Brain Tumor Support Group Meeting Scheduled At Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
... anddiscuss various aspects of chemotherapy at the next meeting of the Cedars-SinaiMaxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute Brain Tumor Support Program from 6 to 8p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. The program will be held in Cedars-Sinai's EducationalConference Center Room B, located in the North Tower, Plaza Level, 8...New Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Provides Hope For Epilepsy Patient Who Has Had A Lifetime Of Seizures
...elated. The seizurescontinued, on and off, for the next 33 years. Finally, thanks to state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical advancements, Mary Kate's seizures maynow be no more than memories. In December 1998, Mary Kate underwent multiple subpial transections of thelanguage cortex and a selective hippoc...MIT Microchip Releases Chemicals On Demand
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... 100-foot culvert was built into the side of ahill next to the university's accelerator laboratory. The culvert allowsresearchers to measure how long it takes neutrons to travel a certain distance. Using this technology, researchers can determine the correct amount ofneutrons and the speed of neut...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
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...ing clinical trials, could beavailable as early as next year....Tiny Tools Give New Meaning To 'Cutting Edge'
...the industrial age was iron and steel. I think the next greatage will be defined by silicon."...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
... for example if you hear a gunshot and see abottle next to you explode, you make a very strong association that, that soundmeans something bad." When we "starve" our senses, brain function degrades, Katzsaid. "We believe that people use the same senses in modern life over and overagain, so that th...Hardening Of The Aorta Increases The Risk Of Stroke
...gy. "Now that we've identifiedpatients at risk the next step is to identify treatments that can lower therisk." Davila-Roman and colleagues studied 1,957 patients undergoing cardiacsurgery. During the surgery, the researchers made images of the ascending aortausing a technique called epiaortic ult...New Research Identifies Outcomes And Future Trends Based On Past Behaviors, Experience
...ndings in this century can only be projected tothe next with caution " preventative and therapeutic measures now underdevelopment are likely to alter "illness course" in ways that cannot beanticipated."...Trial Begins For First Artificial Liver Device Using Human Cells
...standard therapy plus treatment with the ELAD. The next 18 patients willbe divided randomly, nine to receive the treatment and nine to receive standardtherapy....Women Born With Birth Defects Run Small Risk Their Children Will Have Them
...don't add much to the risk of malformations in the next generation. Women with birth defects were found to have a lower probability of surviving toadulthood, and once they reached adulthood, they were less likely than otherwomen to bear children. "Still, among those who do bear children, the vastmajority ...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
...the medical literature. Inarticles to be published next month in the journal Placenta, they haveconcluded that the protective effects are more mirage than reality. Pre-eclampsia, a sometimes fatal condition for mother and baby whosesymptoms include high blood pressure, is less common among smokers...Study: Birth Defects Decrease Survival, Childbirth, Boost Risk Of Similar Defects
...accounted for only 5 of 1,000 birth defects in the next generation,according to an estimate." Twenty-six women with birth defects had infants with the same defects ascompared with an expected number of just under four, they found. Maternaldefects that recurred in the children were cleft palate, cl...New Cancer Procedure At Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Offers Hope
... part is kids can return to the playgroundthe very next day."...