Emergency Medicine Doctors in Martinez, GA Accepting Medicare

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Mary C Dement, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 361 Furys Ferry Rd, Martinez, GA 30907 Phone: 706-869-2007

Dr. Ivy Lee Shuman Jr., M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 3694 Bay Hill Ct, Martinez, GA 30907 Phone: 706-868-5232    Fax: 706-868-7809

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University of Florida researchers have used a common gel to successfully deliver gene therapy to the diaphragm

The technique, described in the current issue of Molecular Therapy, could eventually lead to a method to correct genetic conditions in humans that cause diaphragm weakness and respiratory failure - a leading cause of death in tens of thousands of patients with forms of muscular dystrophy, including Pompe's disease. Thousands of Americans with muscle-weakening diseases are placed on ventilators each year, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share common pathophysiological features

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder both appear to be associated with dendritic spine loss in the brain, suggesting the two distinct disorders may share common pathophysiological features, write author Glenn T. Konopaske, M.D., and colleagues at McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Heart attacks more severe in the morning: Study

Heart attacks are more dangerous in the morning than at any other time of day, research has shown. The study has shown that compared with other times, patients who had an attack between 6am and noon suffered around 20% more damage to their hearts. Researchers say this pattern is thought to be linked to circadian rhythms, the 24-hour "body clock" processes that influence many biological functions including blood pressure.

Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging

A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report to be published April 16 in the journal Science.

Study identifies two cell surface receptors that may be responsible for spread of lung cancer

Two cell surface receptors might be responsible for the most common form of lung cancer spreading to other parts of the body, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

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