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Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests

A boy playing a video game with headphones on

A new review of available evidence suggests video gamers regularly exceed safe sound limits.

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy

Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer.

Method improves detection of potential therapeutic tumor targets in human biopsies

Researchers report the development of a methodology to detect small amounts of potential tumor therapeutic targets, specificacally enzymes called kinases, that are present in biopsy samples. Therapies that directly inhibit cancer-promoting activities of some of these kinases have proven to be effective for patients in which individual driving kinases can be diagnosed.

Amnesia caused by head injury reversed in early mouse study

A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed. The research in mice finds that amnesia and poor memory following head injury is due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in forming memories.

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Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy

Method improves detection of potential therapeutic tumor targets in human biopsies

Amnesia caused by head injury reversed in early mouse study

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