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World Scientific's new book captures novel view of human voice from perspective of voice production

Most recently, scientists dealing with the human voice have taken a novel view of the human voice from the perspective of voice production. The vitality of this new science is evidenced by five issued US patents.

27 Jul 2016

New gene therapeutic approach could save people suffering from muscle wasting disease

A discovery by Washington State University scientist Dan Rodgers and collaborator Paul Gregorevic could save millions of people suffering from muscle wasting disease.

27 Jul 2016

Children taking ADHD medication less likely to suffer consequences of risky behaviors

New research provides some of the first evidence that medications taken by millions of American children to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offer long-term benefits.

27 Jul 2016

Scientists detect common brain impairments in children with ASD, ADHD and OCD

A team of Toronto scientists has found similarities in brain impairments in children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

27 Jul 2016

Researchers find potential way for delivering gene therapy to treat eye diseases

Eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are among the leading causes of irreversible vision loss and blindness worldwide. Currently, gene therapy can be administered to treat these conditions -- but this requires an injection.

27 Jul 2016

Flow diversion shows high rate of visual improvement in patients with paraclinoid aneurysms

Aneurysms of the paraclinoid region of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the interventions used to treat them often result in visual impairment.

27 Jul 2016

Single drink of nutritional ketone can alter metabolism to improve performance of cyclists

A drink developed for soldiers to generate energy from ketones rather than carbs or fat allowed highly trained cyclists to add up to 400 meters of distance to their workouts, a UK-led study reports July 27 in Cell Metabolism.

27 Jul 2016

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Researchers at Osaka University, Japan uncovered the mechanisms that suppress the propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with the potential of improving pathological liver conditions.

27 Jul 2016

Groundbreaking research opens door for prevention of cardiac fibrosis

Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta and McGill University has opened the door towards the future prevention of cardiac fibrosis—a condition leading to heart failure for which there is currently no treatment.

27 Jul 2016

Study reveals long-term safety of AAV2-neurturin gene therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease

New safety data from a study of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease five years after gene transfer-mediated delivery of the neuroprotective factor neurturin directly to patients' brains reveal no serious adverse events related to the treatment.

27 Jul 2016

Scientists identify new genetic variations contributing to onset of APL

A study led by a team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has identified new genetic alterations contributing to the onset of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL).

27 Jul 2016

Study evaluates effectiveness of psychotherapy in SAD patients who fail to respond to antidepressants

A randomized controlled study has evaluated the role of psychotherapy in patients whose social anxiety did not respond to drug treatment.

27 Jul 2016

New screen-and-treat programme for hepatitis B may thwart deadly complications of disease

Research into Africa's first 'screen-and-treat' programme for hepatitis B suggests the initiative may reduce deadly complications of the virus.

27 Jul 2016

Waterloo researchers unveil new screening tool and data at 2016 AAIC

Two studies involving University of Waterloo researchers presented this week at the 2016 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Toronto highlight a new diagnostic tool that can identify Alzheimer's disease long before the onset of symptoms as well as the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in Ontario.

27 Jul 2016

Study finds link between vitamin D levels and risk of cognitive decline in Chinese elderly

This study asks similar questions of vitamin D levels and cognition in the Chinese elderly. It is the first large-scale prospective study in Asia to study the association between vitamin D status and risk of cognitive decline and impairment in the Chinese elderly.

27 Jul 2016

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World Scientific's new book captures novel view of human voice from perspective of voice production

New gene therapeutic approach could save people suffering from muscle wasting disease

Children taking ADHD medication less likely to suffer consequences of risky behaviors

Scientists detect common brain impairments in children with ASD, ADHD and OCD

Researchers find potential way for delivering gene therapy to treat eye diseases

Flow diversion shows high rate of visual improvement in patients with paraclinoid aneurysms

Single drink of nutritional ketone can alter metabolism to improve performance of cyclists

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Groundbreaking research opens door for prevention of cardiac fibrosis

Study reveals long-term safety of AAV2-neurturin gene therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease

Scientists identify new genetic variations contributing to onset of APL

Study evaluates effectiveness of psychotherapy in SAD patients who fail to respond to antidepressants

New screen-and-treat programme for hepatitis B may thwart deadly complications of disease

Waterloo researchers unveil new screening tool and data at 2016 AAIC

Study finds link between vitamin D levels and risk of cognitive decline in Chinese elderly

Scientists identify factors that affect levels of toxic compounds in e-cigarette vapor

New non-drug approach may help manage pain in individuals receiving addiction treatment

Researchers find easy way to ensure baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C

Lifestyle choices more likely to influence quality of life for ARDS survivors

Women who start menstruation, menopause later in life have increased odds of living to 90-years-old

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