If you were a fish and your retina was damaged, it could repair itself and your vision would be restored in a few weeks. Sadly, human eyes don’t have this beneficial ability.
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Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts Hosts Nashville CME Conference
… and learn in an intimate group setting. The topics for this CME Conference include Dermatology, Orthopedics, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine and Cardiology. Creator of Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, Chuck Dillehay, says, “Our motto is …
Studies reveal link between rotator cuff disease and genetics
A new study presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Las Vegas shows rotator cuff disease might be a heritable trait. Rotator cuff disease is a common disorder that affects 30 to 50 percent of people over the age of 50. The disease often leads to shoulder pain and loss of function.
Common viruses a deadly threat at nursing homes
… hand hygiene; use of personal protective equipment by staff; and faster respiratory viral testing. But many of the health care providers also became sick, hindering efforts to separate the sick from the healthy, the report said. “Early detection of …
FDA grants permission to assess safety of investigational drug for Alzheimer’s disease in humans
Vanderbilt University scientists have received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that testing in humans may proceed for an investigational new drug for Alzheimer’s disease after more than 10 years of research by scientists at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It is relatively uncharted territory for an academic drug discovery group to take a molecule from the laboratory setting to the clinical trials stage.