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Robotic Joint Replacement Surgeries: How Health Insurance Can Partner in E
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3: India's growing population, coupled with rising life expectancy and lifestyle-related factors, is driving a steady increase in joint-related orthopaedic conditions such as arthritis and degenerative joint disease. As a result, the demand for joint replacement su
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How structural changes associated with osteoarthritis, finds study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The most prevalent degenerative joint condition, osteoarthritis, affects 22 per cent of persons over 40 worldwide. The molecular alterations connected to osteoarthritis are still unknown, despite the ailment having received substantial medical study. In a recent study, scientists used severa
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Study reveals how composition of joint lubricant potential cause behind os
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Almost 35 million adults in the U.S. suffer from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint condition caused on by cartilage breakdown. Although the precise cause of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis is uncertain, mechanical stress damage with insufficient self-repair is thought to be the ma
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Study finds how body's anti-viral immune response may eliminate aging cell
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Senescent cells, or cells that stop reproducing but do not die, can collect in the body over time and fuel chronic inflammation, which leads to illnesses including cancer and degenerative disorders.
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Study reveals how brain makes sense of changing environmental cues
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed light on how the brain orients itself in changing environments -- and even the processes that
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Study: Injectable allograft disc tissue linked with degenerative disc dise
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, a minimally invasive procedure that involves injecting allograft disc tissue into the spine to relieve pain brought on by degenerative disc disease significantly improves pain and function over time.
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Judi Dench reveals eyesight loss has made it "impossible" for her to learn
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In recent years, veteran British actor Judi Dench has been open with fans about her degenerative eye condition, which has made it increasingly difficult for her to learn lines.
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Researchers find association between serotonin, heart valve disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a recent study led by scientists at the Department of Surgery at Columbia University in collaboration with the Pediatric Heart Valve Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the University of Pennsylvania, and the Valley Hospital Heart Institute, serotonin can affec
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Researchers use 3D bioprinting to create eye tissue
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists used patient stem cells and 3D bioprinting to produce eye tissue that will advance understanding of the mechanisms of blinding diseases. The research team from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, printed a combination of cells that form the
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Study finds cholesterol medicines reduce risk of degenerative eye disease
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers revealed how daily use of medicines helps to manage type 2 diabetes and lower cholesterol may minimise the incidence of AMD.
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Cholesterol medicines lessen risk of degenerative eye disease of ageing
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Regular use of drugs to lower cholesterol and control type 2 diabetes may lessen the risk of the degenerative eye disease associated with ageing, known as AMD, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
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Study: Gene discovery indicates that abnormal lipid processing in cells ca
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): New genetic findings add weight to the theory that degenerative motor neuron disease is caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells. This theory could help pave the way for new diagnostic approaches and treatments for this group of co
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