To beat glaucoma, train eyes with stress
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Scientists have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that causes blindness. Continue…
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Breast cancer ultrasounds: false positives
WASHINGTON U.-ST.LOUIS (US) — Adding ultrasounds to annual breast cancer screenings can help detect more cancers in women who have dense breasts and who are at a higher risk of breast cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
T cells help immune system remember invaders
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — After defeating an infection, the immune system creates a memory of the vanquished attacker to make it easier to identify and eliminate it in the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 30, 2011 13:41 - 1 Comment
Alzheimer’s marker rises, falls with sleep
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A marker for Alzheimer’s disease fluctuates in the spinal fluid in a daily pattern that echoes the sleep cycle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 13, 2010 15:06 - 0 Comments
Scan developing brain for signs of trouble
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Five minutes in a scanner can reveal how far a child’s brain has come along the path from childhood to maturity and potentially shed light on a range of psychological and developmental disorders, scientists have shown. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2010 13:21 - 2 Comments
Stay hungry to stay awake
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US)—Being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged, according to new research with fruit flies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2009 11:49 - 0 Comments
Sleep loss may speed up Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—Loss of sleep accelerates the buildup of Alzheimer’s brain plaques in a mouse model of the disease. The finding opens up new possibilities for Alzheimer’s treatment and emphasizes the long-term importance of treating sleep disorders. (more…)
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