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Accident-prone? Scientists link brain function to knee injuries
A torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is among an athlete's most-dreaded injuries, often requiring surgery and months of rehab, as has been the case with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.   view more (2007-07-17)

Estrogen therapy likely must be given soon after menopause to provide stroke protection
For estrogen replacement to provide stroke protection, it likely must be given soon after levels drop because of menopause or surgical removal of the ovaries, scientists report in the Journal of Neuroscience.   view more (2009-11-05)

Researchers identify technique that improves ACL surgery
Surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have identified a drilling technique that improves the outcome of surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).   view more (2009-07-10)

AgriLife Research drip irrigation project yields promising results
Subsurface drip irrigation was able to produce up to four bales of cotton per acre with less water than conventional irrigation methods at the Texas AgriLife Research station near Chillicothe.   view more (2009-03-04)

Double research boost for tissue engineering community
The UK Department of Trade and Industry has recently awarded two biomaterial research projects to a consortium comprising the University of Brighton (School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences), the National Physical Laboratory and Queen Mary College, University of London. The projects: Interactions of Cells with Biomaterials Surfaces and... view more... (2003-05-29)

New Study Shows that Fetal Cells Transplanted into the Brain to Treat Parkinson's Disease May Not Function Long Term
Neurons grafted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson's disease fourteen years ago have developed Lewy body pathology, the defining pathology for the disease, according to research by Jeffrey H. Kordower, PhD, and associates and published in the April 6 issue of Nature Medicine.   view more (2008-04-07)

New radio-frequency technique for knee injuries
The application of a new technique for injuries of the cruciate ligament in the knee, involving the use of bipolar radio-frequency plus heat, has proved to be 90% effective in cases and shortens the recovery time of the patient. This technique, carried out by specialists at the Navarre University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, has... view more... (2005-02-24)

Estrogen therapy could be dangerous for women with existing heart risk
Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests.   view more (2008-11-26)

Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates
Putting antibacterial coatings on hip and knee implants and biomedical devices such as catheters could cut infection rates following surgery and significantly reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for patients.   view more (2005-11-30)

The role of hormone replacement therapy in breast cancers detected between screenings
Research from the Cancer Registry of Norway has revealed that a higher proportion of women who discover they have breast cancer between mammographic screenings have also used HRT (hormone replacement therapy) at some point in their lives, the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference heard today (Wednesday 20 March). In addition, these women tend to... view more... (2002-03-18)

New Drive To Replace, Refine And Reduce The Use Of Animals In Scientific Research
The UK Government has announced that it is establishing a national centre for research into the 3Rs and animal welfare. The centre, which will be known as the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, will report to the Office of Science and Technology. Funding for the 3Rs will double from £330,000... view more... (2004-05-24)

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques.   view more (2005-09-06)

Hormone replacement therapy improves sleep, sexuality and joint pain in older women
One of the world's longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has found that post-menopausal women on HRT gain significant improvements in quality of life.   view more (2008-08-22)

The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future
A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-flexible lighting is coming to businesses and homes, according to a paper in latest special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal.    view more (2008-12-17)

Identification of dopamine 'mother cells' could lead to future Parkinson's treatments
'Mother cells' which produce the neurons affected by Parkinson's disease have been identified by scientists, according to new research published in the journal Glia.   view more (2008-04-08)

Sports Medicine Physicians Brace for the Injuries of Football Season
Football Fever is upon the nation once again. The soaring of the pigskin signals the start of the "busy" season for cheerleaders, marching bands, and inevitably, sports medicine physicians.   view more (2007-08-30)

A "techno-leg" saves pedestrians
Last year, "only" just under 7,000 road fatalities were recorded in Germany, representing an average of 19 a day. This is the lowest figure since 1953, and no doubt mainly attributable to more and more cars equipped with airbags and ABS. Nevertheless, safety engineers do not see this progress as any reason for complacency. A new EU... view more... (2002-06-26)

Promising 3-year data: Saving limbs with drug-eluting stents
Attempts to treat critical limb ischemia in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) patients with below-the-knee angioplasty are still thwarted by restenosis (the re-narrowing of the artery at the site of angioplasty or stenting), the need for repeat treatments and the continued progression of atherosclerotic disease, leading to tissue death (gangrene)... view more... (2009-03-10)

Valve implantation on the beating heart
Transcatheter valve implantation is a newly developed technique for the curative treatment of high-grade aortic stenosis. It is likely to be of benefit especially to elderly, multimorbid patients for whom the risk of open heart surgery would be too great.   view more (2009-04-21)

Gene therapy for hereditary lung disease advances
An experimental gene therapy to combat alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a common hereditary disorder that causes lung and liver disease, has caused no harmful effects in patients and shows signs of being effective, University of Florida researchers say.   view more (2006-11-22)
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