Working with mice, a team of researchers has pinpointed the location of bone generating stem cells in the spine, at ...
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MedicareCard.com – Study Provides New Leads into Genetics of Cleft Lip and/or PalateMedicareCard.com – Study Provides New Leads into Genetics of Cleft Lip and/or Palate
A consortium of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health reported today that it has identified two human genes ...
MedicareCard.com – Magnetic Stimulation Scores Modest Success as AntidepressantMedicareCard.com – Magnetic Stimulation Scores Modest Success as Antidepressant
Some depressed patients who don’t respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the ...
MedicareCard.com – Adding Coronary Calcium Score to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Risk Assessment for Heart DiseaseMedicareCard.com – Adding Coronary Calcium Score to Traditional Risk Factors Improves Risk Assessment for Heart Disease
Including a coronary artery calcium score in a risk assessment for future heart disease events, such as heart attacks, provides ...
MedicareCard.com – Science News » Imaging Studies Help Pinpoint Child Bipolar CircuitryMedicareCard.com – Science News » Imaging Studies Help Pinpoint Child Bipolar Circuitry
A series of imaging studies are revealing that the brain works differently in youth with bipolar disorder (BD) than in ...
MedicareCard.com News – Independent Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Preventive Measures for Alzheimer’s DiseaseMedicareCard.com News – Independent Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Preventive Measures for Alzheimer’s Disease
Many preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer's disease—mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements ...
MedicareCard.com – NIH Podcast Shines Light on Prescription Drug Abuse in WomenMedicareCard.com – NIH Podcast Shines Light on Prescription Drug Abuse in Women
NIH Podcast ...
MedicarCard.com Update – NIH Study Offers Hope to Patients with Nonalcoholic SteatohepatitisMedicarCard.com Update – NIH Study Offers Hope to Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
A daily dose of a specific form of vitamin E significantly improved the liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to ...
MedicareCard.com Finds Social Security Releases Open Government PlanMedicareCard.com Finds Social Security Releases Open Government Plan
Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency has released its Open Government plan. The plan, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/open, ...
MedicareCard.com Finds Statement from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, during Healthy Vision Month, May 2010MedicareCard.com Finds Statement from Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, during Healthy Vision Month, May 2010
During the eighth annual Healthy Vision Month observance this May, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes ...
Medicare Medical Care, Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Reported in Two CasesMedicare Medical Care, Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Reported in Two Cases
Two people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less ...
Medicare, Common Mechanisms of Drug Abuse and ObesityMedicare, Common Mechanisms of Drug Abuse and Obesity
Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and ...
Medicare Research, Songbird Genome Analysis, Reveals New Insights Into Vocal BehaviorMedicare Research, Songbird Genome Analysis, Reveals New Insights Into Vocal Behavior
An international research consortium has identified more than 800 genes that appear to play a role in the male zebra ...
Medicare Future? Pathways that Can Repair Brca1 Cancer Gene Mutation Clarified in MiceMedicare Future? Pathways that Can Repair Brca1 Cancer Gene Mutation Clarified in Mice
In a new study in mice, scientists have compensated for mutations in the Brca1 gene that can lead to cancer ...
Medicare Blog, New Study Implicates Healthcare Utilization Rates, More than Biology, in Colorectal Cancer DisparitiesMedicare Blog, New Study Implicates Healthcare Utilization Rates, More than Biology, in Colorectal Cancer Disparities
Higher rates of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality experienced by African-Americans may be driven largely by differences in health care ...
Medicare, Risk of Newborn Heart Defects, Increases with Maternal ObesityMedicare, Risk of Newborn Heart Defects, Increases with Maternal Obesity
The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that she will give birth to ...
Medicare – Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier, May Delay Progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseMedicare – Targeting the Blood-Brain Barrier, May Delay Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers may be one step closer to slowing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. An animal study supported by ...