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Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Dec. 1, 2016 -Hospitals in which the administration of epinephrine to patients whose...
Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds
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Tactile feedback adds ‘muscle sense’ to prosthetic hand
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Low-salt & heart-healthy dash diet as effective as drugs for some adults with high…
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Tufts microbiologist Cecilia A. Silva-Valenzuela, Ph.D., named Pew Latin American Fellow
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Good as gold
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UH professor wins bronze for research of rare neurological disorder
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Gene-regulatory factors shown to improve pancreatic cancer response to chemotherapy
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Treatment of pregnant patients with bone and joint injuries complicated, requires team of physicians
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For kids prone to wheezing with respiratory infections, early antibiotics help
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SLU researcher finds cause and possible relief of cancer bone pain
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