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Safety of Cosmetic Procedures in Elderly Patients Shows Little Difference in Comparison to Younger Patients, Study Says

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

Chicago (PRWEB) October 11, 2014 Older men and women who choose to undergo cosmetic procedures remain safe and have complications at a rate no different than their younger counterparts, according to a recent study that will be presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting, the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Oct. 10-14, in Chicago. With increasing number of elderly patients seeking aesthetic surgery there is a need to better understand the complications of cosmetic procedures unique to this population, said, Dr. Yezhelyev. Our study demonstrated that patients over 65 years old can safely undergo cosmetic procedures with a complications rate similar to younger patients when surgery is performed by board certified plastic surgeon." As the U.S. population ages, numerous men and women age 65 and older are opting for cosmetic enhancement procedures. An extensive review of information from May 2008 to May 2013 from the CosmetAssure database illustrated that postoperative complications among the elderly occurred at a rate of 1.94 percent, statistically insignificant from the complication rate among younger patients, which was 1.84 percent. For this study, the mean age of the senior patient was 69.1 years while the mean age of the younger patient … Continue reading

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Body contouring after bariatric surgery helps obese patients keep the weight off

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 11-Oct-2014 Contact: Dwight Angell dwight.angell@hfhs.org 313-876-8709 Henry Ford Health System @henryfordnews DETROIT Patients who have plastic surgery to reshape their bodies after bariatric procedures are able to maintain "significantly greater" weight loss than those who do not have surgery, according to a new study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers. "As plastic and reconstructive surgeons, we are encouraged by the idea that improved body image can translate into better long-term maintenance of a healthier weight, and possibly a better quality of life for our patients," says Donna Tepper, M.D., a Henry Ford plastic surgeon and senior author of the study. Study results will be presented Oct. 11 at the annual conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Chicago. Used to help obese patients lose weight, bariatric surgery includes several types of procedures that limit the amount of food the stomach can hold, including removal of a portion of the stomach or constricting it with a gastric band. Such weight loss can be significant, and result in a lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. "Bariatric surgery has a measurably significant positive impact on patient illness and death," Dr. Tepper says. "However, even with the technical and … Continue reading

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96 Year Old Women gets Stem Cell Therapy – Video

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

96 Year Old Women gets Stem Cell Therapy 96 Year Old Women who suffered from Osteoarthritis uses Stem Cells and no longer needs to use her walker. Dr. Lox | http://www.drloxstemcells.com | 844-440-8503. By: Dr. Lox … Continue reading

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Spinal Cord Injury and Stem Cell Clinical Trials: Whats the Latest? – Video

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

Spinal Cord Injury and Stem Cell Clinical Trials: Whats the Latest? Join California's Stem Cell Agency (CIRM) for a live Google Hangout about the latest progress in stem cell-based treatments for spinal cord injury. You don't need a Google+ account to watch... By: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading

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Stem Cell Breakthrough Brings Researchers One Step Closer To Type 1 Diabetes Cure

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online Researchers writing in the October 9 edition of the journal Cell report they have for the first time successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells equivalent in nearly every way to regular, normally-functioning beta cells. The discovery, which was the work of a team led by Douglas Melton of the Harvard University Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is being hailed as a breakthrough in the search for an effective way to treat type 1 diabetes a disease which affects an estimated three million Americans each year. According to BBC News online health editor James Gallagher, Melton and his colleagues were able to produce hundreds of millions of the cells in their laboratory. Furthermore, their tests on mice demonstrated that the cells could treat the disease, which is caused when the immune system begins destroying the cells that are responsible for controlling blood glucose levels. Beta cells in the pancreas pump out insulin to bring down blood sugar levels, Gallagher said. But the bodys own immune system can turn against the beta cells, destroying them and leaving people with a potentially fatal disease … Continue reading

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Type 1 Diabetes Breakthrough Could Mean The End Of Insulin Injections

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

Scientists may have discovered a method of treating type 1 diabetes that could mean the end of insulin injections. They say the treatment, having successfully cured mice of the disorder for six months and counting, is moving on to primate trials before testing is done on humans. Using an injection of stem cells -- which are able to develop into a range of different kind of cells -- researchers say the new method could regulate a diabetics blood sugar without any other form of treatment. The research was found by stem cell scientist Douglas Melton and a team of Harvard researchers and published in the journal Cell Thursday. You never know for sure that something like this is going to work until you've tested it numerous ways," Melton said in a press release. Weve given these cells three separate challenges with glucose in mice and they've responded appropriately. That was really exciting. Researchers grew billions of insulin-secreting, or beta, cells using stem cells from humans. They then injected the cells into diabetic mice, and observed their blood sugar levels, which remained at healthy levels after six months. Melton said he was driven to find a cure for diabetes ever since … Continue reading

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53-2 AngAng-(Male,1-year-old)-Spastic Cerebral Palsy- After stem cell treatment – Video

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

53-2 AngAng-(Male,1-year-old)-Spastic Cerebral Palsy- After stem cell treatment AngAng, one- year-old male, was diagnosed as Spastic Cerebral Palsy. The chief complaint for his admission was the retardation in his speech and motor functi... By: Stem Cells … Continue reading

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Successful stem cell treatment in mice could one day help cure type 1 diabetes

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

On Thursday important research on stem cells and type 1 diabetes, done by professor Doug Melton, was published in the journal Cell. The results of this study have both wide and very personal implications. Two decades ago, National Geographic reported, the current Harvard professor and stem cell researcher vowed to cure type 1 diabetes. His infant son had just been diagnosed with the disease. Professor Meltons efforts redoubled when, at age 14, his daughter was also diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder. With the publication of this research he may have taken a step towards helping cure this disease. According to National Geographic, Melton has created a virtually unlimited supply of the cells that are missing in people with type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, which is often diagnosed in children or young adults, affects around three million Americans. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy, according to Mayo Clinic. This is due to the fact that the bodys immune system attacks beta cells in the pancreas, which control insulin production. Professor Melton, along with a whole host of … Continue reading

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Stem Cell Success Raises Hopes of Type 1 Diabetes Cure

Posted: Published on October 12th, 2014

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- In what may be a step toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers say they've developed a large-scale method for turning human embryonic stem cells into fully functioning beta cells capable of producing insulin. Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disorder affecting upwards of 3 million Americans, is characterized by the body's destruction of its own insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. Without insulin, which is needed to convert food into energy, blood sugar regulation is dangerously out of whack. Currently, people with type 1 diabetes need daily insulin injections to maintain blood sugar control. But "insulin injections don't cure the disease," said study co-author Douglas Melton, of Harvard University. Patients are vulnerable to metabolic swings that can bring about serious complications, including blindness and limb loss, he said at a teleconference this week. "We wanted to replace insulin injections using nature's own solution, being the pancreatic beta cell," Melton said. Now, "we are reporting the ability to make hundreds of millions of these cells," he added. Melton ultimately envisions a credit card-sized package of beta cells that can be safely transplanted into a diabetes patient and left in place … Continue reading

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Human genetics : gel electrophoresis – Video

Posted: Published on October 11th, 2014

Human genetics : gel electrophoresis By: Petchploy Rungkamoltip … Continue reading

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