Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their
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Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease
Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new
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Scientists engineer vascularized kidney tissue
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers have shown the feasibility of bioengineering vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney
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Mitral regurgitation: more precise classification of severity now possible
For years, cardiology experts have been arguing about how to determine the degree of severity in patients with functional mitral
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Defects in heart valve cilia during fetal development cause mitral valve prolapse
Genetic variation in heart valve cells of the developing fetus create the blueprint for the later development of mitral valve
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Scientists discover novel genes responsible for regulating muscle cells
York University scientists have uncovered a unique set of genes that play a role in muscle cellular gene expression and
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Bipolar disorder may be linked to Parkinson’s disease
People who have bipolar disorder may be more likely to later develop Parkinson’s disease than people who do not have
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US states which took Obamacare funding saw more cancer screening
US states which expanded Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults as part of Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law saw a
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Potentially fatal buildup of proteins in the heart often goes undiagnosed
A potentially fatal buildup of abnormal proteins in the heart and other organs is being delayed in its diagnosis and
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Using 3-D to test personalised treatments in five days
Why doesn’t the same treatment work in the same way for every patient? How can a drug’s performance be optimised
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