Researchers Splice Severed Spinal Cords
...er thePEG application, nerve fibers were repaired, allowing some impulses to reach theother end of the severed cord in 100 percent of the cases. "The technique is called fusion technology," Borgens explains. He comparesthe procedure to repairing a garden hose -- the rubber is the cell membrane andthe wate...American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists Announces 1998 Award Winners
...Kotzan's research in policy and health outcomes is allowing policy makers tomake more effective decisions regarding the pharmaceutical needs of impoverishedpopulations. He is Professor of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at theUniversity of Georgia. AAPS Research Achievement Award in Medicinal and Natura...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...interface facilitates the task of PCA programming, allowing professional nurses to complete programming tasks faster with fewer programming errors and with less mental effort. Subjects Twelve recovery room nurses from The Toronto Hospital participated in the experiment. The nurses were experienced PCA users w...Program Developed At UF Enables Computer To "Emote" In Speech
... commerciallyavailable speech synthesizer program, allowing it to project five emotionalstates: fear, sadness, anger, happiness and neutrality. The program is easy touse: People type in what they want to say, choose how to express it, then pressa "translate" button on the screen. The program conveys s...Member Of The "Coasters" Making A Real-Life Comeback After Experiencing An Aneurysm Two Years Ago
...nedright hand, for example, has regained strength, allowing him to play pool, golf-- even racquetball. Richards began his professional singing career at age 17 when he startedperforming with the rock and roll group, The Robins, created by his uncles, Royand William Richards, and also featuring Carl Gardner an...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...thers on the utilization of thespecialized device, allowing more physicians to provide this life-extendingtreatment to patients around the world." Before the procedure, Loggie surgically removes all visible cancerousgrowths from the patient's abdomen and pelvis. "Cancerous growths are removed as co...Should Doctors Urge Patients To Take Breaks From Their Drugs?
...ymes have transformedthe lives of people with HIV, allowing some patients to rise from their sickbeds. But several AIDS experts now suggest that a sequence of two-week breaksfrom this "triple therapy" may boost a vital component of the immune response. The component in question is the cytotoxic T lymp...... has beenused for the first time to treat a child, allowing a 12-year-old boy to shedunattractive glasses and enjoy a more active life. Kenneth Wright, M.D., a Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ophthalmologist specializingin the treatment of pediatric patients, performed the operation on Feb. 11. Hewas assisted by ......ple. "Information gathered through the registry is allowing us to determine thecauses of the condition and to ...amples from patients, andthis research material is allowing us to find, identify and treat conditionssuch as achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism," ......en used to replace cancerous bone and knee joints, allowing the leg tofunction normally. The conventional system involves a titanium implant, a six inch stem that iscemented in the canal of the femur or the thighbone. "Previous research has shown that the conventional implants are becoming looseand failing ...Updated Results On Heart Assist Device Presented At International Transplant Meeting
...rmore than a year and two for more than two years, allowing them the opportunityto lead normal, productive lives. "The clinical experience with the discharged patients indicates there isimproved quality of life and highlights the safety and feasibility for long-termuse," said Dr. Kormos, a principal ...New Vaccine Provides Protection From HIV In Monkeys
...efor and express the proteins from a microbe, thus allowing a vaccinated personto generate his own immunizing proteins; 2) recombinant viral vector vaccines - segments of DNA which will express the desired proteins are inserted into apox virus. The pox virus itself is quite powerful and can elicit a strongi......" the excess muscle, relieving the obstruction and allowing blood to flowfreely once again. In the U.S., this procedure has been pioneered by a Houstoncardiologist, Dr. William Spencer, over the last three years. "It's a 'wow' kind of procedure," stated Dr. Makkar, who performed Armando'sprocedure. "As a car...New Type Of Artificial Surfactant Shows Promise In Treating Lung Disease
...iantissue--appears to act as a protective barrier, allowing normal function of akey substance that lines the air spaces in the lungs. This substance is naturalsurfactant, a lung secretion that is vital to normal pulmonary function becauseit keeps the lungs from collapsing after each breath. Reporting toda...Jefferson Scientists Show Tumor Characteristics May Help Explain Tumor Biology And Prognosis
...hanisms," he says. "These could provideinformation allowing us to identify targets for new therapeutic approaches tocolorectal cancer."...Biological Markers Found That Correlate To Esophageal Cancer Treatment Success
...ance to radiation treatment is likely. Information allowing treatment response to be predicted in esophageal cancerwould be highly valued by physicians because few patients respond tochemotherapy or radiation. Five-year survival is less than 10 percent, and about13,000 patients are diagnosed with esophageal c...Treating Depression Makes A Healthier Heart
...ted blood flow as people who arenot depressed-even allowing for classical risk factors such as smoking and highcholesterol levels. In fact, depression is a greater risk factor than smoking. In 1996, Dominique Musselman of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,and her colleagues tried to find out if dep...'Super' aspirin and clot buster drug may help heart attack victims avoid surgery
...ted, the blockages or blood clots are pushedaside, allowing blood to flow through. Bypass surgery is an operation that usesblood vessels "borrowed" from another part of the body to go around cloggedcoronary arteries to reestablish blood flow to the heart. According to J. Ward Kennedy, M.D., who wrote an acco...Immune system rebounds for some children with AIDS, finds UF study
...rp dropin AIDS deaths in the United States and for allowing people with the diseaseto live healthier lives. Most of the research on the medications, however, has been conducted withadult patients. For many of them, the treatment has led to significant dropsin what is known as viral load -- the number of copie......rtains can also be equipped with a viewing window, allowing patientsto watch television or have visual contact with nurses -- without letting noisein. This is done by adding a transparent noise shielding sheet, such asPlexiglas or glass, and cutting away a portion of the exterior fabric. A shadecan then be ad...