Sentences with phrase «of experimental surgeries»

After a series of experimental surgeries leaves Strange penniless and no healthier than he was before, the doctor seeks out other cures.

Yann Barrandon, M. D., Ph. D, is a joint professor of Stem Cell Research and of Experimental Surgery at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and head of the Department of Experimental Surgery at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV).

One of the volunteers, The Changeling, is a strange girl who believes she can heal with her hands, and the other, The Haruspex, is a talented amateur who's fond of experimental surgery.

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The statue of a white doctor who performed experimental surgeries on female slaves has been removed from East Harlem.

«They were the true heroines and these experimental surgeries made the survival of so many other women possible going forward.»

A coalition of neighborhood activists and elected officials has intensified its campaign to get the city to remove a Central Park statue of Dr. James Marion Sims, a white Southern doctor who performed experimental surgeries on enslaved black women.

I'd first read about H.M. in my freshman psychology textbook at college, in the fall of 1971, less than twenty years after the experimental surgery that robbed him of most of his existing memories and also of ability to form new ones.

Even the imaging tests that doctors use to make the case for back surgery, including MRI, X-rays, and CT scans, are not very good at pinpointing the cause of pain, comments Jerome Groopman, chief of experimental medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and author of How Doctors Think.

The study, which will be published March 6 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests ways to improve the ability of laser surgery to remove unwanted tattoos.

Ginger said she was considering an experimental boot in lieu of having surgery on her right foot.

We describe an experimental model system that definitively links surgery and the subsequent wound - healing response to the outgrowth of tumor cells at distant anatomical sites.

A surgeon named William Beecher Scoville had done experimental surgeries suggesting that severe epilepsy could be treated by removing the parts of the brain that caused the electrical malfunction.

There, she studied how stress influences the immune system through the effects of adrenocortical hormones, and she earned a Ph.D. in experimental medicine and surgery in 1952.

But a much cited study, published in 1984 in the journal Science by environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich, now at Texas A&M University, was the first to use the standards of modern medical research — strict experimental controls and quantified health outcomes — to demonstrate that gazing at a garden can sometimes speed healing from surgery, infections and other ailments.

A couple of years earlier, Garofolo had submitted to experimental surgery himself at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, during which a surgeon pulled chunks of ivory - colored fat out through small openings in his belly.

Titled «Peripheral Hypersensitivity to Subthreshold Stimuli Persists after Resolution of Acute Experimental Disc - Herniation Neuropathy and Is Mediated by Heightened TRPV1 Receptor Expression and Activity,» the study promises to shed light on the basis of neuropathic pain that persists after apparently successful surgery.

They, then, administered injections of an experimental drug, named UBX0101 to selectively remove SnCs after anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) surgery.

Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. (May 29, 2013)-- Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable tool — the ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive surgery.

Implementation of experimental procedures in cancerology and availability of 7 specialized laboratories of biosafety level BSL2 and BSL3, equipped with imaging (bioluminescence / fluorescence), surgery rooms with volatile anaesthesia, means of phenotypic characterization of immunodeficient mouse models, sensitization of murine tumours to radiotherapy and vectorized internal radiotherapy

Tetrahydropyridoethers Eliminate Lipofuscin From Retinal Pigment Epithelium of Monkeys U. Schraermeyer , S. Schultheiss , S. Hofmeister and S. Julien Experimental Vitreoretinal Surgery, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Tubingen, Germany Commercial Relationships: U. Schraermeyer, None; S. Schultheiss, None; S. Hofmeister, None; S. Julien, None.

The water contained 210 mg / l ciclosporin (Sandoz, Camberley, UK) and was given to all animals (experimental and controls) 48 h prior to surgery and throughout the duration of the experiment.

«But malignant glioma are infiltrative tumors,» added Friedman, who's also an assistant professor of surgery and neuroscience and experimental therapeutics at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

CHAPTER 1 Indications, Screening, and Contraindications Associated with Bariatric Surgeries Obesity Trends and Consequences Criteria for Bariatric Surgery in Adults Contraindications to Bariatric Surgery CHAPTER 2 Types and History of Bariatric Surgery Broad Categories of Bariatric Procedures History and Time - line of Bariatric Surgery Procedures Restrictive - Malabsorptive Surgery: Roux - en Y Gastric Bypass Purely Restrictive Bariatric Procedures Purely Malabsorptive Procedures Experimental or Investigational Procedures CHAPTER 3 Benefits and Risks of Bariatric Surgery Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Complications of Bariatric Surgery Consequences of Surgery Which May Impact Nutritional Status CHAPTER 4 Perioperative Nutrition Recommendations for Bariatric Surgery Patients Multidisciplinary Approach Prior to Surgery Preoperative Nutrition Guidelines Postoperative Nutrition Assessment and Follow - up Diet Progression Recommendations for Adjustable Gastric Band Diet Progression Recommendations for Roux - en Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy Diet Progression Recommendations for Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Exercise CHAPTER 5 The Power of Protein: What the Nutrition Professional Should Know Overview Role of Protein in the Body Sources of Protein Digestion and Absorption of Protein Digestion Rate Upper Limits of Protein Digestion Liver Processing and Elimination Protein Requirements in Humans Beneficial Roles of Protein: Muscle Protein Synthesis, Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis, Thermogenesis and Satiety Muscle Protein Synthesis and Maintenance of Lean Body Mass Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis Thermogenesis and Satiety Protein Malnutrition Preoperative Risk of Protein Malnutrition Postoperative Risk of Protein Malnutrition Protein Prescription for the Bariatric Patient Treatment for Protein Malnutrition in the Bariatric Patient The «30 gram» Protein Myth Liquid or Powder Protein Supplements The Patient's Role Conclusions CHAPTER 6 Micronutrient Deficiencies Associated with Bariatric Surgery Overview Water Soluble Vitamins Thiamin: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Thiamin Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Thiamin: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Vitamin B12: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin B12: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Folate (folic acid): Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Folate Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Folate: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Fat Soluble Vitamins Vitamin A: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin A Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin A: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Vitamin D and Calcium: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Vitamin D and Calcium Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Vitamin D and Calcium: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Minerals Iron: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Iron Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Iron: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Zinc: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Zinc Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Zinc: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Copper: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Copper Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Copper: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Selenium: Overview, Food Sources, Digestion and Metabolism Selenium Deficiency: Signs and Symptoms Selenium: Assessment and Treatment of Deficiency Conclusions References Abbreviations and Acronyms Glossary Self Assessment Questions Answer Key to Self Assessment Questions Explanations to Self - Assessment Questions About The Author About Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc..

Archives of Dermatological Research, March 2010, pages 71 - 83; Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, September 2009, pages 299 - 304; Skin Research and Technology, August 2009, pages 338 - 345; Dermatologic Surgery, July 2009, pages 1,057 - 1,065; Experimental Dermatology, June 2009, pages 522 - 526; Clinics in Dermatology, November - December 2008, pages 614 - 626; Skin Therapy Letter, September 2008, pages 5 - 9; Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, July 2008, pages S7 - S12; Food and Chemical Toxicology, April 2008, pages 1,298 - 1,307; Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Volume 72, pages 796 - 806; Future Oncology, December 2008, pages 841 - 856; Journal of Pathology, January 2007, 241 - 251; Journal of Radiation Research, December 2004, pages 491 - 495; British Journal of Dermatology, October 2003, page 681; and Journal of Dermatological Science, volume 31, 2003, pages 193 - 201; and Journal of Investigative Dermatology, November 2003, pages 1,163 - 1,167; and January 2002, pages 117 - 125.

Star athlete undergoes experimental surgery that permanently attaches a bionic leg and arm to his body but he quickly realises the advanced intelligent prosthetics have a destructive mind of their own.

People sprayed with water, man is leashed, man is bound, clubbed and netted, man threatened with prospect of having experimental brain surgery performed, ape knocked unconscious during kidnapping, weapons distributed, gun fight results in ape being shot and killed, another held hostage, rebellious teen expresses lack of trust for elders.

Along with the three primary options i.e. surgery, radiation & use of anti cancer drugs, many other options are now in experimental stages to treat dog cancers.

Qualifying fellowships may be tailored to particular student interests and are intended to introduce student participants to career opportunities in any aspect of the broad field of laboratory animal science, including clinical laboratory animal medicine (clinical service and administration, experimental surgery, or animal welfare and behavior); pathology (anatomic or clinical); or biomedical research involving laboratory animals.

The VA's Office of Research Oversight found in May that researchers at the VA facility in Richmond failed to adequately document whether dogs had been treated properly, and that four dogs suffered complications in experimental surgeries.

Notable examples include «H.M. 2009,» Kerry Tribe «s double film projection about an epilepsy patient who lost his short - term memory in experimental brain surgery and Nina Berman's arresting images of former Marine sergeant Ty Ziegel, who was severely disfigured in a suicide bombing in Iraq; R.H. Quaytman's series «Distracting Distance,» which riffs on the physical act of perception; and Suzan Frecon's huge minimalist paintings, which embrace the labor intensity of making an art object that is intended to last.