New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
... Surgeons believe leaving the cervix in place also preserves pelvic floor function, preventing the usual incontinence most women experience after conventional hysterectomies. "For women who have a medical indication for a hysterectomy but who have been afraid of losing the support that the pelvic structure giv...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
...chnology, but that is less invasive to install and preserves as much of the person's remaining function as possible," Grill said. He envisions a simple system with an electrode on the pudendal nerve attached to an electrical signal stimulator placed in the abdomen. The bladder pacemaker operation would be opti...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...pending time with representatives in a manner that preserves professional integrity would require both refusing to accept their gifts and spending a great deal of valuable time double-checking their information to correct for the inherent bias of representatives' presentations. He contends that given how busy ...Mice with depression-like behaviors reveal possible source of human depression
...hormones, including glucocorticoid, a hormone that preserves physiological equilibrium in many organs. Because proper levels of glucocorticoid are important for normal function, the brain closely monitors and regulates the hormone. People with major depressive disorder release excessive amounts of adrenal horm...Doctors transplant ovary to woman's arm to preserve fertility
...ansplant an ovary to the upper arm is feasible and preserves hormonal function in women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. The report details the technical procedure and outcome of only the second successful human ovarian autotransplantation in the world. The study will be published in the December 15, ...Fetal tissue restores lost sight
...tre-square sheets of the upper retinal layer. This preserves the circuitry of the light-sensing cells, as well as the supporting cells that nourish them. Aramant is dismissive of the stem-cell work, pointing out that no one is anywhere near recreating the complex structure of the retina using stem cells. Inste...New data supports CellCept's position as a world leader in solid organ transplantation
...s in patients with chronic kidney failure is safe, preserves graft function and improves kidney function. This may help avoid CNI-related nephrotoxicity, a common problem after heart transplantation, which can lead to increased morbidity and impairment of patients' quality of life. in adult kidney transplant...Patients receiving radioactive seed implant therapy have improved quality of life post-treatment
...he research team concluded brachytherapy treatment preserves urinary, sexual and rectal quality of life when patients implanted with I-125 have continued, long-term follow-up. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimate...Outpatient procedure shrinks benign breast lumps
...hird benefit is the cosmetic outcome. "Cryotherapy preserves the breast's supporting architecture, or collagen, and does not leave significant surgical scars," Dr. Littrup said. Based on the promising results of this study, radiologists at KCI have begun using cryotherapy to treat many other organ sites, prima...New insight into heart failure suggests novel drug target
... heart cells. Disrupting the function of PI3Kgamma preserves beta-adrenergic receptors on heart cells when they are chronically exposed to adrenaline, Rockman said. However, whether the manipulation would maintain heart receptors in a living animal was unclear, as were the consequences of such an intervention ...Video game used for study of human navigation
.... "Our results suggest that our navigation system preserves some elements of the same system used by other mammals, but also has some features unique to us because of our highly developed visual system," said first author, Arne Ekstrom, who is a doctoral student at Brandeis University. Previous research had i...Blood pressure medication preserves cognitive function in older African-Americans
...by Caucasian older adults with high blood pressure preserves cognition. Cognitive impairment is defined as a measurable change in cognitive function. "Our study provides older African-Americans with yet another reason, in addition to preventing stroke, heart attacks and kidney problems, to take their blood pre...Early intervention stops damage to insulin-producing cells
...ug early to women at high risk for type 2 diabetes preserves the health of their insulin-producing cells better than postponing treatment until they actually develop the disease, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Researchers presented the study at the American Diabetes Association's...Students invent voice-activated grasping tool for disabled man
...uous electrical current to stay in position, which preserves battery power. The students linked the motors to a series of cables and springs to enable the device to move the mans arm into position and help his fingers grasp and release. The students opted for voice recognition software as an easy way for th...Duke eye researchers describe cascade of events that may lead to retinal degeneration
...n one hand, this new, though incorrect, connection preserves a degree of sight; on the other, the cone cells receive inappropriate signals which, over time, lead to their deaths. "This is an elegant example of nature trying to make the best out of a bad situation," Wong said. "A new neural connection is m...New Alzheimer's treatment Reminyl™(galantamine) completes EU mutual recognition procedure
...ient's cognition including language and memory and preserves the ability to perform daily tasks. These improvements are crucial to physicians, patients and caregivers alike. We are hopeful that this approval will make this new option treatment option accessible to many more patients in need," said Dr Alain Rao...