Patch delivers longer, deeper relief from dental pain
...e upper jaw or the roof of the mouth may benefit from the DentiPatch, since its painkilling drug penetrates through layers of tissue. A gel, on the other hand, only numbs the top layer of tissue. The study appears in a recent ...Vaccine puts blood-sucking ticks off their food
...ntine system and restocking following the foot and mouth epidemic may lead to disease imports from abroad. Furthermore, the climate is becoming more favourable for ticks. We need to recognise these risks and put control measures in place, says Dr Sparagano....New findings could lead to innovative treatment technologies for patients with sickle cell
...pment of heparin preparations that can be taken by mouth may provide promise for a novel treatment of sickle cell disease that is effective, convenient, and safe....Radiation alone after surgery still the standard for head and neck cancer
...de effects, such as lower blood counts, nausea and mouth soreness, than those receiving radiation alone. Three patients (two percent of the total evaluated) receiving combination therapy died during the study. There were no deaths during the study in the radiation-only group. "The fact that many of thes...Other Highlights in the July 3 Issue of JNCI
...ment of drug- and radiation-induced dryness of the mouth and other conditions. To examine the effectiveness of ADT as a chemopreventive agent in lung cancer, Stephen Lam, M.D., of the British Columbia Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia, and his colleagues randomly assigned 112 current and...Unique feeding behavior discovered for snakes
...body around a crab to hold one end while using its mouth to pull off legs or rip the crab's body into pieces. This "loop and pull" method allows a snake to eat crabs that are relatively huge far too large to swallow whole. Even more astounding, this appears to be solely based on a unique behavior rather t...Just one bite at a time: Researchers find snake with unusual feeding habit
...ing and cutting. Instead, they curve back into the mouth which is an adaptation for holding the prey inside...ch larger prey. "The term is gape, the size of the mouth opening," explained Jayne. "Most snakes are limited to prey they can swallow whole. It's a little mi...Changing fish body shapes give clues to environmental factors
...ing. "One species of fish (over time) may move its mouth down toward the bottom if the water is flowing and...eeding while another species of fish will move its mouth up and begin feeding off the surface in a flowing water," he explained. "When two populations of o...For elephants, its not just their ears and trunk that make them unique on land
...the elephant can raise water in its trunk with its mouth open, it is known that the low pressure is not developed by the buccal (near its cheek) muscles. It could be argued that this behavior, which is frequent in the elephant, is an additional evolutionary pressure for the anatomic changes in the pleural ...Purdue veterinarian studies compulsive behavior in dogs
...he air, licking excessively, chewing with an empty mouth and barking monotonously without any change in volume or intonation. Luescher has seen animals with severe stereotypical behaviors that affect their daily living. For example, one dog stopped drinking water because its shadow was a distraction. "The ...Bio-X to fund 21 new interdisciplinary research projects
...n which a large probe is inserted in the patient's mouth and throat. Van Dam and Springer hope to design a wireless electronic capsule (''endocapsule'') that could be swallowed without sedation and would transmit images of ulcers, tumors and other gastric ailments in real time. Another example of interdisc...Polluted beach closures influenced by full moons and sunlight, surfer-engineer discovers
...'One of my favorite spots to surf was right at the mouth of the Santa Ana River, where bacteria concentrations are typically high,'' Boehm said. ''It was kind of nice just being in the place where I was spending so much time studying and doing research.'' With the help of the sanitation district and other ...From designer milk to 'green' cows: predictions for milk and dairy products in the next 50 years
...food safety. Diseases such as mad cow and foot and mouth disease are being fought with government regulatory programs and rigorous farm management, as well as advances in biotechnology....Science's top ten: Discovery of genes' 'control switches' named top advance of 2002
...hy spicy food feels hot, and breath mints give the mouth a chill. Researchers identified several proteins, ...ges in temperature. One so-called "TRP channel" in mouth and skin nerves reacts when exposed to cold temperature or menthol, triggering the feeling of coolne...URI biological oceanographers test shallow marine systems' response to increased nutrients
...confined to relatively deeper and/or muddier river mouth estuaries. However, much of the Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Cape Fear, as well as parts of the Florida coast and almost all of the Gulf Coast is characterized by a different type of coastal system, called by various names, including lagoon, inlan...Report to aid nation in managing freshwaters
...in the Colorado River, Glen Canyon Dam, and at the mouth of the Gulf of California, where the bivalve mollusk muscles population has dropped by 94 percent from 1950. In other areas of concern freshwater temperatures have dropped dramatically. "This has resulted in the development of a nonnative trout popul...Soft drinks, teens and cavities
...n fruits and juices. Natural bacteria live in your mouth and form plaque. The plaque interacts with deposits left on your teeth from sugary and starchy foods to produce acids. These acids damage tooth enamel over time by dissolving, or demineralizing, the mineral structure of teeth, producing tooth decay a...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cells lining the mouth can develop a low-level infection, a finding that increases our understanding of the risks of oral transmission of the disease. Researchers from Charles R. Drew University and the University of California, Los Angeles, report their findings in the M...Rutgers researchers test polymer reliability for medical implants
...um being hard in the package, but softening in the mouth as it warms up above its glass transition temperature and goes into its rubbery state. The research discussed in the ACS presentation focused on how changes in a polymers immediate environment and alterations in its glass transition temperature...... favor among biologists. "Being so accessible, the mouth is one of the best 'laboratories' in the body to study many issues in human biology that go beyond dental research," said Dr. Bruce Baum, a scientist at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and an author on the study. "...