Univeristy of Utah anesthesiologists on front lines in battle against post-operative pain
... U of U anesthesiologists insert the catheter in a space near the nerve without touching it. Then they bathe the nerve in a local anesthetic, and the results for pain control have been dramatic. Patients given a femoral block after surgery go home from the hospital a full day sooner because of the pain re...Mayo Clinic establishes landmark research program to predict and prevent alcoholism
... space. A request for $20 million for new research space in Rochester for the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics is included in Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's 2004 state bonding proposal. This partnership is a collaboration among Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota and the Sta...Day-care services could be option for pregnancy complications
...as measured here. Day care requires duplication of space and staff resources these women all had serious conditions that can, rarely, become life-threatening with little warning. Women with mild pre-eclampsia (proteinuric hypertension) can progress to severe illness over a few hours. Similarly, patients wi...UCLA research explores biology of fear
...cts of fear and use behavioral therapy designed to space exposure to the fear stimulus over time. Our findings show treatment may be more effective if we do exactly the opposite. Anxiety disorders affect about 19 million Americans per year, consuming about one-third of total U.S. mental health costs of $14...Prototype system developed by Wright State computer engineer allows blind to 'see'
...ngs, and the portable computer reconstructs the 3D space for motion detection, body tracing, face recognition and moving objects," explained Bourbakis, who also directs the Information Technology Research Institute and the Assistive Technology Research Laboratory at Wright State. "This will make it possib...UCSF/Baylor team uses new method to measure bone loss in astronauts flying long mission
...usculoskeletal conditioning regimens during longer space missions, such as those proposed for the moon and ... as aids to prevent bone loss during long-duration space travel. The researchers also analyzed loss of density in vertebrae, or back bones, which, along with...ISS to receive experimental figurehead during spacewalk
...It is however not the first time in history that a space station has been left unmanned during a spacewalk. This also occurred on the Russian Mir and Salyut space stations. Matroshka is an ESA facility, which is under the project leadership of the German Aerospa...Icahn invests in the future of medicine
...iomedical science. This building has provided the space and facilities necessary for Mount Sinai School of Medicine to greatly expand its research programs. In the academic fiscal year '03, research funding to Mount Sinai School of Medicine from all sources totaled $241.90 million, this represents more th...Depression on College Campuses conference
...k-in registration will be available at the door as space permits. The conference is free for students with current ID and for members of the media, $50 for University of Michigan faculty and staff, and $75 for all others, with group discounts available. Lunch on March 9 is available for $15. Continuing me...Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
...me of it. Studies of Skylab and Salyut-6 long-term space missions (28-184 days) have found that, not only did astronauts on board the craft lose bone density during their missions, but five years later they had failed to recover to pre-launch bone density levels. "The big problem that NASA is facing in the...Modified surgical procedure appears effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea
... the throat and the tonsils to increase the airway space while sparing muscle tissue. Hsueh-Yu Li, M.D., of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues evaluated the effectiveness of EUPF surgery in 55 consecutively treated patients (average age, 45 years) with obstructive sleep apnea. ...New method of distinguishing Alzheimer's from Lewy body dementia
...eep two or more hours during the day; staring into space for long periods and episodes of disorganized speech. "For the normal elderly control group, one or two of these behaviors was found in only 11 percent of the group," said Dr. Ferman. "For the patients with AD, one or two of these behaviors were no...World Summit on the Information Society
...ters an international charter involving six major space agencies, including ESA, that uses space data and facilities to help organise emergency assistance and/or reconstruction operations Envisat ...... Center is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical appliances used to ke... patients who are victims of house fires caused by space heaters, " said Dr. Richard L. Gamelli, director, The Burn Center and the Burn and Shock Institute L...NHGRI launches Social and Behavioral Research Branch
...entists that cross the institutes of NIH in shared space is a new way of doing business that in my mind will enable the kinds of ongoing conversations and collaborations that are needed to encourage health research innovation." NHGRI Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., agreed that the creatio...Brain area identified that weighs rewards
...resenting how valuable movements to that region of space were. "We manipulated how much fruit juice a monke...eward-prediction error with looking to the part of space that was connected with that reward," he concluded. According to Platt, the latest findings could yi...Rensselaer to open new Terahertz Research Center
...logy to uncover small defects in the foam used for space shuttle insulation. Terahertz waves also offer enormous potential to find answers to problems as varied as asbestos or radiation contamination, or to search for landmines, plastic explosives, or weapons. There are also potential applications in medic......back into the main white-padded cabin, most of the space is taken up by 12 different experiment rigs fasten...ronauts' weight-bearing bones during long duration space missions can lead to permanent bone mass depletion, but the phenomenon must be better understood bef......ervation Jos Achache will brief attendees on using space to gather environmental intelligence, and existing national users of ESA services will present their experiences. ESA commenced working in the area of environmental conventions two years ago, within activity known as Treaty Enforcement Services us...