No increase in C-sections when epidural analgesia given early in labor
...he spinal canal and the sheath covering the spinal cord and anesthetize the abdominal, genital and pelvic areas. Spinal injections are administered into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord. Previous research has suggested that epidural analgesia initiated early in labor when the cervix is dilated less...Air pollution thickens the blood
...s of human immune cell (macrophages) and umbilical cord and lung cells, six and 24 hours after exposure to particulate matter. The results showed that clotting factors, which thicken the blood, were enhanced in almost all the cell types. The rate of death in immune cells also significantly increased, and...Can routine commercial cord blood banking be scientifically and ethically justified?
Umbilical cord blood - the blood that remains in the placenta aft...diseases such as cancer and immune disorders - the cord blood is given to siblings or unrelated recipients. Many women altruistically choose to donate cord ...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...erve, and hundreds of thousands disabled by spinal cord injuries, "we were hearing stories of soldiers in ...tem tissue, increasing the possibility that spinal cord patients could walk or move again. This work has important implications. "The possibility of restori...Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis
...signal from a peripheral nerve going to the spinal cord where the information is processed and passed on to the brain stem. From there the signal goes to the mid-brain region and finally into the cortical brain region that deals with conscious perception of external stimuli like pain. Processing of the pa...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...identifies osteoporosis risk in people with spinal cord injury, pg 55 This study evaluates the influenc...ify at-risk groups for osteopenia following spinal cord injury (SCI). Investigators measured the tibia- bending stiffness in 175 able bodied men without kno...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...e presence of certain growth hormones in umbilical cord blood whether certain hormone levels in maternal blood and umbilical cord blood are associated with perinatal characteristics related to breast cancer risk whether infant g...Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...e diagnosed for another 15 patients - 13 had vocal cord dysfunction and two had a condition known as laryngomalacia. One patient had hyperventilation. The most unusual diagnosis was a rare heart abnormality known as supra-ventricular tachycardia. UI pediatric cardiologists identified this exercise-induced...