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Digging In Beach Sand Increases Risk Of Gastrointestinal Illness
Children and adults who
build castles and dig in the
sand at the beach are at
greater risk of developing
gastrointestinal diseases
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Treating Lazy Eyes With A Joystick
Researchers have developed a
computer game therapy that
is now ready for treating
adults. ... > full story
Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse
A protein called neuroligin
that is implicated in some
forms of autism is critical
to the construction of a
working synapse, locking
neurons together like
"molecular Velcro," a new
... > full story
Autonomous Robot Detects Shrapnel In Flesh
Bioengineers have developed
a laboratory robot that can
successfully locate tiny
pieces of metal within flesh
and guide a needle to its
exact location --- all
... > full story
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Hearing Improved: First Successful Medical Treatment For Tumor-inducing Genetic Disorder
July 9, 2009 — Treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab improved hearing and alleviated other symptoms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 ... > full story -
Novel Genetic Finding Offers New Avenue For Future Crohn's Disease Treatment
July 9, 2009 — Researchers have identified a novel link between ITCH, a gene known to regulate inflammation in the body and NOD2, a gene which causes the majority of genetic Crohn's Disease diagnoses. ITCH, when ... > full story -
Enzyme That Makes Survival Molecule For Key Vision Cells Identified
July 7, 2009 — New research identifies an enzyme that makes neuroprotectin D1 which specifically and selectively protects retinal cells key for ... > full story -
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'Nature' And 'Nurture' Variables Early Predictors Of Age-related Macular Degeneration
July 7, 2009 — Like many diseases, causes for age-related macular degeneration can be categorized as either "nature" or "nurture". Researchers think these factors, when used in the proper model, can be strong ... > full story -
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Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety
July 3, 2009 — As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. A new study has ... > full story -
Eye Damage In People With Type 1 Diabetes Significantly Slowed
July 3, 2009 — Researchers have found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an ... > full story -
Natural Compound Stops Retinopathy, Study Suggests
July 3, 2009 — Researchers have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United ... > full story -
Sound Imaging: Clever Acoustics Help Blind People See The World
July 3, 2009 — Video from portable cameras is analyzed to calculate the distance of obstacles and predict the movements of people and cars. This information is then transformed and relayed to a blind person as a ... > full story -
'Stealth' Herpes Simplex Inflammation Impacts Corneal Transplants
July 2, 2009 — The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can infect the eye and sometimes causes so much damage that the person's cornea must be replaced with a transplant. (The cornea is the clear covering of the front of ... > full story -
Eye-tracking Software Opens Online Worlds To People With Disabilities
July 1, 2009 — Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities. For ... > full story
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