Scientists Concerned Over Increasing Malfunction Of Heart Devices
Scientists in the US are worried over the increasing malfunction of heart devices, which they say were directly responsible for 61 deaths between 1990 and 2002. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released // a study at a meeting with physicians and heart-device manufacturers recently, which ...American Wins Lawsuit Over Penile Implant Malfunction
An American has won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a malfunctioned penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection//. Charles 'Chick' Lennon, 68, of New York city, received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, about two years before Viagra entered the market, reported the online editi...Unlocking the key to human fertility
..."Up until now, Doctors have struggled to understand idiopathic male infertility. Our latest research offers a plausible explanation for why some sperm malfunction or fail to function correctly." If the DNA carried by a sperm cell was unwound and stretched out, it would actually measure more than a metre in l...Photos: Don't Let Them See You Sweat This Summer
...stress, emotion or exercise, but often occurs spontaneously. The precise mechanism that triggers the condition is unclear but appears to be related to malfunction in the sympathetic nervous system -- the part of the autonomic nervous system that regulates "involuntary" bodily functions (those we don't exert cons...Stem Cells Used for 'Biological Pacemaker'
...ho have conduction problems with the electrical signals that govern the heart beat. However, that therapy has several shortcomings, including possible malfunction and the need for repeated replacement of the device's power packs and electrodes," study lead author Dr. Toshinao Takahashi, a research fellow at Chib...C'elle(SM) Featured on ABC Action News in Tampa Bay
...echnological breakthrough or medical breakthrough that would render the Company's business of stem cell preservation obsolete; any material failure or malfunction in our storage facilities; any natural disaster such as a tornado, other disaster (fire) or act of terrorism that adversely affects stored specimens; ...Ben-Gurion U. researchers identify how stressed fat tissue malfunctions
...d Metabolism ( J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2009; 94:2507-251) "Fat tissue in obesity is dysfunctional, yet, the processes that cause fat tissue to malfunction are poorly understood -- specifically, it is unknown how fat cells 'translate' stresses in obesity into dysfunction," said Dr. Assaf Rudich, senior le...Researchers identify individuals at risk for developing colon cancer
...ts in glycosylation, the process for making mucus, can contribute to tumor development," said Dr. Markowitz. "Knowing how these glycosylation enzymes malfunction and contribute to tumor formation may give us another target that can be potentially used to prevent the development of colon and other cancers. Certa...Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii decrease following FAA regulations
...ns were the most common precipitating factor throughout the study period, occurring at similar frequencies pre- and post- regulations. The most common malfunction was loss of power, most often caused by improper maintenance. Forty-six tourists and 9 pilots died in 16 fatal crashes during the 28-year study period...Sleep Disorders Linked to Arrhythmias
...thing disorder -- was associated with irregular heartbeats involving the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles). Central sleep apnea -- caused by a malfunction in brain signals that control breathing muscles -- was more strongly associated with irregular heart rhythms in the heart's upper chambers (atria). ...St. Jude Finds 'Dancing' Hair Cells Are Key to Humans' Acute Hearing
...ndings will enable better understanding of how hearing loss can result from malfunction of this amplification machinery due to genetic mutation or overdose of drug...the effects on hearing. Those mice showed a hearing defect that indicated a malfunction of somatic motility. While the knockout experiments were strong evidence fo...NicOx Announces Pfizer Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Development for PF-03187207 in Japan
...ial to have an increased capacity to reduce high IOP relative to currently marketed agents. The development of abnormally high IOP, due to blockage or malfunction of systems controlling the amount of fluid in the eye, is believed to be one of the principal causes of glaucoma. The new Japanese trial is a 28-day...Surgeons Develop Innovative Life-Saving Treatments to Correct Massive Bleeding in Trauma Patients
... Findings from these studies resolved two major concerns about profound hypothermia: the danger that exposure to profound cooling might precipitate a malfunction in the coagulation process and cause bleeding and that it might reduce immune function and lead to infectious complications. "We found that cooling ...Norditropin(R) Approved for Treatment of Children with Short Stature Associated with Turner Syndrome
...ms occur more frequently in individuals with Turner syndrome than in the general population, including a heightened incidence of osteoporosis, cardiac malfunction diabetes and an increased risk of ear and hearing disorders. However, there is variability in the degree to which girls with Turner syndrome are affec...Norditropin(R) Approved for Treatment of Children with Short Stature Associated with Turner Syndrome
...ms occur more frequently in individuals with Turner syndrome than in the general population, including a heightened incidence of osteoporosis, cardiac malfunction diabetes and an increased risk of ear and hearing disorders. However, there is variability in the degree to which girls with Turner syndrome are affec...Stanford Researchers Find Brain Pathway of Depression in Rats
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A glitch in the ability to move iron around in cells may underlie a disease known as Type IV mucolipidosis (ML4) and the suite of symptoms---mental retardation, poor vision and diminished motor abilities---that accompany it, new research at the University of Michigan shows. ...How genetic malfunction causes a form of retardation
Researchers have discovered that the genetic malfunction that causes a form of mental retardation called Noonan Syndrome (NS) produces an imbalance in the genesis of two types of cells in the developing embryonic brain. This imbalance, they theorize, could explain how the genetic abnormality gives ...Researchers design first model motor nerve system that's insulated and organized like the human body
... with the model. Other planned experiments will focus on how electrical signals travel through myelinated and unmyelinated nerves to reveal how nerves malfunction as well as for spinal cord injury studies. "Being able to study these fully developed structures means we can really start looking at these things in ...Chemical in blood may explain susceptibility to bladder pain
... cystitis ultimately could affect the way signals are transmitted in the brain. The results, while preliminary, suggest that the disease is not just a malfunction of the bladder, but might instead have origins in the central nervous system, researchers say. Symptoms of interstitial cystitis, known as IC, incl...UT Southwestern researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus
... DALLAS April 21, 2009 Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a mouse stud...Malfunction of the respiratory epithelium is a cause of allergy?
... One reason for the development of allergy may be malfunction of the respiratory epithelium, which allows allergens to bind to, enter and travel through the epithelium. Two studies by Finnish research groups on t...Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards prestigious fellowships to 13 top young investigators
...sensitive fluorescence assays that will allow observation of single molecules of individual enzymes, providing insight into how cellular machinery may malfunction in cancers. William Rodney Hardy, PhD, with his sponsor Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, M...Sudden cardiac death without recognizable cause
...ardiac ion channels are responsible for at least a third of these deaths. As the ion channels are involved in stimulation and conduction in the heart, malfunction can cause cardiac arrythmias, which may lead to ventricular fibrillation. These primary electrical heart disorders are mostly subject to autosomal...Researchers advance knowledge of little 'nano-machines' in our body
...Canada-U.S. biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little 'nano-machines' or 'nano-valves' in our body, which when they malfunction can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and the heart. As reported in the current issue of the Proceedings of...Cryo-Cell Renews Upromise Industry-Exclusive Agreement
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...ack, heart failure, stroke and even death. He has also discovered a general mechanism by which protein function is regulated (termed S-nitrosylation), malfunction of which contributes to many human diseases. Dr. Stamler has conducted research on nitric oxide-redox imbalance in the failing heart and cardiovascu...Cryo-Cell International, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
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