Amanda Chamberlain’s son has struggled with ingrown toenails for ten years She wonders if having the nail removed can keep the symptoms from returning My son is 19 and has had six or seven procedures to remove ingrown toenails on the big toe of his left foot. He’s had infections in that toenail more times...
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Vitamin-dispensing nanomesh designed to get on peoples’ nerves
The material could find use in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome For injuries in which nerves are severed, there are already conduits (basically tiny tubes) that can be used to hold the two ends together while they heal. These don’t actually do anything to promote healing, however, plus they can’t be used on nerves that...
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Magnetic implant puts the squeeze on drug delivery
A prototype “microspouter” with a Canadian dollar coin for scale When it comes to conditions such as diabetes, which require patients to administer daily injections or take lots of pills, scientists are increasingly looking to drug-dispensing implants as a more convenient alternative. One of the latest such devices, developed at the University of British Columbia, is...
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Scientists develop 'lab on a chip' that costs 1 cent to make
Rahim Esfandyarpour helped to develop a way to create a diagnostic “lab on a chip” for just a penny. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a way to produce a cheap and reusable diagnostic “lab on a chip” with the help of an ordinary inkjet printer. At a production cost of...
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Nanofiber matrix sends stem cells sprawling in all directions
Human stem cells grown on Kyoto University’s “fiber-on-fiber” culturing system Mighty promising as they are, stem cells certainly aren’t easy to come by. Recent scientific advances have however given their production a much-needed boost, with a Nobel-prize winning technology that turns skin cells into embryonic-like stem cells and another that promises salamander-like regenerative abilities being just a couple...
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Immersive reality helps autistic kids deal with the real thing
The Blue Room is used to simulate catching a bus It’s not at all uncommon for autistic children to have phobias. Unfortunately, these fears can sometimes be so severe that the children have to completely avoid commonly-experienced situations such as taking buses or going into shops. A relatively new immersive reality treatment, however, is showing...
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New infusion therapy may help smooth out movement for patients with Parkinson's
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 14, 2017) – Constant infusion of a drug now used intermittently to “rescue” patients with Parkinson’s from bouts of immobility may also help avoid these debilitating symptoms and smooth out their movement throughout the day, physician-scientists say. “As presently used, this therapy helps bridge a gap,” said Dr. Kapil D. Sethi, neurologist...
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New Integrase Inhibitor Matches Existing HIV Tx
SEATTLE — The investigational integrase inhibitor bictegravir worked as well as dolutegravir (Tivicay) and caused no serious side effects when used as part of a three-drug antiretroviral therapy regimen, a researcher said here. Bictegravir is now being evaluated in phase III studies. Viral suppression rates were high in both treatment arms and no one taking...
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Poor thigh muscle strength may increase women's risk of knee osteoarthritis
A new study has found that poor strength in the thigh muscles may increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis in women but not men. This relationship was confounded by body mass index (BMI), which itself is known as a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. The study’s investigators noted that there may be more contractile tissue...
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Studies uncover long-term effects of traumatic brain injury
Doctors are beginning to get answers to the question that every parent whose child has had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) wants to know: What will my child be like 10 years from now? In a study to be presented Friday Feb. 10 at the annual meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las...