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New Research Reveals How the Body Can Restore Bone Strength

Michelle — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:31:42 +0000

For decades, the idea of restoring bone that has already deteriorated has lived somewhere between medical challenge and scientific aspiration. Osteoporosis has long been seen as a one-way road, a slow and steady erosion of the body’s structural foundation. While treatments exist, they mostly act like brakes on a downhill slide. They slow bone loss, …

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Scientists Uncover Potential Way to Stop and Reverse Osteoporosis

Michelle — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:03:47 +0000

Osteoporosis has long been seen as a condition that can be managed but not cured. It causes bones to become thin, weak, and fragile, making them more likely to break even from minor falls or pressure. The disease affects over 200 million people worldwide, especially women after menopause, and can have a major impact on …

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Louisiana Patient Reaches Life Changing Milestone Through Gene Therapy

Michelle — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:23:13 +0000

For most people, becoming a commercial pilot is a matter of training, passing medical exams, and logging enough hours in the cockpit. For Daniel Cressy, the dream seemed impossible before it had even begun. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease as an infant, the 23-year-old from Metairie, Louisiana, spent his entire life managing a condition that …

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Cambridge Researchers Successfully Reverse the Age of Human Skin Cells

Michelle — Mon, 23 May 2022 13:58:27 +0000

A team of Cambridge scientists may have taken one of the biggest steps yet toward slowing the effects of human aging. Researchers at the Babraham Institute managed to rewind the biological age of human skin cells by around 30 years while keeping the cells fully functional. The breakthrough sounds like science fiction, but the researchers …

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Scientists Create IV Treatment That Helps Repair Stroke-Damaged Brains

Michelle — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:14:00 +0000

Every year, more than 500,000 Americans suffer an ischemic stroke. When a clot blocks blood flow to the brain, doctors race against time. Their mission is simple but urgent. Restore circulation before brain cells die. Yet saving a life in those critical moments can trigger something unexpected. Something that causes even more damage. For decades, …

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