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An artificial cornea is in sight, thanks to biomimetic hydrogels

...ants. Eyes extruded implants.A few years ago, in a pilot study for a Bio-X grant to show proof of concept, Ta began to test the hydrogel in assays to make sure it was not toxic to cells. Soon other experts joined the effort. Jaan Noolandi in Ophthalmology managed projects, worked with potential sponsors an...

Pilot study successful in taming allergic reactions to food

...rkansas for Medical Sciences have found in a small pilot study. “Participants who took a daily dose of egg product over the two-year study period were able to build up their bodies?resistance to the point where most of them could eat two scrambled eggs without a reaction,?said A. Wesley Burks, M.D., chie...

Renewed dolphin slaughter prompts new campaign

...'s dolphins, false killer whales, and short-finned pilot whales. Most of the species are included on the World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species. Also, the hunts have resulted in growing criticism from relevant management organizations on both conservation and welfare grounds, includin...

New biologic treatment for tennis elbow may replace surgery for chronic sufferers

...s than an hour," Mishra says. "The results of our pilot study indicate this therapy is as effective as surgery, with sustained and significant improvement over time, no side effects, and high patient acceptance." Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis or tendonitis) isn't restricted to those who frequent t...

Study of gene transfer for erectile dysfunction shows promise

...thma, according to the researchers. "In the small pilot study, this new therapy was well tolerated and safe," said George Christ, Ph.D., senior researcher and a professor at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "It provides evidence that gene transfer is a ...

Clot-busting drug helps revive cardiac arrest patients

...nal Resuscitation and available now on-line. The pilot study involved patients with cardiac arrest who didn't respond to standard therapy. Of 50 patients who received clot-busting therapy, 26 percent were revived, compared to 12 percent of patients who got standard therapy alone. However, not all patient...

'Smart' genetic therapy helps the body to heal itself

... in patients", said Professor Wirth. "In a first pilot trial, we enrolled ten parents of SMA patients who...ce will have an effect on muscle strength. "These pilot studies have to be followed up by Phase II and III clinical trials in SMA patients," she said, "but ...

Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions

..., and applied to the FDA for approval to conduct a pilot clinical trial. The trial began in 2004. So far, f... Nature paper and a principal investigator in this pilot trial, "I do whatever I can to optimize the recovery of patients with paralyzing disorders such as s...

MIT 'seeing machine' offers hope to blind

...of causes for their vision loss who tested it in a pilot clinical trial. The work was reported in Optometry...ng machine is designed to be used by one eye. The pilot clinical trial of the seeing machine involved visually impaired people recruited from the Beetham Ey...

Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

...arine animals travel extensively along shelves. A pilot array has been successfully demonstrated by the British Columbia-based Project POST (Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking), part of the international Census of Marine Life. The current array stretches more than 1,750 km, from Oregon through British Columbi...

Prenatal nicotine exposure reduces breathing response of newborns...

...searchers report that they found the link during a pilot study of 34 women undergoing amniocentesis at Metr...rs and fetal death for some of their fetuses. The pilot study is one of the first studies done on humans. The mother, who had the presence of Bergeyella, r...

First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human

...searchers report that they found the link during a pilot study of 34 women undergoing amniocentesis at Metr...rs and fetal death for some of their fetuses. The pilot study is one of the first studies done on humans. The mother, who had the presence of Bergeyella, r...

Free HIV tests cheaper than charging when goal is preventing AIDS

...ed free HIV tests and counseling during a two-week pilot program in 2003. The number of people seeking test...e free testing interval to 15.0 per day during the pilot program. However, the number decreased to 7.1 people per day after the small fee ?1,000 Tanzania shi...

Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

...l Center researchers report. The nearly year-long pilot study involved three groups of five volunteers each. Individuals in each group received a series of three injections of various doses of the vaccine, called RiVax, over the study period. As a recombinant vaccine, RiVax is a form of ricin that consist...

NIH launches comprehensive effort to explore cancer genomics

... The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), will begin with a pilot project to determine the feasibility of a full-sca... other genomic changes associated with cancer. The pilot will involve a few types of cancer that will be chosen for their value in helping to determine the f...

New methods offer insight into regulatory DNA

...mportant regulatory region variation might be in a pilot study based on some 2% of the human genome. As man...expect not to detect rare variations. However, our pilot project gives us greater confidence to take on a genome-wide survey of gene activity." A global map...

Cyberkinetics, Case to develop system to help restore extremity function

... date, the only group to obtain FDA-approval for a pilot trial in humans using an implantable multichannel, intracortical microelectrode array. The ongoing pilot study aims to test the ability of an individual with high cervical SCI to control computers and othe...

Rutgers to lead $52.7 million protein research program

...Columbia University, conducted a $36 million NIGMS pilot program to develop new methods and tools to stream... methods of structural bioinformatics. Other NIGMS pilot program centers brought the total to about 1,500 structures which can be used to model thousands of ...

Proposal would allow wild animals to roam North America

...Donlan. "All of this would be science driven." A pilot study will test the rewilding notion by releasing the endangered Bolson tortoise on a private ranch in New Mexico. The tortoise, which can weigh up to 100 pounds and once thrived in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, now only survives in a small ...

New mitochondrial DNA gene chip may be early cancer diagnosis tool

A pilot study at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN), has validated the measurement accuracy of new techniques that use mitochondrial DNA as an early...

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