Archive: 26/07/2017

Time to catch up on reading, writing ... and routine shots

(HealthDay)—Of all the items on your child's back-to-school checklist, getting vaccinated is probably your kid's least favorite. But those shots are essential for keeping children healthy, pediatricians say.

Jul 26, 2017

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Post-stroke patients reach terra firma with new exosuit technology

Upright walking on two legs is a defining trait in humans, enabling them to move very efficiently throughout their environment. This can all change in the blink of an eye when a stroke occurs. In about 80% of patients post-stroke, ...

Jul 26, 2017

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Stem cell therapy attacks cancer by targeting unique tissue stiffness

A stem cell-based method created by University of California, Irvine scientists can selectively target and kill cancerous tissue while preventing some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy by treating the disease in a ...

Jul 26, 2017

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Double blow convulses Republican bid to reform US health care (Update)

US Senate Republicans suffered a second stinging setback in as many days Wednesday in their drive to uproot Obamacare, when a plan to repeal the health care law—with no replacement at the ready—failed to advance in the ...

Jul 26, 2017

Involvement of prescription opioids in fatal car crashes climbs sevenfold

The percentage of fatally injured drivers who tested positive for prescription opioids rose sevenfold from 1 percent in 1995 to over 7 percent in 2015, according to a new study at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public ...

Jul 26, 2017

Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice

Scientists have successfully regenerated cells in the retina of adult mice at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.

Jul 26, 2017

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Brain cells found to control aging

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body. The finding, made in mice, could lead to new strategies for warding off age-related ...

Jul 26, 2017

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With new ventures to show, MIT Hacking Medicine shares its model for success

Since 2010, MIT Hacking Medicine has grown from a one-time event to a global brand, with more than 80 healthcare hackathons being hosted this year, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Quito, Ecuador. The programs are open to ...

Jul 26, 2017

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Incorporating 12-step program elements improves youth substance-use disorder treatment

A treatment program for adolescents with substance-use disorder that incorporates the practices and philosophy of 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) produced even better results than the current state-of-the ...

Jul 26, 2017

Researchers engineer 3-D hydrogels for tissue-specific cartilage repair

Unlike the one-size-fits-all, homogeneous approach to tissue engineering for cartilage replacement, a new study reports the ability to encapsulate cartilage-forming chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells in 3D hydrogels ...

Jul 26, 2017

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Archive: 26/07/2017

Time to catch up on reading, writing ... and routine shots

Post-stroke patients reach terra firma with new exosuit technology

Stem cell therapy attacks cancer by targeting unique tissue stiffness

Double blow convulses Republican bid to reform US health care (Update)

Involvement of prescription opioids in fatal car crashes climbs sevenfold

Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice

Brain cells found to control aging

With new ventures to show, MIT Hacking Medicine shares its model for success

Incorporating 12-step program elements improves youth substance-use disorder treatment

Researchers engineer 3-D hydrogels for tissue-specific cartilage repair

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