
How Key Genes Cooperate to Make Healthy …
September 29, 2011 by Paul Preuss
Scientists from Berkeley Lab, the University of Bradford, and Boston University discover a crucial connection in skin formation Skin is the body’s armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet...
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Hearing Impaired Ears Hear Differently i…
September 28, 2012 by Amy Patterson Neubert,
The world continues to be a noisy place, and Purdue University researchers have found that all that background chatter causes the ears of those with hearing impairments to work differently "When immersed in the noise, the neurons...
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Beatrice Moses Hinkle
November 1, 2011 by Webster University
Beatrice Moses Hinkle was born in San Francisco on October 10, 1874. She enjoyed the benefits of being privately educated, and soon developed a great sensibility for the arts and literature. Beatrice was an extraordinary thinker, a skill...
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Biochemists Solve a Birth-Defect Mystery
September 28, 2012 by Dr Dali Edwards
The cellular cause of birth defects like cleft palates, missing teeth and problems with fingers and toes has been a tricky puzzle for scientists. Now Professor Emily Bates and her biochemistry students at Brigham Young University have...
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Macular Degeneration - a Closer Look
September 23, 2011 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
What is macular degeneration? Macular degeneration is a deterioration or breakdown of the macula. The macula is a small area in the retina at the back of the eye that allows you to see fine details clearly...
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New Data Show Lasting Effects and No Ser…
March 25, 2011 by American Academy of Pain Medicine
Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with the mild decompression procedure (an alternative to open spinal surgery for many patients), reported sustained improvements in...
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