Improving the gap between biological age and chronological age is associated with a lower risk of stroke and improvements in signs of damage in the brain, according to a preliminary study published in Stroke, that will be presented at the…
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Improving your biological age gap is associated with better brain health
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One in 20 babies experiences physical abuse, global review finds
About one in 20 infants worldwide is subjected to physical abuse by a caregiver in their first two years of life. That’s the central finding of a new study co-led by researchers from the UBC faculty of medicine and Memorial University of…
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Planning post-stroke care: Calculator predicts six-month memory and thinking problems
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a “Stroke Cognition Calculator,” a new tool designed to estimate a person’s chance of having thinking and memory problems six months after a stroke. The study, led by researchers at the…
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Digital tool aims to cut a country’s overuse of antibiotics : NPR
A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child’s condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital…
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New microscope captures 3D blood flow and oxygenation at single-cell resolution
The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural tissue like electrical wires. While modern imaging technologies allow researchers to follow the activity of…
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Enhanced brain cells clear away dementia-related proteins
The new generation of Alzheimer’s disease drugs—the first proven to change the course of the disease—typically extend independent living for patients by 10 months. Called monoclonal antibodies, they reduce the accumulation of a harmful…
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Cannabis Extracts Significantly Reduce Myofascial Pain
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) consists of a myriad of conditions causing jaw pain and dysfunction and the muscles controlling jaw movement. One type of pain is myofascial pain, which is associated with…
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Cannabis Extracts Significantly Reduce Myofascial Pain
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) consists of a myriad of conditions causing jaw pain and dysfunction and the muscles controlling jaw movement. One type of pain is myofascial pain, which is associated with…
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Cannabis Extracts Significantly Reduce Myofascial Pain
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) consists of a myriad of conditions causing jaw pain and dysfunction and the muscles controlling jaw movement. One type of pain is myofascial pain, which is associated with…
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Cost of physical therapy varies widely from state to state, study finds
Physical therapy (PT) is used in the management of many medical conditions. But variation in rates paid by commercial insurers can contribute to high out-of-pocket costs, leading some patients to underuse or stop PT altogether. For many people,…
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