Unsticking The "Glue" In Blood Cells Could Save Lives
...of chemicalengineering, has set up equipment that simulates the flow of human blood beneath a microscope. A videocameraattached to the microscope lets him record and study cells that are moving asthey would throughblood vessels. With this equipment, he has begun testing medications that couldkeep plateletsfro...MIT Touch Lab Research Explores The Hand
... VIRTUAL SURGERY Software currently in development simulates a surgical procedure--alaparoscopy--on the computer. "The goal is to develop a system that will helptrain doctors," said Cagatay Basdogan, an RLE research scientist conducting thework with Dr. Srinivasan. Laparoscopy involves making small incisions i...Extract from traditional Chinese herb enhances recovery in stressed cells
...n cardiomyocetes(heart cells) in a petri dish that simulates blood flow using liquid mediumcontaining dissolved oxygen and sugars. They simulated the conditions of cardiacarrest by halting the flow of oxygen and sugar through the medium for one hour.A fluorescent marker was used to label free radicals. Durin......cal navigation equipment. Consisting of a gel that simulates brain tissue and a ball within the gel to represent a tumor, the device will give students a chance to experience for themselves some of the challenges neurosurgeons encounter.......etaphore's SOD Mimetic The MetaPhore SOD mimetic simulates or mimics -- the natural enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), which combats superoxide ions. Superoxide is a free radical arising from oxygen metabolism in activated white cells. SOD catalyses the removal of superoxide radicals providing a major pro...Lawrence Livermore Lab pioneers advanced radiation treatment for cancer
...echnique called Monte Carlo to track radiation. It simulates the trillions of radiation particles that enter the body during treatment and accurately predicts radiation dose. Peregrine uses individual patient CT scans to tailor precise radiation dose calculations for each patient, based on each patients distin...Getting older and feeling weaker?
... Nussbaum, who has created a computer program that simulates and measures the effects of various motions and stresses on the spine and supporting muscles. "The assumption is that reducing fatigue will reduce injury as well as increasing efficiency," he remarks. "Industry is very receptive to this type of resea...New hearing test simulates noise of real world
...er Ruth Litovsky has developed a hearing test that simulates the noisy real world, and the results could improv...Litovsky says. Litovsky's test, on the other hand, simulates the noisy world by including a variety of competing voices and other sounds that children might hear...Study sheds light on 'dark side' of the knee
...en attached to a device in the laboratory that can simulates the pressures and torques experienced by the knee. The first approach, known as the combined tibial and fibular-based reconstruction, uses cadaveric tendon to make two attachments: from the femur to both the fibula and tibia. In the second approach, ...Doctors should play no part in executions
...n without doctors' participation, lethal injection simulates a medical procedure and thus has a deeply corrupting influence on medicine as a whole. The Nazis used the imagery of medicine to justify killing. Capital punishment in the United States now depends solely on the same medical charade, he writes. Witho...Marrow injection gets damaged hearts moving
...he test involved injecting dobutamine, a drug that simulates the effects of exercise on the heart, including a faster heart rate, higher blood pressure and more forceful contractions. Heart function, including wall motion, was evaluated by echocardiography, an imaging test that uses sound waves to generate pi...UC Davis physicians use high-tech virtual system
...rom the technology, which has a realistic feel and simulates clinical practice." Low has more than 20 years of experience as a practicing cardiologist and a clinical investigator. Recognized for his ability to incorporate leading-edge technology with the highest quality of patient care, he is at the forefront...Innovations in hearing loss detection & treatment
... tear. Study presents a human cadaveric model that simulates in vivo conditions and permits quantitative evaluation of surgical repair techniques that lead to improvements in treatment after shoulder dislocation. Gait patterns in young adults from Kuwait and Scandinavia, pg 283 Young Kuwaiti men and women we...Technique reduces time spent on radiation doses
... This involves a model of radiation particles that simulates how the particles scatter over each other and other molecules. The Monte Carlo dose calculation method requires calculating 100 million particles to come up with a simulated dose. Wickerhauser and Deasy have used wavelets to speed the calculation u...Study: Muscles respond to getting on your feet after spinal cord injury
...ord injury should provide sensory information that simulates walking as closely as possible. Weight loading and movement in one leg can influence what happens in the other leg. The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation is funding another project, led by Ferris, to build powered braces to help those with spina...Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
...ntinuous delivery of the hormones estradiol, which simulates the estrogen made by the ovaries (0.045 mg/day), and levonorgestrel, (0.015 mg/day) at doses substantially lower than in pills, through a thin, translucent patch that is easily affixed to the skin and virtually invisible after being applied. Transde...At AAAS: Biocomplexity panel on human-nature interactions
...ross sophisticated birdwatching with software that simulates demographic, market andreal-estate development? Alberti and her colleagues expect it toresult in a set of integrated models that detail how urbandevelopment and land-cover changes in the Puget Sound regionaffect diversity and nest predation for birds...ISS to receive experimental figurehead during spacewalk
...order to determine precise measurements, Matroshka simulates the human body within a spacesuit as closely as possible. Layers The Matroshka experiment facility consists of several different layers, hence the reason for naming it after the famous Russian matrioshka dolls. The simulated human element of the ...Targeted antiviral prophylaxis of flu case contacts could successfully contain pandemic influenza
...and transmission after infection. The Emory model simulates what the population level effects would be for various TAP strategies. These include the indirect effects to people not directly receiving the intervention. The model population consisted of people whose characteristics simulated the age distributi......pant in a national clinical trial. "The prosthesis simulates the function of a natural cervical disc," said Nockels. Researchers tested the disc in the laboratory for mechanical stability under extreme forces. "The disc is strong enough to withstand sudden movement and support the head," said Nockels, chief...