To save dolphin's dorsal fin experts combine medical technology and teamwork
...trix used in Liko's procedure was derived from pig urinary bladder and provided by ACell TM Inc., which Dr. Badylak and his team at the University of Pittsburgh custom-designed for Liko in consultation with veterinarians Dr. Stone and Jay Sweeney, V.M.D., Dolphin Quest co-presidents. A major challenge the t...Pesticides may promote Parkinson's disease and exercise may offer protection
...ience depression, anxiety, dementia, constipation, urinary difficulties, and sleep disturbances. Symptoms tend to worsen over time. Researchers at Emory University and the University of Washington have developed a new nonhuman primate model of this disorder. They have shown for the first time that chronic e...Bug's-eye-view of urinary tract reveals E.coli infection genes
...acteria were turned on, or expressed, in mice with urinary tract infections. The results of her research, con...y could lead to new, more effective treatments for urinary tract infections, which are the cause of an estimated eight million physician visits in the United S...Academics work to help stressed-out cats
...ol of Veterinary Studies, explained: "Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a group of diseases of the bladder, most commonly seen in pedigree, middle-aged, overweight male cats which take little exercise, use an indoor litter box, don't go out much and eat a dry food diet. "This condition is particu...Novartis receives European marketing authorization for Emselex(R)
... About OAB Symptoms of overactive bladder include urinary urgency (a sudden and compelling desire to pass ur...ence (involuntary leakage accompanied by urgency), urinary frequency (voiding the bladder too often), and nocturia (waking at night one or more times to void t...Identifying the path to infection
...on on how to block it. "E. coli is responsible for urinary tract infections, one of the most prevalent diseas... 50 and 80 percent of U.S. women will experience a urinary tract infection at least once during their lifetimes." "In the first stage of the infection, E. c...Diamonds are a urologist's best friend
In disorders of the urinary tract indwelling catheters in the lower urinary tract help patients to discharge their urine. However, sometimes the thin tubes are coated after as ...UCSB researchers advance understanding of urinary tract infections
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) Anyone who has ever had a urinary tract infection knows that they can be difficult t... coli is responsible for about 80 percent of human urinary tract infections. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made important stri...Patients' own stem cells used to cure incontinence
...ncter and a thicker urethra. Many patients have no urinary leakage within 24 hours after the 15- to 20-minute outpatient procedure. Stress incontinence affects nearly 15 million people primarily women around the world. It occurs when the urethra narrows or becomes otherwise abnormal, or when the sphincter ...Scientists solve the mystery of how Botox attacks nerves and eliminates wrinkles
...seful for treating ringing in the ears (tinnitus), urinary incontinence and excess scarring that occurs when a wound heals. "This whole field is very young and evolving, and the picture we have so far is incomplete," he concluded....VA patients get better chronic, preventive care than similar US adults
...ty for the 26 acute and chronic conditions such as urinary tract infections, diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure and heart disease along with preventive care. "These findings are important because they show it is possible to improve the care patients receive," said lead study author Steven M. Asch, M.D.,...Protein in urine may warn of preeclampsia risk in pregnant women
... on the PIGF molecule, testing the hypothesis that urinary PIGF levels would drop prior to the development of...evelop preeclampsia. The results demonstrated that urinary PIGF levels were dramatically lower in the preeclamptic patients at both the time of clinical sympto...Bioartificial kidney under study at MCG
...ic. "I have seen healthy people on antibiotics for urinary tract infections develop renal failure; that's not uncommon, but it's most dreaded in the critically ill patient," Dr. Szerlip says.......r Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein in protecting against urinary tract infection TITLE: Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein links innate immune cell activation with adaptive immunity via a Toll-like receptor-4dependent mechanism. AUTHOR CONTACT: Gerhard J. Zlabinger Institute of Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Vien...Increased risk of osteoporosis associated with gene that one in five people have
...y lower blood estrogen levels and higher levels of urinary estrogen breakdown products than normal. These women also had a higher than normal urinary concentration of a marker that indicates bone resorption and had significantly lower than normal bon...Progress toward a new remedy for chronic urinary tract infections?
... promise in the quest for a new remedy for chronic urinary tract infections. The researchers have shown that ...t E. coli bacteria from binding to the wall of the urinary tract - which is the first step in the development of the infection. A widespread problem Urinary ...Research focusing on why estrogenic hormones produce differing results
...-beta is most expressed in the prostate, ovary and urinary tract. Researchers also have found that many estrogen-responsive genes don't have estrogen response elements -- long considered the cornerstone of estrogen receptor binding and transcription. Instead, as in the human progesterone receptor gene, they ...A more accurate screening test for prostate cancer?
...ith other non-malignant urologic diseases (such as urinary tract infection), and 52 healthy men who served as...gy Program at Children's is also actively studying urinary markers for other cancers. In a small pilot study, Dr. Marsha Moses and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Roo...JCI table of contents, April 1, 2005
...only used to treat bladder cancer, causing loss of urinary and sexual functions. Thus, novel therapeutic approaches are needed. In a study appearing online on March 10 in advance of publication in the April 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Takeshi Yuasa and colleagues from Kyoto Un......only used to treat bladder cancer, causing loss of urinary and sexual functions. Thus, novel therapeutic approaches are needed. In a study appearing online on March 10 in advance of publication in the April 1 print edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Takeshi Yuasa and colleagues from Kyoto Un...