Researchers have developed and validated a blood-based biomarker profile with high sensitivity and specificity for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a report published in the September issue of the Archives of Neurology.
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Le fratture vertebrali osteoporotiche non trattate chirurgicamente aumentano il rischio di mortalità dopo i 65 anni. È questo il risultato di uno studio presentato da Steven M. Kurtz, uno degli autori, nella sessione di mercoledì dell’incontro annuale della Spine society of Europe, EuroSpine, che si chiude oggi a Vienna.
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are launching a groundbreaking new project to investigate the benefits of broccoli in the fight against osteoarthritis. Initial laboratory research at UEA has found that a compound in broccoli called sulforaphane blocks the enzymes that cause joint destruction in osteoarthritis the most common form of arthritis. Leggi [...]
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The Role of Diffusion and Perfusion MRI for the diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Glucosamine and/or chondroitin may not be helpful for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, according to the results of a network meta-analysis reported in the September 17 issue of the BMJ.
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Stenting for symptomatic carotid stenosis in patients 70 years and older should be avoided, but the procedure might be as safe as endarterectomy in younger patients, according to results of a prospectively defined meta-analysis published Online First September 10 in The Lancet.
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Congedo aggiuntivo per il Personale ospedaliero esposto a rischio radiologico e compenso sostitutivo
Il congedo aggiuntivo di giorni quindici per ciascun anno solare, a favore del personale esposto in misura continuativa al rischio radiologico, al pari delle ferie ordinarie, attende alla stessa funzione di recupero delle energie psico-fisiche, con la conseguente spettanza del compenso sostitutivo qualora l’interessato non abbia potuto godere di tale congedo per ragioni non dipendenti [...]
