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Totally blind mice get sight back

Eye

Totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report.

 

Doctors and parents speak different languages

Doctors

New research sheds light on what clinicians don’t worry about enough: the fact that doctors and patients don’t always communicate well, even in dire situations, writes Dr. Tyeese Gaines of theGrio.com.

 

Stopping brain death breakthrough

Brain Death

The tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, all with the same drug has been raised by UK researchers.

 

Simple blood test may detect Alzheimer's

Simple blood test may detect Alzheimer's

A simple blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said Monday, a finding that could give more people a chance to be tested.

 

Specter Claims Kemp Would Be Alive if Congress Better Funded

Sen. Arlen Specter suggests that one of the reasons he left the GOP was because it did not share his interest in funding medical research.

 

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