Procedure allows women to freeze eggs to preserve future fertility
...e Yale Fertility Center are now offering a cutting edge reproductive procedure called oocyte cryopreservation that allows women to freeze their eggs and use them at a later time to conceive a child. Pasquale Patrizio, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and...Binghamton University receives $1.7 million NYSTAR award to enhance flexible electronics research
...r Advanced Technology (CAT), has performed leading edge research in electronics packaging, transferring re...iversity and private sector to stay at the cutting edge of new technology and to create new jobs."...JRRD special issue on hearing and hearing loss
...s. This supplement addresses topics at the cutting edge of both basic and clinical hearing loss research and is edited by internationally renown experts in the field of audiology. Advance in hearing evaluation provides rapid data on health of middle ear , pg 63 A recent advance in the evaluation of midd...55th Annual ACC Scientific Session ushers in breakthroughs in cardiology research
...ted, ACC.06 will provide a window into the cutting edge research taking place worldwide. "ACC.06 delivers the rigorous science and clinical relevance attendees expect every year in a manner designed to deliver that content effectively and efficiently," said Pamela S. Douglas, M.D., F.A.C.C., president of ...$4.5 million CDC grant funds Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness
...ticut public health community to be on the cutting edge of research and training and will allow Yale to become an important resource for preparedness education. "The Yale Center will collaborate with other CDC Public Health Preparedness Centers in order to maximize resources and disseminate new informatio...Community-wide health program slows creep toward heart disease
...d residents of Limburg, a province on the southern edge of the Netherlands. The campaign, dubbed Hartslag Limburg -- Dutch for Heartbeat Limburg -- included nearly 800 programs from bicycling clubs and supermarket education tours to pamphlet distribution, a stop-smoking effort and commercials on local med...Sirolimus-releasing stents more effective than VBT for treating restenosis within a stent
...nt component of the device and from the absence of edge restenosis. This study suggests that the sirolimus-eluting stent is a safe and effective treatment for in-stent restenosis occurring within bare-metal stents," the authors write....ASA announces 2006 Research Scholar Award winners
...umbia University. Dr. Owens is conducting leading edge research in the field of cutaneous biology and carcinogenesis with an emphasis on the pathogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). SCC, the most common type of human malignancy has a high propensity for metastasis. His research is designed to enh...Mayo Clinic researchers discover cancer cells may move via wave stimulation
...some of the cellular infrastructure at the leading edge of a cell allowing the cell to form a pliable footlike structure (lamellipodia). Previous work by this Mayo Clinic team was the first to correlate the formation of lamellipodia with wave-induced reorganization within a cell....Forearm supports reduce upper body pain linked to computer use
... called an arm board and attaches to the top front edge of the work surface. The trackball replaces a computer mouse and uses a large ball for cursor motion. The researchers tested employees from two customer service center sites of a large health maintenance organization. Employees had to perform compu...Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
...aser light can target gene therapy right up to the edge of damaged cartilage, while leaving nearby healthy tissue untouched, according to an article published in the April edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. True repair of injuries to articular cartilage would enable millions of patients, cu...A new math model finds that the cochlea's spiral shape enhances low frequencies
...rgy in the waves to accumulate against the outside edge of the chamber. She likens this to the "whispering gallery mode" effect where whispers traveling along curved walls of a large chamber can remain strong enough so they can be heard clearly on the opposite side of the room. This uneven energy distribu...Studies of married couples, soccer and hockey teams focus on brain's response to stress
...ale hormone give female soccer players the winning edge as well. But what if your opponent is not a sports rival but instead your spouse? A team of Swiss and American investigators report at ICN 2006 that a nasal spray with the hormone oxytocin can reduce stress during marital conflict. ICN 2006 takes p...Koo receives IADR Young Investigator Award
... work in microbial biofilms represents the cutting edge for dental and oral craniofacial research and shows that the future of dental research is in good hands. The IADR Young Investigator Award, supported by The Procter & Gamble Co., is designed to stimulate basic research in all dental disciplines. To b...Treatment developed for patients with medically unexplained symptoms
...ot going to be "cured." "We can help to take the edge off," he said. "The patient may still have some pain, but it doesn't have to interfere with his or her life to the extent that it has in the past." ...Baylor Institute for Immunology research receives $3 million grant to create cancer vaccines
...standing research and clinical team, a new leading edge vaccine manufacturing facility and, most importantly, a technique for making melanoma vaccines that are able to mount an immune response against the cancer. It is a very exciting time to be involved in cancer vaccine research at Baylor." ...New hope in cancer vaccines emerges as novel therapies are developed and tested
...ancer, and that vaccines may represent the cutting edge of immunologic cancer treatment. "Hypothetically, once the immune system has been sufficiently stimulated, it would be able to find and destroy every single tumor cell throughout the body," says Yong-Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of...New study links higher income with lower disability rates
...be that the wealthiest Americans have the greatest edge in acting upon their motivations to stay healthy," said Minkler. "For instance, wealthier adults with problems walking can afford to renovate their homes to make them more accessible to wheelchairs. This could include widening doorways and installing...Scientists learn more about how roughage keeps you 'regular'
...uries. "Dr. Miyake developed a very potent cutting edge technology involving the two photon laser that allowed us to blast small holes in cells, mimicking what happens in the living animal. It also allowed us to assess in those living cells whether they could reseal, repair the damage and how they might r...Yale helps organize conference to identify new treatments for Tourette Syndrome
...early, it is time for recent findings from cutting edge neuroscience to inform new treatments for TS," Scahill said....