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More Weight Equals Longer Hospital Stays
Sociologists found a direct
relationship between obesity
and duration and frequency
of hospital stays.
Researchers found that, on
average, obese persons
stayed one and a half days
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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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Mini Fetal Monitor Saves Lives
High risk pregnancy
specialists designed a fetal
monitoring device that
tracks a baby's position and
movement in the womb, as
well as baby and mother
heart rates. The device is
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Kinesiologists Design Tiny Treadmill To Help Balance Baby Steps In Down Syndrome Infants
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 ... > more -
Biophysicists Grow Pretty Bacteria In Petri Dishes To Find Antibiotics
Biophysicists are growing Petri dishes of different species of bacteria in order to develop new antibiotics. The bacteria are subjected to different temperatures and have limited food sources inside ... > more -
Plant Biologists And Immunochemists Develop Hypoallergenic Alternative To Latex
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 allergic ... > more -
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 -
Veterinary Orthopedic Surgeons Adapt Human Ankle Surgery Method To Canine Knee Operations
Veterinary orthopedic surgeons developed a procedure to fix cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficiencies in dogs. A method adapted from human ankle surgeries, the procedure cleans up the joint ... > 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 -
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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