A shoe insole using bionic technology to help people with nerve damage maintain their balance has been designed by University
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. OPDIVO CMI _V17.0 (op-DEE-voh) Nivolumab (nee-vol-u-mab) Consumer
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Type 2 diabetes: Having this problem with your feet could mean you’re at risk
Type 2 diabetes affects insulin in the body. Everybody needs insulin to live and has an essential job to help
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Unique fingerprint: What makes nerve cells unmistakable?
Protein variations that result from the process of alternative splicing control the identity and function of nerve cells in the
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Genetic marker linked to increased risk of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center, using a genome-wide association study, have identified a genetic factor linked to the development of
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Electrical wire properties of DNA linked to cancer: ‘DNA charge transport,’ a process used in DNA repair, is disrupted by a colon cancer mutation
One of the biggest helpers in our bodies’ ongoing efforts to prevent DNA mutations — mutations that can lead to
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Saving aging nerves from ‘big eater’ immune cells: Treatment that destroys macrophages rescues nerve fiber in aging mice
Immune cells may contribute to weakness and mobility issues in the elderly by driving nerve degeneration, according to a study
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Direct electrical current used to preferentially inhibit pain-transmitting neurons
Using computer models and laboratory rats, Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that “direct electrical current” can be delivered to nerves
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