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Learn All About a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test

Learn All About a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty As we age, our bodies naturally undergo changes influenced by hormones, including human growth hormone (HGH), produced by ...
The New York Times

Helping Stroke Patients Regain Movement in Their Hands

The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes. Heather Rendulic had a stroke at age 23, ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Arginine or Hypertonic Saline–Stimulated Copeptin to Diagnose AVP Deficiency

Distinguishing between arginine vasopressin (AVP) deficiency and primary polydipsia is challenging. Hypertonic saline–stimulated copeptin has been used to diagnose AVP deficiency with high accuracy ...
The Conversation

Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn’t clear how – research suggests personalization may be key to more effective therapies

The connections between the neurons in your brain enable you to do amazing things, from brushing your teeth to solving calculus equations. When these connections become damaged, often as a result of ...