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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A poor memory as a person ages may be blamed more on patterns of cell-to-cell communication than how old a person is, say University of Florida researchers.
“Aging is associated with an increased rate of forgetting,” said Thomas Foster. “My work indicates that the problem may be a […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 20 (UPI) — U.S. drug giant AstraZeneca has become the first company to submit completely digital applications to the Food and Drug Administration.
“This is a significant achievement for AstraZeneca,” said Joe Waldron, executive director of U.S. drug development information systems for AstraZeneca. “Digitally signed submissions will result in time efficiencies for […]
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20 (UPI) — Johns Hopkins researchers said Tuesday they have narrowed the search for the cause of devastating Lou Gehrig's disease to 34 suspect genes.
Once the genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — the incurable disease that killed the New York Yankee legendary first baseman — can be isolated, scientists believe they […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A type of diet that is helpful in treating epilepsy appears to slow brain-tumor rates in animals.
Scientists at Boston College said Tuesday that KetoCal, a commercially available, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet designed to treat epilepsy in children, significantly enhanced health and survival rates in animal studies.
“KetoCal represents […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20 (UPI) — U.S. microchip maker Intel unveiled its first healthcare platform device Tuesday: a mobile clinical assistant for nurses.
The C5, manufactured by Motion Computing based on Intel's mobile clinical assistant platform, will allow clinicians to remotely access patient records and immediately input new patient information, the company said.
The easily […]
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