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Potential to prevent, reverse disabilities in children born prematurely, study suggests
Jan. 17, 2013 Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are challenging the way pediatric neurologists think about brain injury in the pre-term infant
Enzyme involved in deadly brain tumors identified
Jan. 17, 2013 One of the most common types of brain tumors in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, is one of the most devastating.
Disabled people ‘could be forgotten’
16 January 2013 Last updated at 20:46 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Adults with disabilities in England are being deprived of basic care and support and are at risk of being forgotten in the wider reform of the social care system, campaigners say. Much of the focus on care has been centred around the crisis facing the elderly. But a coalition of charities has warned people with disabilities under the age of 65 are being neglected too
Disabled people ‘could be forgotten’
16 January 2013 Last updated at 20:46 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Adults with disabilities in England are being deprived of basic care and support and are at risk of being forgotten in the wider reform of the social care system, campaigners say. Much of the focus on care has been centred around the crisis facing the elderly
Mindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation
Jan. 16, 2013 People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, according to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientists with the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center.
Scientists identify protective role for antibodies in ebola vaccine study
Jan. 14, 2013 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have found that an experimental vaccine elicits antibodies that can protect nonhuman primates from Ebola virus infection.
Scientists discover structure of protein essential for quality control, nerve function
Jan. 14, 2013 Using an innovative approach, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have determined the structure of Ltn1, a recently discovered “quality-control” protein that is found in the cells of all plants, fungi and animals
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