New joint replacement material developed at MGH put to first clinical use
...ambridge Polymer Group. Total replacements for hips and other joints were developed in the late 1960s, but it soon became apparent that hip implants could start loosening about 5 years after surgery and would eventually fail completely. A team led by William Harris, MD, DSc, now director emeritus of t......cularly near the knees or ankles but also near the hips or shoulders. It also can occur on the torso or neck. It often metastasizes, spreading to the lungs, lymph nodes and bone marrow. Even though it most often strikes young adults and adolescents, the most famous synovial sarcoma patient probably was...Woven scaffolds could improve cartilage repair
...irst joints to be treated this way would likely be hips and shoulders, though the approach should work for cartilage damage in any joint." The researchers reported the new technology in the February 2007 issue of the journal Nature Materials. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Heal...'Crabby' compound that skewers bacteria could prevent medical implant infections
... mechanical heart valves, contact lens, artificial hips and knees, and breast implants. Once a biofilm-induced infection takes hold, it can be difficult to treat and often requires the surgical removal of the affected device, he said. If further testing in animals and humans proves successful, coating t...US grant targets genes behind severe arthritis
...ainly younger Australians. It stiffens the back, hips and pelvis and can also damage the eyes and heart. "It's a chronic condition which basically causes people in their 20s and 30s to be significantly disabled by their 50s and 60s," Professor Brown said. "The goal of the grant is to identify the ge...Research identifies protein in mice that regulates bone formation
...h of patients with osteoporosis who fracture their hips will die within a year. As the baby boomer generation gets older, it is predicted that the number of hip fractures may triple by 2020 unless better prevention and treatment for the disease is improved. The researchers, led by Dallas Jones, a researc...Big hips, big belly? It's in your genes, Joslin-led study shows
Boston -- Do you have big hips or a "beer" belly? Are you "apple-shaped" or "pear-shaped"? It makes a difference, since we know that abdominal obesity is linked to diabetes and many other metabolic conditions, i.e., the metabolic syndrome. What's new is that, according to a new s...Pine nut oil boosts appetite suppressors up to 60 percent for 4 hours
...ts. Waist measurements shrunk 2.2 centimeters and hips 0.5 cm over six months. Waist-hip ratio decreased a significant 0.024. BMI fell an on average 0.6, from the starting point of BMI 28-32 for the 118 overweight and obese subjects. In the trial, subjects received either 3.4 grams per day of CLA (Clarin...Ancient DNA helps UF researchers unearth potential hemophilia therapy
...c for them is they bleed into their joints, knees, hips and ankles, which limits their mobility." Although hemophiliac mice don't develop some of these more extreme symptoms of the disease, gene therapy prevented profuse bleeding in the animals, the findings show. More than 18,000 Americans, nearly all m...Greyhounds and humans going round the bend
...unds get their motive power by torque around their hips and by extending their backs. This means that like a human on a bicycle there is a separation of the body structures providing power and the body structures supporting weight. A greyhound's top speed is not constrained by cornering forces in the same...Gene therapy reverses genetic mutation responsible for heart failure in muscular dystrophy
...e and weakness to muscles, particularly around the hips and shoulders--hence the name "limb girdle"-- as well as in the heart. Like humans, hamsters with this particular delta-sarcoglycan gene defect have severe muscle wasting and weakness and significantly shortened lifespans due to cardiac and respirato...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
... coatings for surgical implants such as artificial hips and knees. ORNL's Mechanical Characterization and Analysis User Center participated in acquiring the instrument. Funding is provided by the Department of Energy's Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies and the High Temperature Materials Labora...