Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
...es the legs in a normal physiological pattern that helps the spinal cord relearn to step." Mr. Benefield, who has regained some use of his arms, has been using Lokomat for about a month and said he could already see results in his lower extremities. He is regaining muscle tone and feeling in his legs; the ...Iressa news backgrounder: Testing of smart drug expands at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
...robably will not be the single "magic bullet" that helps treat cancer in general. Herbst, the lung cancer researcher, concludes that patients should be a "bit guarded" about Iressa's future success. "It is not proven to be a complete success in lung cancer or any other cancer yet," he says. "The f...Serious allergic reactions in cancer patients call for expert nursing intervention
...g causing the reaction could be the drug that best helps to control the disease. This is a delicate time for treatment decisions when the physician collaborates with the expert nurse in managing the patient's treatment. Clinical nurse specialist Jeanne Held-Warmkessel, MSN, RN, APRN, BC, AOCN, of Fox Cha...Univeristy of Utah anesthesiologists on front lines in battle against post-operative pain
...akes into account a patient's opioid tolerance and helps physicians determine the right amount of medication to stop post-operative pain in people who already take a daily narcotic prescription. Opioid tolerance affects hundreds of patients who have surgery at University Hospitals & Clinics, according to ...Researchers compare drugs used to prevent osteoporosis
...ccording to information in the article, raloxifene helps prevent bone loss and increases bone mineral density, and CEE has also been used to help prevent osteoporosis. However, there is little information comparing the two drugs. Ian R. Reid, M.D., of The University of Auckland, New Zealand, and colleague...Cutting-edge sensors and software tests will help protect Pentagon from airborne hazards
...luoride (SF6). This inert, invisible, nontoxic gas helps scientists verify the accuracy of the computer models and sensors that track dispersal of airborne material. The releases are coordinated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with assistance from the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Groun...Improving eye patient care with telemedicine standards
...d a leading cause of blindness. Telemedicine helps patients to have access to health care professionals electronically, whatever their location. It can provide fast, affordable service to people who live in isolated areas or are unable to travel. The standards and associated guidelines are relat...Botox injections restore voices, confidence to voice disorder patients
...tion that's best known for smoothing wrinkles also helps restore the voices -- and the confidence -- of people with a voice disorder caused by spasms in their vocal cord muscles, a new University of Michigan study finds. Botulinum toxin type A, known as Botox, has been used off-label for years to help peo......ted a response from another part of the brain that helps us navigate in three-dimensional space. The scientists noted a third area that seemed to be activated when actors performed delicate hand motions, which they think may be part of a network of brain regions that we use to understand the actions and in...Discovery sheds light on how cancer cells grow and divide
...ound The centrosome is a tiny cellular organ that helps organize chromosomes during cell division. It's ...ed, can cause disease. Dynamin-2 is an enzyme that helps cells form vesicles used to internalize agents from the cell's external environment. Through a serie...Longevity gene may also predict better outcome for breast cancer patients
...ered to encode a tumor suppressor - a protein that helps prevent cancer, according to a study by a team of scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The new gene, which was inactivated in two-thirds of patients studied, presents a potent new target for breast cancer therapy, the...Testing drug's ability to reverse stroke after standard three-hour window has closed
...vents blood platelets from forming clots, and also helps diminish clots that have already formed. Since ischemic stroke results from clots that block arteries supplying blood to the brain, it makes sense to test this agent in stroke. The research study currently underway, called AbESTT-II, is a randomized...Hopkins' young researchers honored for their contributions
...t from the recognition, and the entire celebration helps encourage all students and post-docs to continue the legacy of the awards' namesakes. "Young Investigators' Day encourages those whose research careers are just beginning to bloom by emphasizing independent thinking, keen observation, perseverance an...Brain activity, including memory-processing, changes in Tourette syndrome
...alizing a treatment study to determine if levodopa helps control tics in Tourette syndrome patients. That study should be completed later this year....Researchers testing compounds that may stop replication of T-cell leukemia virus
...amino acids it's supposed to cut. This information helps fourth-year Ph.D. student Kelly Dennison and other team members find compounds that mimic the HTLV-I protease's process of cutting amino acids. The six compounds they are investigating now contain statine, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-5-phenylpentanoic acid or ...UCLA research explores biology of fear
...sh conditioned fear, the UCLA team finds yohimbine helps mice learn to overcome the fear faster by enhancing the effects of the natural release of adrenaline. Adrenaline prompts physiological changes such as increased heart and metabolism rates in response to physical and mental stress. Writing in the Marc...NIAID vaccine protects against SARS virus infection in mice
... the outer surface of the SARS virus. This protein helps the SARS virus gain access to living cells, where it can cause infection. Because the DNA in the vaccine codes only for the protein, by itself it is unable to cause infection. NIAID scientists also modified the DNA so that it does not match the virus...Mayo Clinic researchers discover green tea component helps kill leukemia cells
...hers have discovered that a component in green tea helps kill cells of the most common leukemia in the Unit...in-3-gallate (EGCG) [epi-gallo-cat-ekin-3-gal-ate] helps kill leukemia cells by interrupting the communication signals they need to survive. The findings are...Environmental and dietary influences on cancer risk
...on and growth takes place. Amniotic fluid not only helps protect and cushion the fetus, it also plays an im...dehydrogenase, or ADH. The ADH3 gene, which helps encode ADH, comes in several forms, or is polymorphic. The ADH3*1 form is capable of metabolizing et...Fetal heart monitoring ineffective at diagnosing cerebral palsy
...c Investigation's meeting in Houston, March 24-27, helps explain why the incidence of cerebral palsy in term infants has not changed since the 1960s. "Fetal heart monitoring is the primary way doctors have tried to identify babies who may later be diagnosed with brain injury," said Janyne Althaus, M.D...