Every conversation about the surgical backlog focuses on the same fix: more OR time, more staff, more beds. That’s necessary, but it treats the bottleneck as a …
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Virtual reality navigation deficits predict future brain volume loss
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often begins long before it is clinically recognized, with subtle brain changes emerging years before noticeable memory loss or …
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Scientists use living muscle to reanimate paralyzed organs
What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain - like a bladder that can no longer empty due to a spinal …
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New Mandarin cognitive tests improve dementia diagnosis for Chinese older adults
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group of older adults in the U.S., but they often face language and cultural barriers when seeking care for …
New scan spots heart disease years before symptoms
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have created a new medical imaging tool called "fast-RSOM" that can capture highly …
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