News tagged with swallowing disorder
UC Davis surgeons test innovative device in patient with swallowing disorder
In what might be one of the world's first medicinal body piercings, UC Davis Health System surgeons announced today that they have successfully implanted an experimental device in the throat of a man that will enable him ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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MU researcher developing test for swallowing disorder treatments
Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelchair are the hallmarks of Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative diseases. One of the silent, and most serious, symptoms of these diseases ...
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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Researcher 'Shows the Voice' in Swallowing Disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using his background in aerospace engineering and signal processing, a UC researcher is finding new ways to help physicians listen to their patients: by teaching them to look at the signal, ...
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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New drugs target delay of Huntington's symptoms
(Medical Xpress) -- McMaster researchers have discovered a new drug target that may be effective at preventing the onset of Huntington's disease, working much the same way heart medications slow the progression of heart disease ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Treatment of Barrett's esophagus may lower risk of esophageal cancer
New guidelines issued by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) support the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to remove precancerous cells in patients with Barrett's esophagus, a condition most commonly caused ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Clinical trial for dry mouth
A clinical trial using an all-natural lozenge to treat dry mouth, a condition that impacts 40 percent of American adults, is under way at Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine.
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Mar 16, 2011 |
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Stem cell study could aid motor neurone disease research
Scientists have discovered a new way to generate human motor nerve cells in a development that will help research into motor neurone disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 01, 2011 |
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New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment
At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals and institutes in Denmark presented results from a large prospective trial, ...
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Want more efficient muscles? Eat your spinach
(PhysOrg.com) -- After taking a small dose of inorganic nitrate for three days, healthy people consume less oxygen while riding an exercise bike. A new study in the February issue of Cell Metabolism traces ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Cassini celebrates 10 years since Jupiter encounter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten years ago, on Dec. 30, 2000, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter on its way to orbiting Saturn. The main purpose was to use the gravity of the largest planet ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 30, 2010 |
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New device may reduce swallowing health risk in patients with Parkinson's disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A hand-held device that strengthens the muscles involved in swallowing can address a serious symptom of Parkinson's disease, according to a new University of Florida study.
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Nov 23, 2010 |
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Reports claiming ALS caused by head trauma lacks scientific validation
A recent study1 suggesting that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be attributed to "repetitive head trauma experienced in collision sports" lacks scientific epidemiological evidence to support this claim. In a revie ...
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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Can you prevent Alzheimer's disease by doing crossword puzzles?
(PhysOrg.com) -- By stripping patients of their memories, Alzheimer’s disease gradually robs people of their very identities. Patients eventually lose the ability to care for themselves and to control ...
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