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Study offers hope for more effective treatment of nearsightedness
Noninvasive genetic test for Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome highly accurate
The potential impact of olfactory stem cells as therapy reported in Cell Transplantation

Study offers hope for more effective treatment of nearsightedness

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Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children. Conducted by UH College of Optometry assistant professor David Berntsen and his colleagues from The Ohio State University, the study compared the effects of ...

Noninvasive genetic test for Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome highly accurate

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Current screening strategies for Down syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 21 (T21), and Edwards syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 18 (T18), have false positive rates of 2 to 3%, and false negative rates of 5% or higher. Positive screening results must be confirmed by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, which ...

The potential impact of olfactory stem cells as therapy reported in Cell Transplantation

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A study characterizing the multipotency and transplantation value of olfactory stem cells, as well as the ease in obtaining them, has been published in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:11/12), now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/. "There is worldwide enthusiasm for cell transplantation therapy to repair failing organs," said study ...