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Arthroscopy for Ankles

...ain from end-stage arthritis. An arthroscope is a tubular instrument with a lighted tip that is inserted through a small incision. The arthroscope projects an enlarged image on a monitor screen, allowing the surgeon to see inside the joint to diagnose and treat problems. Arthroscopy has been used for abou...

New Research Offers Hope In Kidney FailureTreatment

...or programmed cell death, more specifically in the tubular cells of the kidney that consume most of the energy. Ischemic kidney failure has been associated with a 50% mortality. Despite improvements in the medical field, it has not been possible to reduce this mortality rate associated with the disease, over...

India is the "IT" destination for obesity cure: med tourism

...moved and the shape of the stomach is changed to a tubular organ. In another type of operation, the capacity of the stomach is severely reduced (20-25 cc) and its ability to digest food is severely impaired, by bypassing the major portion of the digestive tract. This is called 'Gastric Bypass', which is now ...

Two year old to receive a kidney from each parent

...suffering an extremely rare condition called renal tubular acidosis, that requires //a double kidney transplant, which will give him a new lease of life. The kid’s parents fortunately have the perfect match, so they will be donating a kidney each. Mrs Carr, who has three other children, said: "As parents ...

Atherosclerosis and its Mechanics

...ey role in activating and deactivating JNK." The tubular geometry of the straight part of arteries ensures that the cyclical rise and fall of blood pressure results in uniaxial stretch of arteries. However, the more complex geometry of artery branches promotes an unhealthy stretching of the blood vessel al...

Bariatric Surgery: A New Hope for Treating Obesity

...moved and the shape of the stomach is changed to a tubular organ," Ramana said. Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestines. The patient feels full more quickly, than when the stomach was its original size. This reduces the amount of food intake a...

Lack of Evidence on Treatment for Narrowed Kidney Arteries

...ing vessel-widening angioplasty and placement of a tubular stent//, but the latest scientific evidence does not show a clear advantage of that treatment over prescription drug therapy, according to a new review funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. An article based on the review is posted...

Nanomedicine Gives the Way for Nerve Cell Regeneration

...on to this technology that enables us to fabricate tubular nerve grafts composed entirely of polymer nanofibe... the length, diameter and thickness of the aligned tubular nanofiber grafts. The group will evaluate the performance of these aligned nanofiber nerve grafts in...

Scientists Develop Artificial Blood Vessels for Vascular Grafts in Mice

... bulk seeding MDSCs inside a biodegradable porous, tubular polyester urethane scaffold using a rotational vacuum seeding device. After they had cultured their vascular constructs for seven days, the researchers implanted them in the abdominal aortas of rats eight weeks before performing tests to determine ...