Exploring the molecular origin of blood clot flexibility
...force. But "it wasn't known before that the coiled coil region of the fibrinogen molecule would be the part to unfold under the stress induced by the atomic force microscope," notes Brown. Once the origins of the mechanical properties of clots are well understood, it may be possible to modulate those pr...Tipsheet: Focus on gait training, pain relief, pressure ulcers and hearing aid training
...d how neuromuscular stimulation through a magnetic coil and a sacral anterior root stimulator (SARS) implant (used for bladder emptying) affects pressure and skin blood circulation under the ischial tuberosities (ITs) of participants with spinal cord injury (SCI). The ITs are the most common site for pres...Old technology helps find new test for leg artery disease
...sh-pedal machine in an MRI scanner. A spectroscopy coil in the MRI then took readings of the phosphocreatine level in the legs every 15 seconds for several minutes afterward. "If the blood flow is poor," Kramer explained, "PCr recovery is slow, because the muscle is not getting the energy sources it needs...Combination of three new, high-powered MRI systems at PENN is a first in the US
...ed in and out of the scanner several times while a coil is moved around. This makes it more comfortable for the patient and also significantly lessens the scan time. Nick Bryan, MD, PhD, Chair of Radiology at Penn, summarizes the importance of this new addition, "It can be frightening to go see a doctor, ...'Rhythm method' may kill off more embryos than other methods of contraception
...to survive, using this method, as it is to use the coil or the morning after pill, he asks? Professor Bovens cites Randy Alcorn, a US pro-life campaigner, who has equated global oral contraceptive use to chemical abortion that is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths of embryos, or unborn children, ...Jefferson neurosurgeons using innovative stent to open clogged brain arteries, prevent strokes
...ly to coronary artery stent placement or placing a coil for an aneurysm. The surgeon snakes a catheter through the femoral artery and into the blood vessel in question. With the aid of X-rays, the surgeon navigates the stent device into the cerebral circulation to the precise location of the narrowing and...Yale expands research using magnetic stimulation for schizophrenia
...ersons are awake by positioning an electromagnetic coil on the scalp. "It appears that stimulating populations of neurons once per second with TMS over many minutes modestly reduces the capacity of these neurons to activate each other," Hoffman said. "As a result, neural populations as a whole become les...Endorectal coil improves prostate cancer detection
...MRI at 1.5 T using an endorectal-body phased-array coil as compared with the 3.0 T imaging using the torso...ction of staging criteria. MRI using an endorectal coil was found to be superior to the conventional body coil in staging prostate cancer, concluded the stu...MoMA showcases Penn State researcher's device
...cy dependent on the mass of the sensor. A magnetic coil can read the magnetic flux of the sensor and determine the amount of glucose in the blood. The detector, now the size of a modern cell phone, could eventually be packaged in something the size of a wristwatch and the biosensor could be implanted b...New non-surgical approach showing great promise in the treatment of challenging brain aneurysms
...roach combining the use of intracranial stents and coil embolization to strengthen the artery with no need...ms in the brain would not have been candidates for coil embolization, a procedure in which tiny coils are used to close off the aneurysm. To deliver the coi...Strong magnetic fields aid severe depression
...al magnetic stimulation' (TMS) the doctors place a coil on the patient's forehead. For several minutes this produces a strong pulsating magnetic field which in turn produces a flow of electrical current. However, this is so weak that it does not trigger an epileptic attack. The patient remains fully consc...... of people. For the stimulation, an insulated wire coil is placed on the scalp, and a brief electrical current is passed through the coil, creating a magnetic pulse that stimulates the outer part of the brain, called the cortex. The study involved eight people, ages 35 to 63, who had a stroke within the l...