Muscle stem cells effectively treat urinary incontinence long term
...cles increases leak point pressure, leading to the restoration of the deficient muscles. The results of these studies formed the basis for the clinical trial. In the study, Dr. Carr and colleagues took biopsies of skeletal muscle tissue from eight female patients and isolated and expanded the stem cells from t...Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
...ion, called slow wave activity, is critical to the restoration of mood and the ability to learn, think and rememb... ask whether sleep with TMS leads to greater brain restoration than an equal amount of sleep without TMS. Although an electronic power-napper sounds like a prod...OHSU surgeon implants donated tissue allografts
...d said. Crawford who performs several cartilage restoration procedures each week has already seen the benefit ...are provided to surgeons specializing in cartilage restoration surgery. Tissues can be maintained for up to 28 days in a medium that keeps the cells viable and the...Grants from leading eye research foundation surpass $9M in 2006
... from previously funded RPB projects included: the restoration of sight signaling in mice through the transplantation of stem cells; the development of a side-effect-free treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma (the first such targeted chemotherapy drug for any childhood cancer and one with the potential fo...FSU study: Can prunes reverse bone loss after menopause?
...supplemented with dried plums produced significant restoration of bone mass in female rats whose ovaries had been surgically removed. "I've never seen results that were more consistent," he said. "If the findings from FSU's human study are similarly positive and reproducible, they could help researchers isola...New data from NIH lab confirms protocol to reverse type 1 diabetes in mice
...ome of the regenerated islet cell and hastened the restoration of blood sugar levels. The direct contribution of spleen cells to islet recovery, first described in the 2003 study, is confirmed in the current work. NIH researchers used cell lineage tracking in the form of Y-chromosomal fluorescence in situ hyb...Eating walnuts with high-fat meals helps to protect arteries against short-term damage
...nsaturated fatty acids is accompanied by a partial restoration of several indices of cardiovascular homeostatic control that are typically depressed in the heart failure patient."...Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide
...ndeed reverse PAH in the animals, resulting in the restoration of both normal pressures and heart weights (indicative of reversal of imminent heart failure). The scientists next identified how this was happening. "We determined that CO was exerting these effects by both arresting growth of the vessels' smooth ...Protein plays broader role than originally thought in neurofibromatosis
...f Neurofibromatosis type I disease and showed that restoration of Ras-GAP activity through expression of the human NF1 GAP-related domain was able to restore normal cardiac development in these animals. However, not all pathologies associated with the loss of the neurofibromin protein were restored in these mice...JCI table of contents: August 10, 2006
...f Neurofibromatosis type I disease and showed that restoration of Ras-GAP activity through expression of the human NF1 GAP-related domain was able to restore normal cardiac development in these animals. However, not all pathologies associated with the loss of the neurofibromin protein were restored in these mice...Elevated rates of mental health problems among survivors of tsunami
...ntal health support and occupational training, and restoration of livelihood programs, which were implemented in ...om trauma exposure and the resulting stress is the restoration of conditions of safety and predictability. Stabilizing the social environment and creating opportun...Drug triggers body's mechanism to reverse aging effect on memory process
... learning and memory loss occurs. Significantly, restoration of LTP was found in the middle-aged rats' brains even after the ampakines had been cleared from the animals' bodies. The drug used in the injections has a half-life of only 15 minutes; the increase in LTP was seen in the rats' brains more than 18 hou...Researchers present Phase 2 clinical results for Acologix AC-100
...ent for patients undergoing a wide range of dental restoration procedures. Drilling during these procedures can irritate the dental pulp and reduce the dentin layer that protects the pulp, causing pain and sensitivity, and sometimes leading to complications, including tooth loss. Therefore, it may be beneficial ...Refined stem cell therapy helps paralyzed rats recover
...recovery observed." They concluded that functional restoration of motor units with embryonic stem cell-derived motor neurons is possible in adult paralyzed rats and the technique, "represents a potential therapeutic intervention for humans with paralysis."...Hopkins scientists use embryonic stem cells, new cues to awaken latent motor nerve repair
... the National Institutes of Health. "Demonstrating restoration of function is an important step forward, though we still have a great distance to go." The researchers created what amounts to a cookbook recipe to restore lost nerve function, Kerr explains. The approach could one day repair damage from such disea...OHSU researchers discover possible HIV therapy in an animal study
...in called interleukin-15 (IL-15) caused a dramatic restoration of tissue CD4+ T cells when given in conjunction w...the importance of retroviral drugs in allowing for restoration of T cell population. This was done by observing SIV-positive animals that received IL-15 without an...JCI table of contents, May 11, 2006
...receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). Therefore, restoration of this depleted cell population has long been a t...o antiretroviral therapy might facilitate specific restoration of the CD4+T cell population. TITLE: IL-15 induces CD4+ effector memory T cell production and tissu...Feds' infectious diseases strategy must be broader than biodefense, say ID physicians
...mmendations included in Rep. Cubin's bill: Full restoration of patent terms to account for the time lost during FDA review of a qualified product. A tax credit for facilities used to manufacture or distribute, or for R&D on, a qualified product. Manufacturers of qualified products may take a tax credit o...Procedure cures some diabetic mice, but not in the way previously reported
... mice who were cured, we found no evidence linking restoration of beta cell function to the spleen cell injections." Researchers are following up on the study with new experiments designed to determine how the mice were cured. "It's a positive thing that 4 of 22 mice recovered beta cell function, and we're inv......esults from ischemia-reperfusion injury, involving restoration of the flow of blood to the previously highly ischemic organ, which lacks blood and oxygen during transport. Organ transport times are kept to a minimum to assure each organ has the lowest possible cold ischemic time. (Ischemic times are from the poi...