Combination therapy leads to partial recovery from spinal cord injury in rats
Combining partially differentiated stem cells with gene therapy can promote the growth of new "insulation" around nerve fibers in the damaged spinal cords of rats, a new study shows. The treatment, which mimics the activity of two nerve growth factors, also improves the animals' motor function and electrical conduction from the brain to the leg muscles. The finding may eventually lead to new ways...Patterns in genome organization may partially explain how microbial cells work
The location of a piece of real estate may be its most important feature to many Realtors, and bioengineering researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Virginia have reported that the location of genes and other features distributed along the chromosomes of bacteria and simpler organisms also is fundamentally important to how microbial cells operate....Intensive statin therapy may partially reverse plaque build-up in arteries
A study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 55th Annual Scientific Session demonstrates, for the first time, that very intensive cholesterol lowering with a statin drug can regress (partially reverse) the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries. This finding has never before been observed in a study using statin drugs, the most commonly used cholesterol lowering tr...Doyle partially vetoes SE Wisconsin technology grant
In the final budget, Doyle announced he was exercising a partial veto on a proposed grant of $2.5 million to the BTA, an organization of universities, ven...Partial-Breast Irradiation an Unproven Therapy
It's called partial-breast irradiation, and proponents see it as a promising alternative treatment for breast cancer patients who've just had a lumpectomy.// Thousands of women have already sought out the therapy, which requires just one week or less of radiation after breast cancer is diagnosed, instead of the six or seven weeks required for whole-breast irradiation. But i...Andhra Junior Doctors Call Off Strike Partially; To Attend Emergency cases
The striking junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh have decided to partially call off their 10-day strike and attend to emergency cases on Saturday. //Earlier in the day, about 4,000 junior doctors staged a dharna in front of the Raj Bhavan and blocked the road in front of the governor's residence. The junior doctors from nine hospitals across Andhra Pradesh are on strike since the past 10...Eye-opener for Stroke Victims Suffering Partial Vision Loss
Scotland: Many thousands of stroke victims suffer vision difficulties due to cortical blindness. Scientists in Aberdeen have conceived //a device that holds immense promise for patients suffering partial impairment of vision. According to the Aberdeen researchers, a medical instrument has been devised that is capable of arousing the blind field, the area incapable of sight. This could...Partial-match cell transplants for kids with resistant leukemia
Children with most resistant leukemia can be treated with a superior method of blood stem cell transplantations, when regular treatment fails, as showed by the clinicians at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. // The St. Jude technique allows blood stem cells to come from parents or unmatched adult siblings; and it avoids the aggressive, toxic treatments that usually must accom...25 Pesticides Banned in India, Others Face Partial Curbs
Some 25 pesticides are banned for manufacture, import and use in India. Two other pesticides and formulations are banned for use in the country but their manufacture is allowed for export, it has been revealed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. As India grapples with this complex issue at the intersection of agricultural productivity and environmental safety, the government...Acid Fast Stain, Partial or Modified (for Nocardia sp.)
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...Partial Thromboplastin Time with Reflex to PTT 1:1 Mix
Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...New Data Shows Once a Day Lamictal XR is Effective in Treating Patients with Partial Seizures
Data Presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual MeetingShow Approximately 50 Percent Reduction in Partial Seizures BOSTON, May 01, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from two clinicaltrials presented today at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)meeting suggest that an investigational once daily extended releaseformulation of Lamictal(R) (lamotrigine) is effective as add-ontreatment i...