Therapy Definition and 67 Threads

As in there is often a mutation in the eg p53 signalling pathway could the gene not be fixed... Or any other ideas in relation to the original question..

Homework Statement A beam of protons with v=1.8x10^8 are deflected 90 degrees by a constant magnetic field. The trajectory of the beam has a circular arc with a radius of 4m. I am asked to find the magnitude of the constant magnetic field. Homework Equations I know that r=mv/eB. When...

I was wondering if this is usable in humans right now http://www.telomolecular.com/nanocircles.asp or why it couldn't be I was also wondering...viral gene therapy has a lot of downsides so they're looking at non-viral nanoparticle gene therapy...they've been able to use nanoparticles via IV...

As the title suggest, does this PEMF therapy crackpottery? I have been browsing the FDA website, and from what i read, manufactures do seem to provide adequate evidence to show that PEMF does help bone growth such as fractures and such. But do PEMF help will pain relieve, that i am not that...

I'm no doctor but I didn't think this worked, and that was known many years ago? http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/01/13/shock_therapy_making_a_comeback/9712/

Recently when to a magnetic therapy seminar where they did experiment to proof the " beneficial" effects of it. These are some of the demonstration. First demonstration, Salt test. They place common table salt on a magnetic blanket and some on a normal plate. They say that the magnetic...

Today, someone on the forums calling self "chancer" made a question which I have a response to; maybe you could relay this to the forum? Chancer is studying physical therapy and is also required to study a physics sequence. This is in the Academic and Career forum. Chancer is not sure why...

Did anyone happen to catch the 60mins TV spot of Hans S. Keirstead last night? His research showing reversing spinal cord damage in rats using human embryo stem cells is compelling. Brings this approach to humans paralyzed by spinal cord damage, closer to reality. Human clinical trials may...

what do you think?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/lf_nm/thailand_stemcells_dc

Gene Therapy Can you use gene therapy to change eye color (or something other than that to permanently change eye color) or is gene therapy not available for that yet?

I'm posting this here because I don't know the legitimacy of the topic and whether it qualifies for discussion in the other physics sections. Curious thing happened today that's got me wondering... I met someone who represented a company that apparently sells healing and therapeutic...

A friend of mine has been telling me about a close friend of theirs who has been suffering from severe depression. They recommended Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). This therapy is known to work wonders for the severly depressed. There is some short term memory loss that can occur in some cases...

Cancer Gene Therapy World's First to Market Gabe Romain Betterhumans Staff Thursday, November 20, 2003, 4:27:07 PM CT Thursday, November 20, 2003, 4:27:07 PM CT The world's first commercially available gene therapy medication will soon be treating head and neck cancer in China...

Among the following four disease: Gaucher's Disease, Down Syndrome, Phenylketonuria, and Congenital Heart Disease, which one is the best candidate for treatment through genetic therapy? Please explain the reasons and criteria in detail. Thanks so much

Heres the problem: An x-ray tube used for cancer therapy operates at 4.0 MV, with a beam current of 25 mA striking the metal target.Nearly all of this power is transferred to a stream of water flowing through the holes drilled in the target. What rate of flow, in Kg/sec, is needed if the...

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