Emory Study Tests Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Improve Circulation in Legs
...n the arteries of their legs --a condition called peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Individuals with PVD have decreased blood flow to the muscles ofthe legs, especially during exercise, which causes pain, aching,cramping or fatigue in the muscles of their legs when they walk. Thiscondition also is called " in...Emory Eye Center Implants Its First Retinal Chips In Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa
...evelops, usually in childhood, followed by loss of peripheral visual field, progressing over many years to tunnel vision and finally blindness. At Emory Eye Center retina specialists Thomas M. Aaberg, Sr. and Jiong Yan performed the surgery recently on five patients. Another two patients are planned for mid-Fe...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
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...he bacterium through the cell until it reaches the peripheral or outer cell membrane," explains Dr. Frederick Southwick of the University of Florida College of Medicine. "Here the growing actin filaments push the bacterium against the membrane, forming long membrane projections called filopodia. These filopodia...Gene Signatures Predict Interferon Response For Multiple Sclerosis Patients
...A was isolated from a class of immune cells called peripheral blood mononuclear cells. After patients started interferon therapy, blood was taken at specific time points over the course of two years. Baranzini et al. measured the expression level of 70 genes—including a number involved in interferon interaction...Agilent ChemStation Plus Networked Data Systems from Agilent Technologies
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...osed and treated in many cases, say US doctors. In peripheral artery disease (PAD), the arteries in the legs and arms become blocked with the same kind of fatty deposits - plaque - which cause coronary artery disease. The best way of treating it is very simple - keep walking. While the disease makes walking pai...Plavix Gets FDA Okay for New Indication
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...an help identify patients at risk for CHD, MI, and peripheral vascular disease. The high-sensitive CRP (hsCRP) is available as a variety of reagent tests from the manufacturer. These tests can detect CRP levels as low as ~0.175 mg/L (standard CRP assays cannot detect CRP levels <3.0). The test should be con...New Information on the Potential of Plasmin Shared at ISTH Congress
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