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Hip Resurfacing Fever Catches on in US

...ce it with a metal ball mounted on a rod implanted deep in the thigh bone. A plastic socket replaces the original. Those artificial hips can bring tremendous relief to people crippled by hip pain. But the metal-on-plastic friction means the implants can begin wearing out in about 15 years, sooner if spo...

Make Treatment of Parkinsons More Affordable, Doctors Plead

...ndent student. He now has to undergo a surgery – deep brain stimulation – that would reduce his tremors and make the quality of life that much better. The surgery involves the implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain. ...

Brain Structured to Make Human Beings Religious, Claims a US Scientist

...greater than oneself. The limbic system, nestled deep in the center, regulates our emotions and is responsible for feelings of awe and joy.Newberg calls religion the great equalizer and points out that similar areas of the brain are affected during prayer and meditation. Newberg suggests that these brai...

Parkison’s Conquered Through Stem Cell Therap

...fter undergoing intensive drug therapy, lesion and deep brain stimulation (DBS), he came to the Manipal Hospital. After stem cell treatment last year, he has shown remarkable recovery in his symptoms and has started walking without support. There has also been significant reduction in body tremors. Sinc...

Cochlear Implantation Increases Meningitis Risk

...mplant have been stricken with meningitis, drawing deep concern within the international medical community. Previous research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that children who receive cochlear implants to counter hearing loss are more likely to develop meningitis. Source-New...

Public Libraries Turning into Shelters for the Homeless in the US

...se they are immobilized by severe depression or is deep depression the consequence of being on the street? Any tendency towards a psychological problem is aggravated and magnified by the constant stress, social isolation, loss of self-esteem, despair, and relentless boredom of street life. Imagine th...

Hospital Errors Rise 3 Percent -- HealthGrades Patient-safety Study

...erangement · Post-operative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis · Post-operative respiratory failure · Post-operative sepsis · Post-operative abdominal wound dehiscence · Transfusion reaction Distinguished Hospital Awards and Findings Of the nearly 5,000 hospitals studied, the HealthGrades ...

Detection of Malignant Breast Tumors Made Simpler and More Effective

...n reconstruct a three-dimensional image of tissues deep inside the breast, highlighting areas where malignant tumors appear. The agent also may be used during surgery to pinpoint the location of hydroxyapatite, and therefore the breast cancer cells themselves, Frangioni notes. His group began workin...

New Ribosome Finding Could Lead to Antiviral Therapies

... to have long tentacle-like structures that extend deep into ribosomal cores.” According to Dinman and Meskauskas’ paper, previous studies have shown that L3 plays an important role in a number of cellular functions, including drug resistance and virus replication. “The finger-like extensions of L3 ...

Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections

...needle-free liquid jet injectors was the result of deep penetration of the jets of the drug into the skin, the team developed a novel injector system that minimises the depth of penetration by using pulsed micro-jets at very high speeds and very small volumes. "The device consists of a chamber that hold...

Seated Immobility Causes Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

...ours without moving// are said to be more prone to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep vein thrombosis is a state where blood clots are formed in the deep vein regions of thigh or calf. These clots may sometimes obstruct the smooth flowing of blood partia...

Success of Hip Replacement Surgery Decided by Genes

...almost doubled the chances of bone dissolution and deep infection. The authors conclude that if confirmed in other research, these findings could be used to predict long term success in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery. And they could also be used to develop targeted genetic treatments. So...

Indian American Records Brain Dialogue During Sleep

...cordings of activity in two brain regions during// deep sleep. Mayank Mehta, assistant professor of neuroscience at Brown University in Rhode Island, made the startling discovery, according to 'Brown Daily', a student newspaper. Mehta and his team found that the electrical activity in the brain cells ...

Healing With Music Therapy

...oned people who are on the brink of sinking into a deep depression,' Jaimini, who has produced over 5,000 compositions, told IANS. 'My music regulates the activities of the head and heart and helps eliminate stress and strain. Since human beings generally have an ear for music, they benefit faster this ...

You may Be Risking Fatal Blood Clots Even While Reading This

...have to fly long miles by economy class, to risk deep vein thrombosis, say experts. Their research has b... is a condition in which a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the legs. The condition can be fatal if part of the clot breaks off and blocks a blood vess...

Minirobot for Medical Procedures Inside Human Body

... incision and used to perform medical procedures// deep inside the body. Researchers from Ritsumeikan University and the Shiga University of Medical Science have developed a prototype that is controlled remotely once placed inside the body. The beetle-shaped robot, weighs five grams and measures two cen...

Scent of a Rose may Give More Than Pleasure

...gion of the brain and this procedure occurs during deep sleep. From the experiment, the scent of roses is believed to have activated this process, thereby retaining memories in a more efficient manner. Olfactory sensing pathways in the brain lead more directly to the hippocampus than visual and audit...

Researchers Design Pulsed Mircrojet System to Deliver Protein Drugs Without Pain or Bruising

...eviously-developed jet injectors was caused by the deep penetration of jets into the skin, creating negati...t we had to find a way to stop the jets from going deep into the skin,' says Mitragotri. 'Speeding the delivery, combined with using extremely small jet dia...

Genetic Tests to Reveal ‘substance Abuse’ Tendencis

..." Gunter added, "Just because we can look at the deep biology of the individual doesn't automatically mean negative outcomes will follow." The researchers will investigate the data they now have in more detail and see how it compares to findings from other studies. Source-Eurekalert...

DVT Treatment Vacuums Away Blood Clots – Prevents Disabilit

...into the catheter, nonsurgically clearing away the deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Blood flow is restored throughout the leg, resolving symptoms. Patients in the study had extensive, large volume DVT that commonly ran the length of the leg from the ankle to the pelvis, and often into the vena cava. Although t...

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