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  Immune Modulation Therapy Attacks Link Between Inflammation and Congestive Heart Failure

  Inflammations that occur after a heart attack can be a severe complication that further damages the heart. Cardiologists are now trying a new approach called immune modulation therapy, which exposes ... > more
• Virtual Environment
  Educational Psychology
  Transportation Science
  Disability
  Teen Health
  Automotive and Transportation
   
  

  Simulating Impaired Reflexes Teaches Effects of Drunk Driving

  Health educators can now give students a realistic taste of the perils of drunk driving, using a DUI simulator. Special go-carts delay the reaction of the brake and gas pedals and exaggerate the ... > more
• Obesity
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Heartburn
  Ulcers
   
  

  Competitive Eaters May Have Ability to Suppress Satiety Hormones

  Eating champions are able to keep gorging on food way past beyond the point where most people would be nauseated by food. While they practice to expand their stomach, much of their skills may come ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Disability
  Optics
  Wounds and Healing
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  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Orthopedic Surgeons Help Athletes' ACLs Recover Better

  A new procedure for torn ACLs could keep athletes back in the game longer. The knee has two bundles of fibers connecting the thighbone to the shinbone, and the new procedure, called double bundle, ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Dementia
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Neurologists, Imaging Scientists Use Medical Physics to Spot Disease in Blood Vessels

  A new brain-imaging method allows physicians to diagnose Alzheimer's before its onset. A radioactive dye is injected in the blood and travels to the brain, where it attaches to plaque deposits of ... > more
• Acoustics
  Workplace Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Medical Technology
  Disability
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Acoustical Engineers Reduce Hospital Noise with Fiberglass Panels

  New, hi-tech panels can help bring down unhealthy noise levels in hospitals. The panels are made of fiberglass and coated with anti-bacterial fabric. If placed on walls and ceilings they can absorb ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Stroke
  Heart Disease
  Brain Injury
  Brain Tumor
  Medical Devices
   
  

  Interventional Neuroradiologists Treat Brain Strokes with New Kind of Stent

  A new "wingspan" stent helps restore blood flow for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease, or ICAD. Surgeons insert the stent up the leg arteries, guide it to the brain, then let its ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Back and Neck Pain
  Materials Science
  Sports Science
  Accident and Trauma
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Orthotics and Prosthetics Experts Use New Materials to Let Injured Athletes Play

  Athletes can play even with fractured bones, thanks to new light-weight braces. The braces are made from a combination of plastic and carbon that is heated to become soft and then molded into ... > more
• Lung Disease
  Lung Cancer
  Cystic Fibrosis
  Asthma
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
   
  

  Thoracic Surgeons Help Healthy Lung Tissue Expand in Emphysema Patients

  By implanting a valve through the bronchia, surgeons can now prevent air from getting trapped in emphysema-stricken lungs. The valve deflates the diseased parts of the lung, making space for healthy ... > more
• Disability
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Nervous System
  Bone and Spine
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Neurologists Combine Electric Stimuli with Excercise to Reverse Paralysis

  Paraplegic patients who still have some active nerve endings in their legs can find major improvements with a new therapy. During rehabilitation on a bicycle, special pads send electrical pulses that ... > more

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