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  Gene Therapy Boosts Brain Repair for Demyelinating Diseases

  February 9, 2012 — Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes -- antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin, a material ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Stress Pathway Identified as Potential Therapeutic Target to Prevent Vision Loss

  February 8, 2012 — A new study identifies specific cell-stress signaling pathways that link injury of the optic nerve with irreversible vision loss. The research may lead to new strategies that will help to protect ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
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  First Remote-Control Leg Lengthening Implant Cleared by the FDA

  February 7, 2012 — A revolutionary new limb lengthening system developed by orthopedic surgeons represents a major advancement in the treatment of limb ... > full story
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  New Drug Doesn't Improve Disability Among Stroke Patients, Researchers Find

  February 3, 2012 — A new drug that showed promise in animal studies and an early clinical trial didn't improve disability among stroke patients, according to new ... > full story
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Sleep Apnea Linked to Silent Strokes, Small Lesions in Brain

  February 1, 2012 — People with severe sleep apnea may have an increased risk of silent strokes and small lesions in the brain, according to a small ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
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  Tinnitus: New Evidence Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Fuel 'Ringing in the Ears'

  February 1, 2012 — A new study finds new evidence that touch-sensing nerve cells may fuel tinnitus. Future treatments may target these ... > full story
• Healthy Aging
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  Music Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process

  January 30, 2012 — Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to the first study to provide biological evidence that lifelong musical experience ... > full story
• Nature of Water
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  Scorpions Inspire Scientists in Making Tougher Surfaces for Machinery

  January 25, 2012 — Taking inspiration from the yellow fattail scorpion, which uses a bionic shield to protect itself against scratches from desert sandstorms, scientists have developed a new way to protect the moving ... > full story
• Neuropathy
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  New Understanding of Chronic Pain

  January 22, 2012 — Millions of people worldwide suffer from a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which is triggered by nerve damage. Precisely how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current ... > full story
• Immune System
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  How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders

  January 19, 2012 — Scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell of the immune system prepares for battle. The finding, they said, offers insight into the processes that take place within these ... > full story

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