Sentences with phrase «as noninvasive»

The DNA - based test may be used as a noninvasive and relatively inexpensive tool to differentiate between such cases.

For these and other reasons, massage is gaining acceptance in veterinary circles as a noninvasive way to manage chronic pain and other health conditions in dogs.

Laser therapy has been used for years in the human medical field as a noninvasive way to treat pain and inflammation and has had an overwhelmingly positive response.

Our findings suggest that repeated SUS is useful for removing Aβ in the mouse brain without causing overt damage, and should be explored further as a noninvasive method with therapeutic potential in AD.

Findings from mouse models suggest that eye examination could be used as a noninvasive screening tool for human brain diseases.

For example, some cells could be engineered to light up and signal if a person is experiencing inflammation, unusual neuronal activity, etc., functioning as noninvasive diagnostic devices.

Recently, DNA shed from tumor cells has been identified as a noninvasive method of screening biomarkers for the early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer.

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The good news is, babies with plagiocephaly typically respond very well to noninvasive treatments, such as repositioning techniques, which parents can practice at home, and the DOC Band, a custom cranial helmet that redirects baby's natural growth into a normal head shape.

Nearly 40 years ago John Weeks changed his ways as a floral bigot and decided to view weeds equal in beauty and purpose to noninvasive plants.

These experts decided to rename EFVPTC as «noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary - like nuclear features» or NIFTP.

While we observed that biopsies were generally safe and feasible, noninvasive testing methods, such as liquid biopsies that analyze tumor DNA circulating in the patient's blood, may provide another method to more easily characterize resistance over time.»

«It's good to see this type of study advance, as we desperately need noninvasive and low - cost markers for Alzheimer's disease,» Hendrix says.

Together, these findings demonstrate that emerging noninvasive techniques to measure corneal nerve fiber alterations such as in vivo corneal confocal microscopy may be useful clinical tools to screen for and monitor progression of peripheral neuropathy in HIV - infected patients.

The few studies that have incorporated other training modalities, such as physical fitness training or noninvasive brain stimulation, have been small in sample size, short in time or narrow in scope, he said.

Madhavan said they use use noninvasive tools, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, to compare the excitability of the affected and unaffected areas of the brain.

Egner and Chiu tested this hypothesis by scanning the brains of participants, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI, a noninvasive, indirect measure of brain activity) as they completed the tasks.

Dr. Zoran Nenadic, the senior lead researcher of the study, from University of California, Irvine, USA, says: «Once we've confirmed the usability of this noninvasive system, we can look into invasive means, such as brain implants.

The authors measured the proportion of patients in each group who received cardiac catheterization, a coronary revascularization procedure or future noninvasive test, as well as those hospitalized for heart attack (acute myocardial infarction, MI).

Although noninvasive imaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) can track activity in the brain, they provide limited resolution.

Noninvasive imaging using PET and other technologies reduces the number of animals in a study by permitting the use of animals as their own controls, according to the authors.

The team is now working with doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, who hope to use the new, noninvasive technique to study cells involved in cancer, asthma, and other conditions in which cell properties change as a disease progresses.

More generally, she hopes to demonstrate the archaeological value of using noninvasive methods like lidar and high - resolution photography to explore sensitive areas — techniques that could be used at sites as diverse as the killing fields in Cambodia and World War II — era shooting trenches in Eastern Europe.

To test whether the hippocampus could actually form spatial maps using only visual landmarks, Mehta's team devised a noninvasive virtual reality environment and studied how the hippocampal neurons in the brains of rats reacted in the virtual world without the ability to use smells and sounds as cues.

«Our smart contact lens provides a platform for wireless, continuous, and noninvasive monitoring of physiological conditions, as well as the detection of biomarkers associated with ocular and other diseases,» says Professor Park.

They used advanced noninvasive technologies such as high - resolution scanning and virtual unwrapping tools to read the document.

Their discovery could aid in the synthesis of new «radiotracers» — chemical compounds that contain a radioactive form, or isotope, of an element — for use with a noninvasive, high - resolution 3 - D medical imaging technology known as PET (positron emission tomography) scanning.

However, getting this same benefit with noninvasive stimulation is difficult, as you can't directly stimulate the same site deep in the brain from outside the head,» explains Fox, an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Secondary outcomes, such as adverse events, use of noninvasive ventilation after extubation, the duration of ICU stay, and in - ICU mortality, did not differ significantly between groups.

With increasing use of noninvasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), ECAC is increasingly recognized in the adult population, especially in association with cigarette smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Our findings suggest that vessel perfusion can be used as a novel noninvasive indicator for predicting ICB responsiveness.

As a graduate student at Johns Hopkins, Kinde is working on improving the accuracy of genetic sequencing so that it can be used to diagnose cancer at an early stage in a simple, noninvasive manner.

Noninvasive brain stimulation is having its heyday, as scientists and hobbyists alike look for ways to change the activity of neurons without cutting into the brain and implanting electrodes.

As we started the translation of our latest noninvasive prenatal diagnosis approach from research into clinical practice, we provide detailed feedback on current cystic fibrosis NIPD clinical practice and prospects.

They also use noninvasive imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), to study the development and functioning of the primate brain

Circulating cell - free DNA (cfDNA) isolated from plasma or serum by noninvasive procedures can serve as a «liquid biopsy» and has potential as a biomarker for the tumor burden and survival prediction of breast cancer (BC).

«This is exciting as all subjects accomplished the tasks using a completely noninvasive technique.

This type of noninvasive approach to optogenetics could also represent a step toward developing optogenetic treatments for diseases such as epilepsy, which could be controlled by shutting off misfiring neurons that cause seizures, Boyden says.

Dr. Marino's goal is to develop an evidence base for a noninvasive therapy to treat these common social and emotional difficulties after brain injury so that adolescents are prepared for healthy personal and professional lives as adults.

These findings show that there's potential for treating cognitive fatigue in MS with noninvasive interventions that provide a goal, such as winning money (as in the current study), for example, or achieving a good score on a test.»

That information is useful in the laboratory; it's not so useful in the clinical domain where we really want our noninvasive measures that serve as surrogates for the earliest pathogenic events.

To make matters worse, since these problems are only just now starting to be openly discussed, some health care providers are not yet aware that there are conservative (noninvasive, nonpharmacological) treatment options such as pelvic floor physical therapy.

Noninvasive ways to improve pelvic blood flow are as follow: — pelvic floor muscle training, performed by a pelvic health physiotherapist — digital myofascial and trigger points release of the pelvic floor muscles — acupuncture point combination to improve the flow of blood and Qi in the pelvis

As the cosmetic business booms (noninvasive procedures — including microdermabrasion, lasering, injectables, and chemical peels — are up 747 percent since 1997), more and more OB - GYNs and general practitioners (GPs) are branching out into aesthetic procedures.

As someone who is extremely sensitive (to lack of sleep, salty food, anything) I'm up for any opportunity to test out a noninvasive skincare treatment that promises to eliminate inflammation and slim your facial lines.

There will be no sedation necessary during laser treatment, as the procedure is noninvasive and painless.

Since it is noninvasive and safe, MRI is an excellent diagnostic tool that can lead to early detection and treatment of many health issues by imaging soft tissue and providing information about your pet's brain, spinal cord, sinus cavities, nose, ears, as well as joints and internal organs.

This model allows noninvasive visualization and analysis of stifle biomechanics, simulates the intact and CRCL - deficient stifle, and was utilized to investigate anatomical characteristics and biomechanical parameters, such as ligament stiffness and tibial plateau angle to gain an understanding of their role in producing CrCL deficiency.

Laser therapy is a drug free, noninvasive treatment used to reduce pain and inflammation in the body, as well an increase speed of healing.

After some negotiation, Maddie's Fund promised to grant the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine $ 1.5 million over 5 years to (1) start a resident training program, (2) conduct noninvasive research of benefit to shelter animals, and (3) provide outreach and support to animal sheltering organizations, as long as at least 60 % of the shelters helped were self - described as no kill facilities.

The noninvasive procedure has increased in popularity over the past decade as it has proven to be beneficial for many medical conditions.