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  Bone-Creating Protein Could Improve Dental Implant Success

  March 4, 2011 — Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to new ... > full story
• Osteoporosis
  Fitness
  Bone and Spine
  Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Cholesterol
   

  Some Overweight Adolescents May Be at Risk for Weak Bones

  March 4, 2011 — Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report. A study of 143 overweight 14- ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Disability
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  Nervous System
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  Neuroscience
   
  

  Spinal Cord Injury: Human Cells Derived from Stem Cells Restore Movement in Animal Models

  March 2, 2011 — Scientists have discovered that a specific type of human cell, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provide tremendous benefit, not only repairing damage to the ... > full story
• Nervous System
  Parkinson's Research
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Psychology Research
  Stem Cells
  Alzheimer's Research
   

  Stem Cell Study Could Aid Motor Neuron Disease Research

  March 1, 2011 — Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neuron disease. Scientists have created a range of motor neurons -- nerves ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Leukemia
  Skin Cancer
  Prostate Cancer
  Osteoporosis
  Lymphoma
   

  How Long Do Stem Cells Live?

  March 1, 2011 — A unique computer model calculates how long a blood stem cell will live, information that could predict the outcome of bone marrow ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Healthy Aging
  Today's Healthcare
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Bone and Spine
  Skin Cancer
   

  New Insights Into Tendon Injury

  March 1, 2011 — Scientists have discovered how tendons -- the fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone -- become damaged through injury or the aging process in what could lead to new treatments for people with ... > full story
• Leukemia
  Hypertension
  Stem Cells
  Lung Cancer
  Osteoporosis
  Heart Disease
   

  Close Linkage Between a Rare, Deadly Lung Condition and Blood Cell Abnormalities

  February 28, 2011 — A new study reveal a close relationship between pulmonary arterial hypertension -- exceedingly high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood from the heart to the lungs -- and abnormalities of ... > full story
• Back and Neck Pain
  Workplace Health
  Osteoporosis
  Today's Healthcare
  Pain Control
  Bone and Spine
   
  

  Learning from Old Bones to Treat Modern Back Pain

  February 28, 2011 — The bones of people who died up to a hundred years ago are being used in the development of new treatments for chronic back pain. It is the first time old bones have been used in this ... > full story
• Lung Cancer
  Lung Disease
  Leukemia
  Diseases and Conditions
  Breast Cancer
  Osteoporosis
   

  Bone Drug Zoledronic Acid May Help Prevent Spread of Early Lung Cancer

  February 25, 2011 — A drug that is currently used to help treat bone metastases in patients with lung cancer could also be useful at an earlier stage of treatment, to prevent the cancer from spreading in the first ... > full story
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Joint Pain
  Huntington's Disease
  Today's Healthcare
   

  Spinal Fluid Proteins Distinguish Lyme Disease from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  February 23, 2011 — Patients who suffer from neurologic post treatment Lyme disease and those with the chronic fatigue syndrome report similar symptoms. However, unique proteins discovered in spinal fluid can ... > full story

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