Electronic Device Activates This Artificial Muscle
A California hospital patient with paralysis learned to move a hand via an implanted electronic device in the elbow that drives an artificial muscle using compressed air. Dr Vernon L. Nickle and a team refine a transducer driven system, aiming for smaller, reliable implants. The work, funded partly by NIH, faces challenges before broader use.
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Anesthetic Gas Not Explosive Says Surgeon
Philadelphia surgeon Dr. William S. Blakemore described halothane or fluothane as a non explosive anesthetic gas but warned against indiscriminate use. He told Chicago delegates at the annual meeting of the mee.
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Earth Pictures From Weather Satellite Now Available
The National Weather Records Center in Asheville offers Earth pictures from the world’s fastest weather satellite. Photos come on 100 foot reels of 33mm transparencies or 35mm duplication negatives.
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Antoine Lavoisier a Father of Chemistry Executed During Revolution
Antoine Lavoisier born 1743, guillotined May 8 1794 after rapid trial amid the French Revolution. The article recalls his contributions from oxygen and hydrogen names to mass conservation and chemical symbols, plus his public works and charitable acts.
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Nerve surgery used to treat frostbite at Kings County
In Brooklyn, 1920s frostbite cases were treated with regional sympathectomy to prevent amputations. Doctors cut sympathetic nerves in severely frozen limbs, then observed improved circulation and less tissue loss on operated sides. A pilot success led to large scale trials.
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Harvard scientists unveil blood pump to aid failing hearts
In Chicago Harvard researchers report progress on a blood pump designed to support the heart. Dr. John Arthur Jacobey described early results from five patients and stated the device reduces heart workload and may boost survival as the team plans larger trials.
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Tornam Hospital
Calf Bone Takes In Human Grafts
The first patient, a child with a leg bone twist, recovered after a calf bone graft implanted by Dr. C Andrew L Bassett at Columbia University Presbyterian Medical Center New York. Calf bone grafts showed no inflammation or deformity, with tests in dogs supporting heart and artery repair techniques.
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