News tagged with stiffness
A novel method for simultaneously measuring blood pressure and arterial stiffness
Arterial stiffness due to is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease but is very difficult to measure. It also can influence blood pressure readings since these rely on the time taken for arteries to return to normal ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Shorter hospital stay for knee replacement linked with greater revision, mortality risks
No previous research has quantified and compared the costs and outcomes between total knee replacement (TKR) patients who have differing lengths of hospital stay following surgery.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Spasticity gene finding provides clues to causes of nerve cell degeneration
The discovery of a gene that causes a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) may provide scientists with an important insight into what causes axons, the stems of our nerve cells, to degenerate in conditions such as ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Aquatic therapy soon after total knee arthroplasty improves outcomes
Despite increased use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is a notable lack of consensus about optimal postoperative treatment. Aquatic therapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect, ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Some muscular dystrophy patients at increased risk for cancer
People who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according to a paper published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Vitamin B-based treatment for corneal disease may offer some patients a permanent solution
Patients in the United States who have the cornea-damaging disease keratoconus may soon be able to benefit from a new treatment that is already proving effective in Europe and other parts of the world. The ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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FDA panel unanimously votes down Parkinson's drug
A panel of federal medical specialists has unanimously voted that a drug for Parkinson's disease from Teva Pharmaceuticals has not been shown to slow progress of the debilitating neurological disease.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 17, 2011 |
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How hummingbirds produce fluttering sounds during courtship
Though famous for their mid-air hovering during hunting, tiny hummingbirds have another trait that is literally telltale: males of some hummingbird species generate loud sounds with their tail feathers while ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Protein linked to Parkinson's disease may regulate fat metabolism
National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson's disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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US approves Botox for bladder control
The face-freezing pharmaceutical injection Botox gained another medical use on Wednesday when the US government approved it for use in some patients with overactive bladder.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain
A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Chinese medicine could treat Parkinson's: HK study
Chinese medicine may be effective in battling certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and lessening side effects from the drugs used to treat the condition, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Noninvasive liver tests may predict hepatitis C patient survival
Non-invasive tests for liver fibrosis, such as liver stiffness measurement or the FibroTest, can predict survival of patients with chronic hepatitis C, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Citrate key in bone's nanostructure
Bone is one of nature's surprising "building materials." Pound-for-pound it's stronger than steel, tough yet resilient. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have identified the composition ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Researchers develop integrated nanomechanical sensor for atomic force microscopy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The atomic force microscope (AFM) is an important tool for nanoscale surface metrology. Typical AFMs map local tip-surface interactions by scanning a flexible cantilever probe over a surface. ...
Jun 02, 2011 |
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