Transplanted Tissue Improves Vision: Study Shows Enhanced Visual Acuity Oct 22, 2009
Aramant and Seiler have a proprietary interest in the implantation instrument and procedure. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
IVF couples warned over drinking Oct 21, 2009
Women who had between one and nine units of white wine a week were 24% less likely to have a live birth and had a 23% greater chance of failed implantation of the IVF embryo. Men who drank a beer daily contributed to a 30% lower chance of a live birth and a 38% greater chance of failed implantation. (BBC News -- Health)
Cochlear Implants Reduce Delay Suffered By Deaf Children In Language Acquisition, Study Shows Oct 20, 2009
A total of nine data collections are made with respect to each child; the first prior to implantation and the others beginning a month and a half following the date of activation. In the future and maintaining the same initial hypothesis (critical role of the social and family environment), another study will be carried out that will provide valuable data on the subsequent development stages. (Science Daily)
Stem Cells from Fat Used to Grow Teen's Missing Facial Bones Oct 16, 2009
The intensive, daylong surgical procedure included every step from the stem cell harvesting through liposuction to bone implantation. The group chose fat stem cells over those from bone marrow largely because of the ease of access. (Scientific American)
Ultra-low Power Actuator Suitable For In-vivo Biomedical Applications Oct 15, 2009
IMEC s inchworm actuator combines small size with water tightness and a long autonomy, enabling implantation and thus long-term patient treatment. The actuator could be used to accurately control the position of micro-needles used in brain applications. (Science Daily)
Microchips Result In Higher Rate Of Return Of Shelter Animals To Owners Oct 15, 2009
We really need to focus on not separating the microchip implantation process from registration. Veterinarians have a great opportunity at an annual wellness exam to scan a microchip and remind the owner of the need to keep information up to date in the registry. (Science Daily)
Mineral Area Regional Medical Center offers new service Oct 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009 10:03 AM CDT Implantations of cardiac defibrillators are now possible in the Farmington area according to Bryan Hargis, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer of Mineral Area Regional Medical Center. On Sept. 21, Dr. Antoine M. Adem Certified Cardiac Device Specialist, performed the first known implantation at the hospital. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Inflated Health Care Costs Add to t... Oct 10, 2009
A team of cardiologists, however, convinced the family to agree to the implantation of a pace-maker, even though the patient s cardiologist had stated many times that this procedure would not work. The patient s family agrees after agonizing over the guilt of declining the procedure. (Suite101.com)
Cochlear implants help deaf children hear Oct 9, 2009
They once accidentally received a bill for 63,000 for the cost of one surgery, but Markert said it could cost anywhere from that to around 100,000 for an implantation procedure. Devices can cost around 9,000. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Major improvements made in engineering heart repair patches from stem cells Oct 8, 2009
Lastly, they concluded, researchers would need to test whether tissue patches actually improve physical functioning after implantation in damaged hearts. . (EurekAlert!)
Defibrillator Implantation Early after MI Oct 8, 2009
NEJM -- Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction ... Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Program emphasizes respect for bears Oct 3, 2009
The sows get pregnant in the summer, but delayed implantation means they give birth (usually to one to three cubs) in January or February, while still hibernating. The cubs stay with their mother for about 17 months, and black bears can live for 20 to 30 years (typically 10 to 15 years in the wild), she said. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Retinal Rescue: Cells Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reverse Retinal Degeneration Oct 3, 2009
21, 2006) Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. has announced that company scientists and their collaborators rescued visual function in rats through implantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) derived. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Metallic Glass For Bone Surgery Sep 30, 2009
7, 2008) New research suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such implant to become incorporated much more successfully into the jaw, leading to. (June 12, 2008) British scientists are developing a new type of glass that can dissolve and release calcium into the body. (Science Daily)
Picking The Best Embryo For IVF Sep 26, 2009
The first is that the early embryo doesn't always survive implantation into the womb ... Genetic screening showed that genes involved in several processes that are key to successful implantation - cell adhesion, cell communication, cellular metabolism, and cell responses to stimuli - were particularly active in the successful embryos. (CBS News -- Health)
Drug-eluting stents better than bare-metal stents for heart attack patients Sep 26, 2009
In addition, at two years, the implantation of a paclitaxel-eluting stent compared to a bare-metal stent resulted in. Significant 42 percent and 34 percent reductions in ischemic target lesion revascularization (TLR) and target vessel revascularization (TVR) respectively, with no evidence of late catch-up. (EurekAlert!)
Retinal Implant Could Help Restore Some Vision Sep 24, 2009
Shire, D. B.; Kelly, S. K.; Chen , J.; Doyle , P.; Gingerich, M. D.; Cogan, S. F.; Drohan, W. A.; Mendoza, O.; Theogarajan, L.; Wyatt, J. L.; Rizzo, J. F. Development and Implantation of a Minimally Invasive Wireless Subretinal Neurostimulator. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, October 2009 DOI. (Science Daily)
SPIRIT IV trial shows everolimus stent sets new standard for event-free survival Sep 24, 2009
"The results with the everolimus stent demonstrate enhanced safety and efficacy compared to the paclitaxel stent in this large-scale study without routine angiographic follow-up and sets a new standard for event-free survival after [implantation of a drug-eluting stent]," said principal investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD, immediate past chairman of CRF, professor of medicine at Columbia University Hospital and Director of Cardiovascular Research and Education at the Center for Interventional... (EurekAlert!)
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Are At Significantly Higher Risk Of Stroke And Death Compared To Men Sep 24, 2009
Women are referred less often or later for non-drug management such as pacemaker implantation or ablation. Remember that ablative therapy is an option for symptomatic women because of similar success rates in men. (Science Daily)
OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-Engineered R Stent(TM) is Safe in a Broad Population of Patients with Primary PCI for STEMI Sep 23, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich announced today that interim data from a prospective registry showed good safety in a broad population of patients that underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and implantation of the company's Genous Bio-engineered R stent for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ... Genous is OrbusNeich's patented endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) capture technology that promotes the accelerated natural healing of the vessel wall after... (PR Newswire)
Final 12 Month Clinical Data from 5,000 Patients in Worldwide e-HEALING Clinical Study Show Good Safety and Efficacy with Real World Use of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) Sep 23, 2009
Genous is OrbusNeich's patented endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) capture technology that promotes the accelerated natural healing of the vessel wall after the implantation of blood-contact devices such as stents. The technology consists of an antibody surface coating that attracts EPCs circulating in the blood to the device to form an endothelial layer that provides protection against thrombosis and modulates restenosis. (PR Newswire)
Few complications 1 year after aortic valve implantation Sep 22, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 Research presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), demonstrated an "exceptionally low" rate of complications one year after implantation of transcatheter aortic valve prostheses ... "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the self-expandable prosthesis is an effective and durable treatment for patients with aortic stenosis not eligible... (EurekAlert!)
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Benefit Women With Heart Failure Sep 17, 2009
In addition to medication, treatment for heart failure involves preventing sudden cardiac death through the implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator ... None of the five trials demonstrated a significant benefit of defibrillator implantation over medical therapy for women ... Therefore, a larger study population may be needed to show any benefit of defibrillator implantation in women. (Science Daily)
Heart Device Might be Useless for Women Sep 16, 2009
"The exact reasons for the significant sex differences in ICD implantation rates are not well established, but perhaps some of this disparity is driven by the paucity of data for women in randomized clinical trials of ICD therapy," they wrote. Dr. Rita F. Redberg, editor of Archives of Internal Medicine, put it this way in an editorial; "ICDs are being implanted in hundreds of thousands of women without substantial evidence of benefit, apparently based on the assumption that, to paraphrase an... (ABC News)
Steroid Injections May Help Restore Vision In Some Patients With Blocked Eye Veins Sep 16, 2009
19, 2005) An expanded clinical trial conducted by Optobionics Corporation involving the implantation of a retina mircrochip has allowed Emory Eye Center and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research. (May 25, 2008) A potential new therapeutic use for anti-HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors in limiting the vision loss that often follows retinal detachment has been suggested by researchers studying the. (Science Daily)
Champions Biotechnology Reports Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Financial Results Sep 15, 2009
The Company's Preclinical Platform is a novel approach based upon the implantation of primary human tumors in immune deficient mice followed by propagation of the resulting engraftments (Biomerk Tumorgrafts(TM)) in a manner that preserves the biological characteristics of the original human tumor. Early studies suggest that unlike traditional xenografts, these Tumorgrafts closely reflect human cancer biology and their response to drugs is predictive of clinical outcomes in cancer patients. (PR Newswire)
Medical device firms get no Obama bump Sep 12, 2009
Reform efforts may not have a large impact on the industry, as many implantation procedures are covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Shares of medical device makers have generally done well this year, with Boston Scientific up almost 50 percent, and rival up around 20 percent. (Boston Globe)
Building Better Bone Replacements With Bacteria Sep 9, 2009
7, 2008) New research suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such implant to become incorporated much more successfully into the jaw, leading to. (May 20, 2008) Researchers report for the first time that bacteria use a sense of touch in deciding where to form biofilms. (Science Daily)
Biotech firm pioneers knee repair procedure Sep 4, 2009
To date, some 80 people have received the implant, with some of them five years post-implantation ... Treatment for articular cartilage injuries is nothing new, and has ranged from physical therapy to various surgeries, including a first-generation implantation procedure called ACI, for autologous chondrocyte implantation ... The other is that earlier implantation techniques required opening the knee, sewing in a patch of tissue to cover the hole and injecting the newly grown cells into the... (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Doctors hail new egg-screening technique after first birth Sep 2, 2009
" Before an egg is fertilised, it ejects half of its own set of chromosomes to leave space for the chromosomes coming from the father's sperm. MiscarriagesThese "spare" chromosomes are kept in a structure on the edge of the cell known as the "polar body". Array CGH involves extracting the polar body and looking to see if there are too few or too many chromosomes. It is believed that two out of three women fail at each IVF attempt because of chromosomal abnormalities in the implanted egg. The... (BBC News -- UK)
Device drastically reduces heart failure Sep 2, 2009
Some doctors thought the device's price it sells for approximately $30,000 to $40,000, not including the cost of implantation would be a major stumbling block to its acceptance. Patients with mild heart failure, who were not experiencing any painful symptoms, might also be reluctant to have surgery to get the device. (MSNBC -- Health)
Patient, 76, with self-contained artificial heart dies Sep 2, 2009
The man who underwent the first commercial implantation of a self-contained heart - a device made by a Danvers company - has died ... Due to his courage, the implantation of the device was a success because we are already applying many of the lessons we learned to our current cardiovascular care practices, he said. (Boston Globe)
New Hope For Heart Failure Patients: Cardiac Resynchronization Sep 2, 2009
In 2002, Arthur Moss, M.D., professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and the MADIT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial) research group showed that an implanted defibrillator, or ICD, reduced the risk of death by 31 percent in cardiac patients as part of the MADIT-II trial. This therapy was soon approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and became part of professional guidelines from the American Heart Association, the American College of... (Science Daily)
Abbott Launches Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent in International Markets Aug 31, 2009
It provides excellent visibility under X-ray during the stent implantation procedure ... Everolimus has been shown to inhibit in-stent neointimal growth in the coronary vessels following stent implantation, due to its anti-proliferative properties. (PR Newswire)
Abnormal Heartbeats Caused By Changes In Ion Channel Density Aug 29, 2009
A block in conduction of this electrical current disrupts the heartbeat and is the most common cause of pacemaker implantation. Many diseases that cause conduction block, including progressive familial heart block type I (PFHBI), are inherited. (Science Daily)
Gene 'Fix' in Egg Prevents Inherited Diseases in Monkeys Aug 28, 2009
That implantation resulted in the birth of healthy twin monkeys, nicknamed Mito and Tracker. These monkeys are the world's first animals derived by this "spindle transfer" process, the researchers say. (MEDLINEplus)
White House not ready to commit to Vineyard return Aug 28, 2009
Burton Groups presentations at VMworld are geared to assisting IT organizations through sticking points with virtualization technologies, licensing, and cloud computing implantation. Burton Group VP and service director Richard Jones said, This year Burton Groups presentations include a strong Cloud computing theme promoting virtualization as the foundation for cloud delivery. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Genetic Therapy: Eggs With Donor Mitochondria Aug 27, 2009
The initial implantation of two embryos resulted in the birth of healthy twin monkeys, nicknamed Mito and Tracker (in reference to the procedure used for imaging of mitochondria). These monkeys are the world s first animals derived by spindle transfer. (Science Daily)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Aug 25, 2009
Even the bill's definition of pregnancy -- beginning at the moment of fertilization, rather than at implantation in the uterus -- is problematic to some abortion rights groups, since it would legislatively establish that some forms of birth control induce abortion by blocking implantation after fertilization. Backers of the bill have framed it as a common-sense extension of existing state laws that mandate that patients receive information about abortion procedures before giving their consent. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
What Can You Learn From a Fake Breast? Aug 25, 2009
By checking an implant's serial number against a manufacturer database, police can also learn the date of implantation, whether the fake breast was on the left or right side of the body, and whether the implant had to be removed or replaced at any point ... Most surgeons take a couple of extra implants into a surgery in case one is defective or something goes wrong during implantation ... (If there is a defect or surgical error requiring an implant to be discarded before implantation, that... (Slate)
Cattle focus of high-altitude research in NM Aug 24, 2009
Implantation of the CryoPatch SG reduces the risk for induction of HLA class I and class II alloantibodies, based on Panel Reactive. Army: 4 soldiers killed in Colo. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
HeartWare International Surpasses 50 Implants in the US Aug 21, 2009
"We are very pleased with the early clinical results of this small pump. Its unique inflow cannula and small size enable us to place the device without a surgical pump pocket, which greatly reduces the risk of serious infection. The improved pump simplifies implantation and allows for optimal function, even in difficult cases where the myocardium is thin or the apex of the ventricle is difficult to access," said Dr. Frazier ... The primary endpoint of the trial is survival at 180-days post... (PR Newswire)
End of Life Kills Obamacare? Aug 20, 2009
Or is he saying that under government run health care, at grandma s age, the surgical implantation of a pacemaker is just too expensive for taxpayers to foot the bill. According to the President, we let doctors know that grandma doesn t get a pacemaker. (Human Events Online)
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia Aug 18, 2009
Implantation in people at risk for stroke could reduce medication use, study suggests ... The study included 463 people who underwent percutaneous implantation of a device, known as the Watchman, to close off the LAA. Their outcomes were compared with those of 244 people who continued long-term treatment with warfarin. (MEDLINEplus)
Bypassing Bypass Surgery: New Blood Vessels Grown To Combat Heart Disease Aug 16, 2009
Currently, the implantation of a stent is accompanied by a high risk for blood clots, which necessitates the use of blood thinners. "We could coat a stent with our peptide, attracting endothelial stem cells to form a film on the surface of the stent," Dr. Hardy explains. (Science Daily)
Vision Researchers See Unexpected Gain One Year Into Blindness Trial Aug 15, 2009
19, 2005) An expanded clinical trial conducted by Optobionics Corporation involving the implantation of a retina mircrochip has allowed Emory Eye Center and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research. . (Science Daily)
Current health care was what saved baby Aug 8, 2009
This led to the implantation of a one-of-a-kind Medtronics pacemaker/defibrillator. The Medtronics company personnel worked feverishly for a week to get FDA approval for implantation of the device, granted the day before the operation ... During implantation there were 20-25 people in the operating room helping with the procedure because of the unique placement of the device necessitated by his unusual anatomy. (Anchorage Daily News)
Study shows seed implants a suitable prostate cancer treatment option for men of all ages Aug 4, 2009
And what are the benefits of seed implantation versus directing radiation beams at the tumor. "There is no gold standard for outcomes in younger men with prostate cancer," said Dr. Potters. (EurekAlert!)
Rose garden living tribute to heroes Aug 2, 2009
The Remember Me Rose Garden Flight 93 will cover 15 acres, donated by the Families of Flight 93. The area was dedicated Saturday while the opening date is Sept. 11, 2011. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
St. Mary's to boost cardiac care services Jul 31, 2009
Under the community health finding, St. Mary's will be permitted to add a variety of interventional procedures, including balloon angioplasty, used to expand blood vessels in the heart that have been narrowed or blocked by plaque, and stent implantation to help hold those vessels open. The Cardiac Vascular Center at Athens Regional Medical Center offers similar minimally invasive procedures, including coronary angioplasty, heart catheterizations and electrophysiology procedures like pacemaker... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use Jul 30, 2009
An analysis of patient registries showed that between January and September 2006, about 90 percent of people who had a type of heart attack called a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent coronary stent implantation received drug-eluting stents. That September, a number of studies presented at a European Society of Cardiology meeting said that the risk of blood clots was higher among people who received drug-eluting stents than among those who received bare-metal stents. (MEDLINEplus)
The Best Birth Control Jul 30, 2009
The intrauterine device is a smallroughly 1 inchplastic "T" inserted into the uterus that hampers the interaction and implantation of the sperm and egg. It has to be placed by a gynecologist, but once in, it's a practically foolproof method of birth control99 percent effectivethat can last up to 10 years. (Slate)
* Sisters and brothers from different mothers Jul 28, 2009
And the amount paid is well below minimum wage when factored over nine months of pregnancy and the hormonal preparations that usually precede implantation of viable embryos. MacPhee, a married mother of three, volunteered to be a surrogate when cancer treatments left her cousins wife infertile. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
UW Hospital warns 53 patients about possible exposure to fatal brain disease Jul 24, 2009
Transmission of the classic form of CJD occurs only through direct implantation of tissue into the brain, spinal cord or eye, Safdar said. That s why health-care workers and others are not at risk. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Uterine Cells Produce Their Own Estrogen During Pregnancy Jul 23, 2009
15, 2008) Researchers studying a critical stage of pregnancy -- implantation of the embryo in the uterus -- have found a protein that is vital to the growth of new blood vessels that sustain the embryo ... 28, 2008) One of the most critical stages in establishing a pregnancy is the implantation of the embryo in the wall of the uterus. (Science Daily)
Are We What Our Mothers Ate? Jul 23, 2009
Indeed, when Dr. Moley transferred embryos from a diabetic mouse into a non-diabetic mouse shortly after egg implantation, she noted neural tube defects, heart defects, limb deformities and growth defects in offspring. These findings indicate that we may need to re-direct our ideas about maternal health to the time prior to pregnancy, she says. (Science Daily)
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks Jul 22, 2009
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has helped many couples conceive healthy children and is generally considered a safe practice ... They found that there were no differences in embryo development prior to uterine implantation in the biopsied and control groups, which is consistent with results found in humans ... However, following implantation, successful births from biopsied embryos were significantly lower than in controls. (EurekAlert!)
Ticking Bomb: Novel Procedure Treats High-risk Aortic Aneurysms Jul 21, 2009
21, 2009) Transcatheter valve implantation is a newly developed technique for the curative treatment of high-grade aortic stenosis ... (July 7, 2008) A 93-year-old Bronx man underwent implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. (Science Daily)
Sernova Announces Financial Contributions From the National Research Council to Support Development of Human Implantation Device Jul 21, 2009
The study supported by NRC-IRAP involves implantation of Sernova's novel medical device into diabetic pigs to establish device parameters and optimize performance. The study is expected to commence in August, 2009 and be completed within 12 months. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
* German company finds niche in fitting animal contact lenses Jul 19, 2009
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Infants Should Be Screened For Hip Trouble Jul 18, 2009
Implantation of gold into the soft tissues. (May 29, 2008) Men who are overweight or obese are much more likely need a hip replacement for osteoarthritis than men who are of normal weight, finds new research. (Science Daily)
New Option for Correcting Nearsightedness Jul 18, 2009
The implantation is reversible and the lenses are interchangeable ... The patients were assessed at regular intervals for four years after implantation. (MEDLINEplus)
'Contact lenses' for animals Jul 16, 2009
The main limit to her business's growth is a lack of vets able to perform the implantation procedure, which is why she now organises training weekends for animal doctors from around the globe. Participants have come from as far as Australia, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan and the United States to learn the procedure in the company laboratory on eyes harvested from animal cadavers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Spinal surgery for Tarkanian on hold Jul 16, 2009
Intuitive design allows for fast, reliable, and reproducible access and implantation with minimal exposure and tissue dissection. Michael S. Butler, Life Spine's President and CEO stated, "This is the first of many new minimally invasive innovations that Life Spine is bringing to market over the next six months. In addition to our already diverse product offering, the FS3 posterior MIS screw system marks our fourteenth product to market and further strengthens our position as an engineering... (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Certain Type Of Implanted Lenses May Be A Treatment Option For Some Patients With Nearsightedness Jul 15, 2009
The implantation procedure is largely reversible and the lens is interchangeable, unlike LASIK. However, complications such as the formation of cataracts, loss of cells lining the eye and glaucoma have been reported and are expected to increase with time. To assess the long-term clinical outcomes of the lens implantation, Kazutaka Kamiya, M.D., Ph ... D., of the University of Kitasato School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan, and colleagues evaluated 56 eyes of 34 patients who underwent implantation... (Science Daily)
