October 2011
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Oct 8th
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Scientists turns liver cells directly into neurons... →
(Medical Xpress) — Fully mature liver cells from laboratory mice have been transformed directly into functional neurons by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The switch was accomplished with the introduction of just three genes and did not require the cells to first enter a pluripotent state. It is the first time that cells have been shown to leapfrog from one...
Oct 7th
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WatchWatch
alwaysscomingbackhometoyou: “I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time :) Edit: For those of you who have asked the implant I received was Esteem offered by Envoy Medical” sloanchurman
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September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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Jul 10th
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June 2011
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Mitral Regurgitation.
fuckyeahmedicalstuff: Mitral regurgitation (MR) is defined as an abnormal reversal of blood flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium. It is caused by disruption in any part of the mitral valve apparatus, which comprises the mitral annulus, the leaflets (a large anterior [aortic] leaflet and a small posterior [mural] leaflet), the chordae tendineae, and the papillary muscles (anteromedial...
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May 2011
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May 30th
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May 25th
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Fuck yeah, medical stuff!: Lighting Flower Scars →
pestilense: Lightning, depending on where and how it strikes an animal, can be instantly fatal or cause no effect at all. Effects can be grey hair, major burns, hearing loss, lung damage, damage to the central nervous system and/or blunt trauma. Symptoms can be caused because of the…
May 25th
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May 25th
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Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome
Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS) is a rareneurological disorder of unknown causes which appears to be the result of an autoimmune process involving the  It is an extremely rare condition, affecting as few as 1 in 10,000,000 people per year. It affects 2 to 3% of children with neuroblastoma. OMS is characterized by an unsteady, trembling gait, myoclonus (brief, shock-like muscle spasms), and...
May 25th
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xyalice answered your question: Do any of you have any requests? opsiclonus myoclonus Ooooh okay! Let me get my coffee and I’ll get right to it!
May 25th
Do any of you have any requests?
I quite feel like researching things today!
May 25th
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April 2011
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