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Study to explore using magnets to correct 'sunken chest'

...ts are under significant pressure, and the painful recovery can take months. "The problem with present techniques is that they attempt to reshape the chest wall in one big operation," Harrison said. "A better idea is to apply a little force over a longer time, like the orthodontist moves your teeth." Th...

Massive coral death attributed to earthquake

...ry and promises to provide new insights into coral recovery processes that until now we could only explore on ...ment agencies to protect these reefs to ensure the recovery process continues," he says. The team found coral reefs ranging from highly diverse assemblages of ...

How trees manage water in arid environments

...ve evolved the capability to survive it. The rapid recovery of this forest when heavy rains begin confirms the tight coupling between the trees and the available soil moisture." In short, winter has a significant impact on the primary growing season for these mountain trees, because moisture is continually...

Type of stem cell found to reside in transplanted lungs

...r dystrophy, and as a possible source for improved recovery of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Lama’s laboratory currently is working on another study involving the lung-derived MSCs that shows potential importance of these cells in lung transplantation. That study is not yet complete, but so far...

Tracking sperm whales and jumbo squid

...These deep dives, therefore, may have some kind of recovery function. We think the stress may be temperature-related, but another factor could be oxygen. It’s possible they could be negatively affected by long exposure to the higher oxygen levels found near the surface." A stressed-out squid may be an easy...

Cambodian vulture nests offer hope for species

...e world, and therefore one of the last chances for recovery for the species, now listed as "Critically Endange... in South Asia, but not at a pace that assures the recovery of the vultures. Because Diclofenac is almost entirely absent from use in Cambodia, the country rema...

Palau's coral reefs show differential habitat recovery following the 1998 bleaching event

...ch by a team of scientists recording the long-term recovery of coral reefs in Palau and elsewhere. "It appear... is that good local management practices might aid recovery of coral reefs." Van Woesik, a professor of biological sciences at Florida Institute...

Chronic fatigue syndrome impairs a person's slow wave activity during sleep

...ntly less SWA power in the first non-REM period of recovery sleep and accumulated a smaller percentage of SWA in the first non-REM period than their twin counterparts. "CFS shares symptoms with depression, and some experts have suggested that it is not a distinctly different disorder," said Armitage. "We ...

How the brain's backup system compensates for stroke

... can quickly reorganize to enable the beginning of recovery of movement. Jacinta O'Shea and colleagues at the... the activity increase in the right PMd caused the recovery of performance. When they also used magnetic pulses to disrupt the right PMd after the performance r...

Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats

... into the spinal cord we can achieve a progressive recovery of motor function,” said Marsala. “This could som...cted with medium that contained no stem cells. The recovery of motor function was evaluated in seven-day intervals, showing a progressive recovery of ambulatory...

Researchers use MRI to predict recovery after spinal cord injury

...n better predict the likelihood of full or partial recovery of patients with acute spinal cord injuries (SCI),...es that the possibility and extent of neurological recovery after SCI can be predicted within 48 hours after injury by rigorous assessment of MR images," said c...

Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan

...internally displaced peoples and refugees, and the recovery of our wildlife populations. The government of Southern Sudan is faced with many challenges in natural resource management and extractive industries. The plan for management of wildlife and the protected areas network being designed by the Ministry o...

Gene therapy delivery of nerve growth factors reverses erectile dysfunction in animal model

...receives a nerve-sparing procedure during surgery, recovery from ED after radical prostatectomy may take a lon..., rats administered HSV-GDNF exhibited significant recovery of intracavernous pressure (ICP) and systemic arterial pressure (AP) compared with rats treated with...

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