He wrote in his post, «The main objective is to
use animal therapy to reach out to those who are in need of help, especially to the special needs kids, elderly, and et cetera.»
Not exact matches
The researchers caution that the booster
therapy used in their new study will not be available on the market or even for
use in human trials anytime soon; it must await years of
animal testing for safety and effectiveness first.
The finding is far from definitive evidence of safety, but it's some of the first published
animal research supporting the
use of this type of RNA as long - term
therapy in diseases like methylmalonic acidemia (MMA).
Again,
using mouse models of glioblastoma — this time created from brain tumor cells that were resistant to the herpes virus — the
therapy led to increased
animal survival.
Using a new technique to deliver gene -
therapy - like intervention directly where it's needed, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University successfully increased or decreased the muscle tone of the anal sphincter in appropriate
animal models.
The brochures contain information about toxicology, pharmacology, and
animal safety studies
used to determine the potential risk a particular
therapy may pose to humans, but they also include efficacy studies done in
animal models to demonstrate a
therapy's potential benefit.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed an
animal research model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) to be
used for muscle regeneration research as well as studies of the effectiveness of potential
therapies for FSHD.
The journal's home page explains that translational medicine «builds on basic research advances — studies of biological processes
using cell cultures, for example, or
animal models — and
uses them to develop new
therapies or medical procedures.»
In their report that has received advance online publication in Nature Nanotechnology, a research team based at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) describes how a nanomedicine that combines photodynamic
therapy — the
use of light to trigger a chemical reaction — with a molecular
therapy drug targeted against common treatment resistance pathways reduced a thousand-fold the dosage of the molecular
therapy drug required to suppress tumor progression and metastatic outgrowth in an
animal model.
Using gene
therapy to insert the gene, they expressed the synthetic gene in adult mice or in zebrafish embryos, and witnessed remote activation of neurons the presence of a magnetic field through the altered behavior of the
animals.
«From studies on
animals, we know we can treat the circadian rhythm of the suprachiasmatic nucleus non-pharmacologically by
using light
therapy.
This conference touched on a broad spectrum of topics encompassing scientific integrity, including gene
therapy, guidelines for
animal and human subject
use, authorship, public health issues, and the involvement of minorities in research.
Using gene
therapy to insert the gene, they expressed the synthetic gene in adult mice or in zebrafish embryos, and witnessed remote activation of neurons in the presence of a magnetic field through the altered behavior of the
animals.
The technology developed could be applied to bacteriophages with different morphologies to be
used in phage
therapy, in both
animals and humans.
Researchers have pursued alternative
therapies for TB
using a variety of
animal models, including the zebrafish found in many pet stores and household aquariums.
A: One of the biggest differences between human registries and
animal registries is the
use of experimental
therapies or compounds in
animal studies that aren't known to the wider scientific community.
BETHESDA, Md., Mon., Jan. 26, 2004 - A Japanese - U.S. team today reported the successful creation of transgenic
animals using sperm genetically modified and grown in a laboratory dish, an achievement with implications for a wide range of research from developmental biology to gene
therapy.
Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato, in Robert Koch's laboratory, find that injecting diphtheria toxin into
animals produces a serum containing an anti-toxin that provides passive anti-diptheria immunity to people, introducing the
use of serum as
therapy and showing that immunity did not need to arise internally but could be transferred.
His major research interests are human neuroanatomy and neuropathology and the
use of
animal models to test novel
therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease.
Present
use cases for the utility of
animal models for identifying targets for precision
therapies
Fallon said that in addition to the value of the findings themselves, the study demonstrates advances in creating
animal models that can be
used more successfully in mimicking the disease in ALS research, which is a key element in driving new research and possible
therapies.
We recently developed such an
animal model and propose to
use it to study the role of complement in AMD as well as develop a gene
therapy.
The research team now concentrates on
using CBS - based
therapy in other
animal infection models, e.g. urinary tract infection (UTI), hoping to offer a more extensive approach to combat with antibiotic resistant superbugs.
Oisín Biotechnology — a startup with initial funding from SENS Research Foundation, the Methuselah Foundation, and others — is close behind them, having developed a form of gene
therapy that — in
animals at least — also destroys these cells,
using an approach that is less inherently likely to destroy healthy cells along with senescent ones.
Topics such as the mechanisms of cell injury in normal and dystrophic muscle, compensatory muscle regeneration and hypertrophy, and the effects of various
therapies or voluntary exercise on muscle repair, satellite cell activation, muscle growth, bone density and age - related atrophy are examined
using a large variety of cellular, molecular and whole -
animal in vivo assays of function.
An impressive patient account exemplified how novel
therapies developed
using animal models improve human health and saves lives.
In 1995, University of Chicago researchers demonstrated that gene
therapy,
using a virus, could be
used to combat restenosis following angioplasty in several
animal models.
This is the first time that that this assay has been
used to ascertain retinal function after cellular
therapy in a retinal degenerate
animal.
Thats why youll find horses
used in hundreds of
animal - assisted
therapy programs that benefit at - risk youth, abused women, people with disabilities, those with eating disorders, and other groups.
Are a woman Have a family history of osteoporosis Are white Are thin Are short Went into menopause early Have a low calcium intake Don't exercise Smoke cigarettes Drink more than two alcohol drinks daily Are on chronic steroid
therapy (e.g. Prednisone) Are on chronic anticonvulsant
therapy Are taking drugs which can cause dizziness Are hyperthyroid Eat too much
animal protein intake
Use antacids regularly Drink more than two cups of coffee daily
Prescription drug
use and overall costs of caring for patients in nursing homes dropped in facilities where companion
animals became part of daily
therapy.
She
uses antigen
therapy to desensitize patients to environmental allergens such as molds,
animals, pollens, and inhalants as well as chemicals and foods.
Alcohol / Drug
Use: Tranquilizers and other drug
therapies are
used on
animals.
In addition to seeing - eye dogs and dogs that can be trained to detect seizures,
animals can also be
used in occupational
therapy, speech
therapy, or physical rehabilitation to help patients recover.
In addition to seeing - eye dogs and dogs that can be trained to detect seizures,
animals can also be
used in occupational
therapy, speech
therapy, or physical rehabilitation to help patients recover.1 Aside from these designated therapeutic roles,
animals are also valued as companions, which can certainly affect the quality of our lives.
Police and
animal control agencies
use CGC for dealing with dog problems in the communities, some
therapy dogs groups
use the CGC program as a partial screening tool, and some 4 - H groups around the country have been
using the CGC program as a beginning dog - training program for children.
There are two kinds of
therapy animals here in Singapore — the first are involved in
animal - assisted
therapy (AAT), which is a method administered by a health professional (like a counsellor or physiotherapist)
using the help of a trained
therapy animal.
In a statement, Pet Partners explained that «the
use of costumes and clothing in an
animal - assisted
therapy environment raises a number of concerns for the
animal, the handler and the clients or patients being seen... Pet Partners harbors no ill will towards motorcycle enthusiasts.
Another up - and - coming practice is the
use of laser
therapy to treat
animals.
The
Therapy Animal rocker patch may be used individually or in combination with other patches, although many customers use a patch on each side of the therapy animal's g
Therapy Animal rocker patch may be used individually or in combination with other patches, although many customers use a patch on each side of the therapy animal's ga
Animal rocker patch may be
used individually or in combination with other patches, although many customers
use a patch on each side of the
therapy animal's g
therapy animal's ga
animal's garment.
An
animal undergoing training or an
animal that is
used for or by a
therapy organization or government entity to visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other facilities does not meet the definition of a service
animal.
Under the Air Carrier Access Act, an
animal undergoing training or an
animal that is
used for or by a
therapy organization or government entity to service as a
therapy animal, visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools and other facilities do not meet the definition of a service
animal.
Stem cell and shock wave
therapies have been
used in the equine industry for nearly a decade, but have only recently been recognized as treatments for small
animal patients.
Wellesley
Animal Hospital also provides laser
therapy — a treatment
used in Europe for decades and approved by the FDA in 2002.
Ozone and other oxygen
therapies have been
used for over a century around the world for human and
animal healing.
While it should not be
used on cancerous tissue, in pregnant
animals, or in tissue that has been treated recently with steroids, laser
therapy carries no known side effects.
The AAT program
uses volunteers and their companion
animals to provide social
therapy to comfort children and adults with special needs or those experiencing life's stresses.
The
use of unadopted shelter
animals in visitation programs is not supported because of the many stressors of the therapeutic situation (shelter mascots are an exception to this policy because shelter staff tend to be very familiar with them and will know if / when they are suited to
therapy work).
The ASPCA supports the
use of humanely trained and professionally evaluated domestic
animals to participate with their guardians / handlers in
animal - assisted
therapy applications and in social visits to hospitals, nursing homes and similar facilities.
(c) Interferes with a search and rescue
animal or a
therapy animal while the
animal is being
used for search and rescue or
therapy purposes.