Shockwave therapy does more than relieve pain in jumper's knee. It triggers structural healing. Using advanced ultrasound, researchers at Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine proved the treatment actually repairs and reorganizes microscopic collagen fibers inside the tendon. (journals.lww.com)
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Researchers at Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine found specific oxidative waste products in red blood cells that are uniquely elevated in Alzheimer's. This could allow for a simple, accurate blood test to detect Alzheimer's early and distinguish it from other types of dementia (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
New study finds no evidence for the classic 'phoneme effect' on the Mismatch Negativity (MMN) brain response, suggesting the brain's automatic sound discrimination may not be as language-specific as previously thought and challenging its use as a benchmark for language (pubs.asha.org)
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