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Unique Electrical Stimulation Device to Restore Mobility in Stroke Survivors

...ce is worn on the lower-leg and foot in place of a traditional foot brace. It contains sensors that detect whether the patients foot is in the air or on the ground, and electrodes that transmit painless electrical stimulation to the peroneal nerve to activate the calf muscle and correct their gait. Doctors at ...

New Insights into Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

... index, family history of heart disease, and other traditional cardiovascular risk factors were similar in both groups. All specimens were evaluated, by light microscope, for evidence of chronic inflammatory cell infiltration in the aortic wall. This was achieved by counting and measuring the mononuclear cell in...

Scientists Report New Take on Sexual Signaling

...quentially visit and assess potential mates. The traditional explanation for the evolution of outrageous sexual signals like the male peacocks plumage is that showy males attract females and give them better offspring. Showy males escape from predators despite their highly conspicuous ornaments and behaviorspr...

Pre- and Post-menopausal Women Responses Equally to Most Sexual Desire Cues

...rhaps maturity in sexual relationships, unlike the traditional jokes of waning sexuality with age, and fewer daily demands mean, in fact, older is better when it comes to love and emotional bonding cues. This is novel research in this field, says Irwin Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine...

Cultural Bias Against Women Hampering Fight Against AIDS in Africa

...97 Nobel Peace Prize, said African governments and traditional social leaders were failing to ensure existing leg...eliefs linked to sexual risk taking and failure of traditional and government leaders to promote the equality, autonomy, and economic independence of women. The ...

New Device for Stroke Patients Improves Walking

...-- is worn on the lower-leg and foot in place of a traditional foot brace. Sensors detect whether the patient's foot is in the air or on the ground, and electrodes transmit painless electrical stimulation to the peroneal nerve to activate the calf muscle and correct their gait. Offered on an inpatient and outp...

Advanced Cancer Treatment Brings New Hope to Michigan Patient

...cancer for the past six months, experimenting with traditional radiation treatments and exploring all my options'...ter treatment time and faster recovery period than traditional methods. The response from the community since announcing the acquisition of CyberKnife earlier th...

Scientists Create Fire-proof, Eco-friendly Plastic

...oesnt burn, making it an attractive alternative to traditional plastics, many of which are so flammable they are sometimes referred to as solid gasoline. The new polymer wouldnt need the flame-retardant chemicals that are added to many plastics before they can be used in bus seats, airplanes, textiles and cou...

Surge in Cancer Incidence in Asia Feared

...increases in stomach and colon cancers. Meanwhile, traditional diseases like malaria are killing fewer people bu...from hospitals in the late stages of disease after traditional medicine has failed to cure them. Monika Bardhan of Malaysia's NCI Cancer Hospital has seen a dra...

Urologists Begin Clinical Trials on Treatment of Peyronies Disease

...y in the use of these devices as an alternative to traditional surgical procedures for the correction of penis curvature. The penis extender works on the principle of traction, which in essence means that as tension is applied to the penis body it forces cellular division and the creation of new skin tissue. A...

Nutrient-rich Dairy Beverages an Emerging Market

...ient focus has been given to whey-based beverages, traditional fermented dairy drinks. Whey contains key proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, trace elements and vitamins and is virtually fat free. The utilisation of dairy by-products such as whey with the addition of fruits, cereals and active ingredients in carbo...

Implanting Electrodes in the Brain Could Help Treat Severe Depression

...e depression, but do not succeed in responding to traditional treatment. Thomas Schlaepfer, professor of psychiatry and psychotherapy at University Hospital in Bonn, Germany and associate professor of psychiatry and mental health at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and his team are ex...

First-Ever Robotic Pancreatectomy Performed at UIC

...ry provides a level of dexterity not possible with traditional laparoscopic instruments. While seated at a surgical console, physicians view the operating field in 3-D and use computerized controls to precisely manipulate instruments inside the patient, with 360-degree range of motion. After removing 60 percen...

Advanced Scientific Brings Help for Breast Cancer Survivors

...tecting tumors for breast cancer patients than the traditional test using mammograms. The MRI scan found malignant tumors that mammograms had missed, according to results of a study conducted in Germany involving 6,000 women. The MRI scan spotted 40 percent of tumors that were undetected by mammograms, and 78 pe...

Arsenic Poison can Make Longer Life of Leukemia Patients

... achieve a long remission.Arsenic has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years, and that led to its development as a leukemia treatment, Powell said....

Young Indians Say Cheers to White Spirits

...nd gin even as the old generation still swears by traditional hard liquors like whisky and rum. As part of the global trend, the consumption of white spirits such as vodka and gin is fast catching up in the subcontinent, thanks to the changing profile of drinkers, especially in the age group of 25-35 years. ...

Study Finds Lymphoma Drug Effective Over Long Term

... cancer that is not considered to be curable using traditional treatments. Even if patients initially respond to treatment, the disease almost always comes back and becomes more difficult to treat. The study followed 76 patients with follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system, who received...

"Pre-treatment Blood Test" A New Guide to Lung Cancer Therapy

...st generation of anti-cancer drugs. In contrast to traditional chemotherapy, targeted therapies affect proteins and signaling pathways that are selectively activated in certain malignant cells and not in normal cells. But this selectivity makes these therapies effective only for the subset of patients whose tumo...

Fate of France's Cheeses in Doubt as Producers Cite Health Risks

...o biggest manufacturers of "real Camembert" -- the traditional variety made with untreated "raw" milk -- stopped...ators to change the rules -- placing the future of traditional Camembert in real jeopardy. "They talk about a supposed danger to health, but they know it is non...

Cynosure Introduces Higher Power Smartlipo(TM) LaserBodySculpting Workstation

...an innovative system designed as an alternative to traditional liposuction in patients with smaller areas of loca...y causes less bleeding, swelling and bruising than traditional liposuction, resulting in fewer complications and faster recovery. Cynosure received U.S. Food and D...

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