Gene therapy shows promise in treating SCN1B-linked epileptic encephalopathies
Dravet syndrome and other developmental epileptic encephalopathies are rare but devastating conditions that cause a host of symptoms in children, ...
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University of Michigan tests novel mechanical heart pump in clinical trial
A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a ...
Living in disadvantaged areas reduces ALS survival time by over 30%
Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ...
New NSF award supports study of arrhythmias in diseased hearts
Cardiovascular disease affects nearly half of the adults in the United States, posing a significant public health challenge. To improve ...
Researchers discover key to boosting thymus regeneration after damage
A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer ...
Confidence and communication key to condom use among teens
A new meta-analysis evaluating condom use across 249 studies and more than a quarter million U.S. teens finds that simply ...
New probes offer insight into cholesterol's role in Alzheimer's disease
The search for answers to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders remains one of the most pressing goals in brain ...
Qigong shows promise in reducing chronic back pain in veterans
Chronic pain is widespread in the United States, particularly among military veterans, affecting between 40 to 70% of this population ...
High out-of-pocket costs reduce participation in cardiac rehabilitation
Despite the success cardiac rehabilitation has shown at reducing heart-related deaths and hospital readmissions, higher out-of-pocket costs may prevent patients ...
Study identifies best imaging methods for evaluating brain tumor response in melanoma patients
Raymond Y. Huang, MD, Ph.D., of the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is the corresponding author of a ...
