defect
Aug 09, 2009 |
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A genetic search that wound its way from patients to mouse models and back to patients has uncovered an unlikely gene critically involved in a common birth defect which causes mental retardation, motor delays ...
Anti-microbial catheter to cut infection risk for dialysis patients
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Medical experts at The University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients.
'Top Secret' Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics
Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an edge on the ...
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