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A voice saving surgery

...iello says. Being able to pull air from her lungs allows Hancock to speak naturally and in long sentences. "The first words I said were, 'Thank, you, Dr. Paniello,'" Hancock says. Now, she spends much of her time talking to Macie. "Macie is my daughter. She's technically a dog, but that does not make her a...

A High-Definition Hearing Aid that thinks for you

...is hearing aid, it has a cancellation process that allows the feedback to be managed automatically again. Patients now say they enjoy it because they can control the levels to where they are comfortable. There is even a button for a telephone where they could talk over the telephone they say. It also has o...

New Liver Tumor Treatment

... no pain and don’t lose their hair. This treatment allows us to be very aggressive in attacking the tumor, while maintaining a good quality of life for the patient.” These procedures are also FDA accepted and researchers say they may be used for other tumors including lung, bone and lymph node tumor....

Hydrotherapy Found to be Effective for Patients with Osteoarthritis

...s extremely important in these patients because it allows them to increase and maintain independence while increasing muscle strength around affected joints. Patients in the gym group reported increased thigh muscle strength in both legs, while those in the water group experienced improved strength in thei...

Hydrotherapy Found to be Effective for Patients with Osteoarthritis

...s extremely important in these patients because it allows them to increase and maintain independence while increasing muscle strength around affected joints. Patients in the gym group reported increased thigh muscle strength in both legs, while those in the water group experienced improved strength in thei...

Midlife Brain Activity a Predictor Of Alzheimer’s Diseas

...ulation that has a high cholesterol content, which allows for messages to be sent through the brain. However, as the brain develops in adulthood, cholesterol levels grow and promote the production of a toxic protein that attacks the brain and may eventually lead to Alzheimer’s. Researchers say genetic fact...

Alcohol Dependence Gene Identified

...e, but note the gene is related to a receptor that allows Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory chemical in the central nervous system, to move between nerve cells. Other studies suggest alcohol abuse and dependence might be related to an overactive central nervous system. Alcohol may calm t...

Lung Therapy Found To Have Long-Term Side Effects

...often improves lung function in the short-term and allows for early weaning from mechanical ventilation. All of the infants in the study had severe respiratory distress syndrome that required mechanical ventilation shortly after birth. Out of 146 children, 72 were given .25 milligrams of dexamethasone per...

Early Detection Of Facial Abnormalities in a Fetus

...tive to Sonography and it was found that fetal MRI allows more detailed and conclusive prenatal evaluation of the upper lip than sonography alone. They also found soft palate defects, which are often difficult to see on sonography, were able to be detected with MRI. This is important because soft palate def...

Hope For Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

...chers speculate less activity on the part of ALCAM allows tumor cells to more easily separate and migrate to other areas of the body, causing cancer to spread. Researchers believe they have found an “early warning system” for aggressive breast cancers that will allow them to treat more serious tumors with ...

Imaging Modality That Might Help Diagnose Depression

...cholic depression using an imaging technology that allows them to observe // levels of certain substances in the brain. Melancholia is a relatively common form of depression marked by insomnia, loss of appetite, and loss of pleasure. Results of the study show low levels of the inhibitory transmitter GABA ...

Water Exercise Found to be Effective for Patients with Osteoarthritis

...s extremely important in these patients because it allows them to increase and maintain independence while increasing muscle strength around affected joints. Patients in the gym group reported increased thigh muscle strength in both legs, while those in the water group experienced improved strength in thei...

Understanding The Predictor’s Of Alzheimer’s Diseae

...ulation that has a high cholesterol content, which allows for messages to be sent through the brain. However, as the brain develops in adulthood, cholesterol levels grow and promote the production of a toxic protein that attacks the brain and may eventually lead to Alzheimer’s. Researchers say genetic fact...

Hydrotherapy Could Be Effective For Osteoarthritis

...s extremely important in these patients because it allows them to increase and maintain independence while increasing muscle strength around affected joints. Patients in the gym group reported increased thigh muscle strength in both legs, while those in the water group experienced improved strength in thei...

Understanding The Origin Of Tumors

...s put through laser-capture microdissection, which allows for selection of an enriched sample of the tumor -- increasing the yield of RNA for analysis. The RNA gene expression is compared to the RNA gene expression of more than 60 different types of cancer, 24 tissue or organ sites, and 69 tumor types, acco...

Carrots Found To Reduce Cancer Risk

...nclusion researchers say results of their research allows them to make a more qualitative assessment of the vegetables , rather than quantitative. However they say that they have to now find out how much falcarinol is actually needed to prevent the development of cancer ....

Drug Used To Improve Lung Function In Infants Could Slow Down Motor Coordination

...often improves lung function in the short-term and allows for early weaning from mechanical ventilation. All of the infants in the study had severe respiratory distress syndrome that required mechanical ventilation shortly after birth. Out of 146 children, 72 were given .25 milligrams of dexamethasone per k...

Mouth Infection better handled with new discovery

...hrough the cell membrane of Candida albicans. This allows the cell to regulate its volume. It is said that t...like a foot in the door. Blocking the channel open allows a lethal unregulated flow of potassium and other essential molecules into and out of the cell. Now...

Surgery For Obesity May Need Invasive Monitoring

...s surgery that reduces the size of the stomach and allows the food to pass to the small intestine much faster. Together with psychological and behavioral support, this procedure has become one of the ways to control obesity through lasting weight loss.The current study was done with 13 patients who underwen...

Tumour marker for detecting early Recurrence of Thyroid cancer may be soon available

...nown as thyrotropin alfa, or Thyrogen. The drug allows Tg testing without the sometimes debilitating side effects of hypothyroidism that otherwise accompany the test when stimulation testing is done. “We were surprised to find that even with relatively low thyroglobulin levels, and even when there is ...

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