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This week’s topics include a single novel prosthesis report, the benefits of knee replacement, resorbable stents, and health policy on opioid prescription and treatment for addiction. Program notes: 0:32 Stents that are bioresorbable 1:32 Typical metallic stent versus bioabsorbable 2:29 …
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Anchor lead: How does glucose in the brain affect the development of Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of glucose in their brain, researchers have known for some time. Now it appears that’s mediated …
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Anchor lead: Why do most cancers arise from random mutations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Random mutations are the cause of most cancers, a new paper published in Science by Bert Vogelstein and Cristian Tomasetti at Johns Hopkins shows. Tomasetti says these …
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Anchor lead: What percentage of common cancers are due to random mutations? Elizabeth Tracey reports Randomly acquired mutations in DNA account for the majority of cancer, a striking new Johns Hopkins study published in Science by Bert Vogelstein and Cristian …
