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New Way to Predict Recurrent Stroke

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[16/05/2012] New research from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) shows that using a CT (computerised tomography) scan, doctors can predict if patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke are at risk for another more severe stroke.New Way to Predict Recurrent Stroke - Read more

Hip Implant for Long-term Use

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[09/05/2012] Hip replacement is one of the most frequent operations carried out in Germany. Often the artificial hips need to be replaced just ten years later. In the future, a new implant currently being developed using high technology materials could help prevent premature revision surgeries.Hip Implant for Long-term Use - Read more

New Discoveries About Brain-hand Connection

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[04/05/2012] Research at Arizona State University (ASU) and Columbia University to better understand the intricate sensory and cognitive connections between the brain and the hands has won support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).New Discoveries About Brain-hand Connection - Read more

Middle-Ear Microphone Could Make CIs More Convenient

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[02/05/2012] A microphone and related electronics of cochlear implants (CI) must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues and preventing patients from swimming. Now, a University of Utah engineers have developed a tiny prototype microphone that can be implanted in the middle ear.Middle-Ear Microphone Could Make CIs More Convenient - Read more

Multiple Sclerosis: Negative Effect of Warm Weather

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[27/04/2012] Warm weather may hinder cognitive performance in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to results of a Kessler Foundation.Multiple Sclerosis: Negative Effect of Warm Weather - Read more

Brain-Machine Interface Moves Paralysed Hand

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[25/04/2012] A new brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles - bypassing the spinal cord - to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralysed hand. The device could eventually be tested on, and perhaps aid, paralysed patients.Brain-Machine Interface Moves Paralysed Hand - Read more

New Alzheimer's Marker Strongly Predicts Mental Decline

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[18/04/2012] A new marker of Alzheimer's disease can predict how rapidly a patient's memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.New Alzheimer's Marker Strongly Predicts Mental Decline - Read more

Web-based Tool Produces Accurate Autism Diagnosis

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[16/04/2012] The process of diagnosing autism is complex, subjective, and often limited to only a segment of the population in need. Dennis Wall of the Centre for Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School has been working to address this problem.Web-based Tool Produces Accurate Autism Diagnosis - Read more

 
 
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