News articles tagged with 'degeneration'
Study shows that modern surgery for scoliosis has good long-term outcomes
— 6 Apr 2011 16:07 | HealthTeenagers who undergo spine fusion for scoliosis using the newest surgical techniques can expect to be doing well 10 years after surgery, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery…
Stem cell therapy for age-related macular degeneration - a step closer to reality
— 28 Mar 2011 17:17 | HealthThe notion of transplanting adult stem cells to treat or even cure age-related macular degeneration has taken a significant step toward becoming a reality. In a study published today…
Omega-3 fatty acid intake linked with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration in women
— 15 Mar 2011 20:29 | HealthRegular consumption of fish and omega-3 fatty acids found in fish is associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing age-related macular degeneration in women, according…
UCSF report describes new model for neurodegeneration
— 11 Mar 2011 15:43 | HealthA team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has developed a new model for how inherited genes contribute to a common but untreatable and incurable neurodegenerative…
Biomarker could make diagnosing knee injury easier, less costly, Stanford othopaedists say
— 17 Feb 2011 19:09 | HealthA recently discovered biomarker could help doctors diagnose a common type of knee injury, according to a new study…
Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk
— 10 Feb 2011 18:10 | HealthOlder people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain haemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by brain infarction…
Uric acid may increase likelihood of severe osteoarthritis
— 19 Jan 2011 16:38 | HealthThe amount of uric acid in one's joints may increase the likelihood of severe osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis worldwide, according to researchers at Duke University…
Malfunctioning gene associated with Lou Gehrig's disease leads to nerve-cell death in mice
— 6 Jan 2011 15:26 | HealthLou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are characterised by protein clumps in brain and spinal-cord cells that include…
Melanopsin looks on the bright side of life
— 8 Dec 2010 18:17 | HealthBetter known as the light sensor that sets the body's biological clock, melanopsin also plays an important role in vision: Via its messengers-so-called melanopsin-expressing retinal…
Light exercise may prevent osteoarthritis
— 29 Nov 2010 14:13 | HealthPeople at risk for osteoarthritis may be able to delay the onset of the disease or even prevent it with simple changes to their physical activity, according to a study presented today…