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Article courtesy of Dr. Nicholas DiNubile, Vice President of the A4M, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and one of our medical editors who is dedicated to keeping you healthy in body, mind and spirit. If you grew up in the 1970s, you may remember the Six Million Dollar Man …
Researchers show how toxic aggregates are formed inside brain cells, and how to block the cell-killing process—which may also be at work in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), are fast-moving, fatal dementia syndromes associated with the formation of aggregates of the prion protein, PrP. How these aggregates form …
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA). The results, published in the journal Regenerative Medicine, showed that a single injection of leukocyte-rich/PRP in the knee joint significantly improved functional mobility, pain and quality …
A menopausal woman has apparently given birth after receiving a blood treatment of platelet-rich plasma injected into her ovaries; 3 perimenopausal women have also had babies following the treatment according to a small pilot study at the Genesis Athens Fertility Clinic in Greece. It appears as if menopause may not be the end of fertility …
Article courtesy of Dr. Nicholas DiNubile, Vice President of the A4M, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, best selling author, keynote speaker, and one of our medical editors who is dedicated to keeping you healthy in body, mind and spirit. If you grew up in the 1970s, you may remember the Six Million Dollar …