Items tagged with therapy

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Copper Bracelet Arthritis Cure is a Myth Saturday, October 17th, 2009 - 16:37:14 - Anuradha Menon Copper and magnetic bracelets worn by thousands to alleviate arthritis are useless, researchers claim. The trial - the first scientifically-based... read more

Scientists Cure Colour Blindness in Monkeys Thursday, September 17th, 2009 - 09:17:35 - Anuradha Menon The breakthrough could also have implications for other damaging genetic eye defects, including those which can cause blindness, after researchers... read more

Repairing the Stroke-Damaged Brain Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 - 10:55:06 - Anuradha Menon A simple, inexpensive device that delivers electrical current to the brain noninvasively could help stroke patients recover lost motor ability... read more

A Stem-Cell Therapy for Blindness Thursday, June 18th, 2009 - 14:28:36 - Anuradha Menon An experimental therapy using human embryonic stem cells to treat degenerative eye diseases has proved safe and effective in animal studies, and may... read more

Robotic Therapy For Cerebral Palsy Patients Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - 12:22:14 - Anuradha Menon Over the past few years, MIT engineers have successfully tested robotic devices to help stroke patients learn to control their arms and legs. Now... read more

FANTOM Studies Networks in Cells Monday, April 20th, 2009 - 13:54:15 - Ehud Rattner An international consortium has released an analysis of unprecedented detail showing the genes and proteins that guide an immature cell to its final... read more

'Crystal Ball' Personalizes Cancer Treatment Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 - 19:36:38 - Ehud Rattner For many cancer patients, chemotherapy can be worse than cancer itself. A patient may respond to one drug but not another - or the tumor may mutate... read more

New Discovery to Help Arthritis Sufferers Friday, July 4th, 2008 - 14:04:24 - Anuradha Menon Scientists at King’s College London have discovered a new and potentially major pain signaling pathway in inflammatory arthritis that may open up new... read more

Estrogen Therapy Helps, or Hurts The Brain? Monday, June 16th, 2008 - 16:27:49 - Ehud Rattner Estrogen therapy may limit stroke damage if started close to, but not long after reproductive cycles are over, according to a new animal study. The... read more

Improved Gene Therapy Agent Developed Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 - 08:33:37 - Ehud Rattner Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to... read more

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