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Negative emotions and impulse control link observed

December 26th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Little is understood about borderline personality disorder. A devastating mental illness that affects 1 to 2 percent of Americans.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical [...]


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Spinal cord injuries can benefit from intensive training

December 24th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Spinal cord injuries can cause some people to take very desperate steps, like going to other countries, to receive stem cell transplants. Most of these approaches are often not controlled trials [...]


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Dolphin ‘therapy’ dismissed as dangerous fad

December 23rd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) has been growing in popularity during the past decade. Part of its increase in popularity are the studies that claim people suffering from chronic mental or physical [...]


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Muscle regeneration molecular signal found

December 22nd, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Muscle injury can sometimes occur with a sudden, inconsiderate movement. Unlike other tissues, such as bone, muscles are not efficient at repair.
Regeneration of the muscle requires complex coordination between several [...]


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Novel approach for regenerating nerves

December 21st, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Currently there is no treatment for recovering human nerve function after injury to the brain or spinal cord because central nervous system neurons have a very limited capability of self-repair [...]


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New non-invasive method to observe memory cells forming

November 11th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Just a few years ago most scientists believed that the human adult does not produce new brain cells. What is now known is, yes, adults do generate new brain cells [...]


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Chronic disease linked to food preparation

November 4th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

A Mount Sinai study has linked Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease, diabetes, insulin resistance, and inflammation to advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGE naturally occurs highest in animal products that are grilled, fried, or broiled [...]


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Long-term opioid pain medication users are capable drivers new study suggest

October 16th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Opioid pain relievers, like morphine, carry warning labels urging patients not to drive or operate heavy machinery while taking the medication. Drivers under the influence of pain drugs are typically [...]


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Artificial disc provides faster healing and less pain

October 12th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

This past July, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first artificial neck disc. The traditional treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD) is to remove the diseased disc in [...]


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FDA places gene therapy clinical trial on hold after woman’s death

August 14th, 2007 by Richard Brassaw

Sadly, a Seattle patient, who was part of a gene therapy clinical trial for inflammatory arthritis, died unexpectedly. As a result the FDA called a halt to the clinical trial.
The [...]


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