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Detecting Asthma
Radiologists developed a new
method for viewing the lungs
of asthma sufferers. The
method uses a polarized
helium-3 gas--making it
visible during an MRI. The
patient inhales the helium-3
and undergoes an MRI, where
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Alternative To Open Heart Surgery
Interventional cardiologists
created an alternative to
open heart surgery by
developing a mitral valve
clip. To alleviate mitral
valve regurgitation--a
condition where the heart's
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Baby Treadmill
Kinesiologsts developed a
tiny treadmill to help
infants with Down Syndrome
learn to balance themselves
earlier. Typically, these
children learn how to walk
at 24 to 28 months, later
than the 12 months for those
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Protect Yourself From Latex Allergies
Plant biologists and
immunochemists developed a
way to produce rubber from a
desert plant called guayule.
The plant contains a natural
rubber alternative without
the proteins that trigger
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Gastroenterologists Diagnose Chronic Heartburn More Effectively
Gastroenterologists are using confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) to more effectively diagnose chronic heartburn. The technology gives doctors an image of the esophagus that is magnified 1,000 ... > more -
Interventional Cardiologists Reduce Risk Of Stents By Magnetizing Endothelial Cells
Interventional cardiologists used magnetic particles to accelerate the process of healing after the placement of a stent. To do this, they extract cells from the interior of a patient's blood ... > more -
Electrical And Computer Engineers Design Wheelchair Controlled By A Magnet On The User's Tongue
Electrical and computer engineers designed a system based on magnets that enables disabled persons to use the tongue to control the movement of a wheelchair. Movement of the magnetic tracer attached ... > more -
Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of Alcoholism
Neuropharmacologists ran clinical trials to find that a drug called topiramate is an effective therapeutic medication for decreasing heavy drinking and diminishing the physical and psychosocial harm ... > more -
Oral Biologists Use Chemistry To Formulate Cavity Fighting Mints
Oral biologists formulated a mint that fights cavities with an ingredient called Cavistat. Cavistat contains two main components that protect the teeth. First, the amino acid arginine metabolizes ... > more -
Otolaryngologists Have A New Device For Inserting Ear Tubes
Otolaryngologists now usea stainless steel device to insert into the ear that provides an easier, safer and faster treatment for a common problem associated with earaches, chronic otitis media with ... > more -
Pulmonologists Find A Diagnostic Test For Asthma Also Useful For Identifying Treatment For Chronic Cough
Pulmonologists have found that a diagnostic test for asthma--the exhaled nitric oxide test is a quick and easy way to determine whether inhaled corticosteroids (medications that reduce irritation and ... > more -
Optometrist Establishes Sports Vision Clinic To Improve Athletic Performance
Optometrists are using a variety of tools to assess visual perception and to help athletes fine tune their visual perception, in a manner similar to how individuals work out to improve strength and ... > more -
Ocular Oncologists Inject Drug Into Eye To Starve Tumors And Save Sight
Ocular oncologists adopted a drug originally intended to treat colon cancer as a treatment for cancers in the eye as well as macular degeneration. The drug reduces abnormal blood vessel growth, which ... > more -
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Pulmonologists Invent Device To Help Intensive Care Patients Walk Safely
Pulmonologists and biomedical engineers designed a device to enable patients on life support to leave their beds and walk upright as part of the recovery process. The device is essentially a walker ... > more
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