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"This is in total contrast to our previous beliefs" -- Professor Zaal Kokaia
(Sweden) - After a stroke, there is inflammation in the damaged part of the brain. Until now, the inflammation has been seen as a negative consequence that needs to be abolished as soon as possible. But, as it turns out, there are also some positive sides to the inflammation, and it can actually help the brain to self-repair.
"This is in total contrast to our previous beliefs", says Professor Zaal Kokaia from Lund University in Sweden.
Zaal Kokaia, together with Professor of Neurology Olle Lindvall, runs a research group at the Lund Stem Cell Center that, in collaboration with colleagues at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, is responsible for these findings. Hopefully, this new...
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It's estimated that half the world's population will be short-sighted by 2050 with many at risk of blindness.
(Australia) - Increasing exposure to outdoor light is the key to reducing the myopia (short-sightedness) epidemic in children, according to ground-breaking research by Australian optometrists.
Optometrist and lead researcher on the project, Associate Professor Scott Read who is the director of research at Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) School of Optometry and Vision Science, said children need to spend more than an hour and preferably at least two hours a day outside to help prevent myopia from developing and progressing.
Speaking at the...
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Its behavioral analytics engine is built to continuously process different aspects of the user's life - schedule changes, demographics, activity patterns and more -- to present the user with dynamic recommendations toward achieving the desired activity goal.
(Israel) - Sweetch, an Israeli digital health startup, is on a mission to make the world a healthier place. Its first undertaking: to prevent people who are at risk for diabetes from developing the disease.
More than 86 million US and 63 million European adults have a blood-sugar level that is higher than normal but not yet high enough to be considered diabetes, according to statistics. This pre-diabetic population will most likely develop Type 2 diabetes without intervention.
And that's why health professionals and venture capitalists are celebrating...
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