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Health

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients

A new study released Thursday by US researchers suggests that, when electrically stimulated the...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 13:46
Scientists Use Pluripotent Stem Cells to Study Nerve Disease

Scientists Use Pluripotent Stem Cells to Study Nerve Disease

U.S. researchers have created the first human model in order to study a severe nerve disease. By...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 15:38

Growth Hormone Doesn’t Help ALS Sufferers

A two-year study of the growth hormone known as insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on patients...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 15:30
Electronic Neuron Rerouting Could Reverse Paralysis, Study Shows

Electronic Neuron Rerouting Could Reverse Paralysis, Study Shows

Scientists, carrying out a neurological study on macaque monkeys at the University of Washington...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 13:10
Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency

A new study by US researchers has found that Parkinson’s sufferers have insufficient levels of...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:00
FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins do not increase the incidence of amyotrophic lateral...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:30
Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

On Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of researchers, stem cell research advocates and investors...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 15:30
Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Harvard scientists have managed to transform one type of pancreas cell in living mice into another...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:00
Researchers Created Stem Cells Using Skin Samples from ALS Patients

Researchers Created Stem Cells Using Skin Samples from ALS Patients

Scientists at Harvard and Columbia universities announced yesterday that they created the first...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:32
Formaldehyde Exposure Boosts ALS Risk

Formaldehyde Exposure Boosts ALS Risk

Exposure to formaldehyde may increase the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 14:59
The Pain-Killing Combination

The Pain-Killing Combination

A new combination of ingredients extracted from the chili pepper promises to revolutionize...
» read full story October 05th, 2007 - 15:33
Schizophrenia Could Be Treated with Fewer Side Effects

Schizophrenia Could Be Treated with Fewer Side Effects

A new drug that addresses schizophrenia symptoms has shown considerably less side effects than the...
» read full story September 03rd, 2007 - 21:54
New Parkinson Treatment Shows Promise

New Parkinson Treatment Shows Promise

Parkinson sick people could soon benefit from a new, side-effects free genetic therapy that...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 15:11
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Specials

Stem Cell Breakthrough Opens Door to Further ALS Research

Stem Cell Breakthrough Opens Door to Further ALS Research

For the first time, a team of US scientists used an innovative technique to transform skin cells...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:58
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Science

Scientists Revive Paralyzed Wrists With Re-Routed Brain Signals

Scientists Revive Paralyzed Wrists With Re-Routed Brain Signals

Scientists have taken another significant step toward restoring paralyzed patients the use of...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 13:58
Stem Cell Research Breakthrough Reported By Project A.L.S.

Stem Cell Research Breakthrough Reported By Project A.L.S.

Scientists from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), while working alongside colleagues from...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 22:24
Monkeys Successfully Brain-Control Robotic Arm

Monkeys Successfully Brain-Control Robotic Arm

Restoring motor functions to paralyzed patients is more than a theory; it is an objective to be...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 12:20
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