NIDCR's Spring 2021 E-Newsletter
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NIDCR's Spring 2021 E-Newsletter
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NIDCR & NIH Stand Against Structural Racism
NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, said in a statement that there is no place for structural racism in biomedical research, echoing remarks from NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, in his announcement of a new NIH initiative—called U...
Source: NIDCR Science News - April 7, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
How Common are Aortic Aneurysms?
Discussion
Aortic root dilatation or thoracic aortic aneurysm occurs in 6:100,000 individuals > 50 years of age. It is due to aging, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and smoking. Tertiary syphilis was a cause in the preantibiotic era.
Pediatric aneurysms are very uncommon but the exact prevalence is different due to the various causes. Aneurysms are due to genetic disorders, congenital anomalies or post-surgical repair. In pediatric patients with sudden cardiac deaths, 5.4% are due to ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Learning Point
Some causes of pediatric aneurysms include:
Familial thoracic aneurysm and dissect...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 22, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
NYU Dentistry awarded NIH grant to investigate oral cancer pain treatment utilizing co-delivery of DNA and RNA
Clinician-scientists Seiichi Yamano and Brian Schmidt to further novel gene therapy strategy to treat oral cancer painNew York UniversityGrant AnnouncementNYU College of Dentistry clinician-scientists Seiichi Yamano and Brian Schmidt have set out to develop a new class of medicines using gene therapy to effectively and safely treat oral cancer pain. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the researchers a five-year, $2.9 million grant (R01DE029694) to test whether nonviral co-delivery of DNA and RNA will safely alleviate oral cancer p...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 8, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Radiography for Osteotomy Planning in Craniosynostosis Radiography for Osteotomy Planning in Craniosynostosis
What role could radiography have in the pre-surgical osteotomy planning for this procedure?ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Hydrogel could be step forward in therapies to generate bones in head and neck
A team of UCLA School of Dentistry researchers has developed the first adhesive hydrogel specifically to regenerate bone and tissue defects following head and neck surgeries. Their invention was inspired in part by the way that marine mussels can stick to wet surfaces.Their research is published online in the journal Science Translational Medicine.Over the past few years, surgeons and clinicians have begun using hydrogels to administer therapeutic drugs and stem cells to help regenerate lost tissues and bone defects. This approach has advantages over the previous standard treatment, bone grafts, which can lead to inflamma...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 17, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Can ultrasound, 3D printing deepen maternal-fetal bonds?
When a pregnant woman sees her fetus on imaging scans, it can help strengthen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
AR, 3D printing make waves in cardiac care
Top 5 clinical applications of pediatric 3D printing
How can 3D printing improve kidney cancer surgery?
3D MRI captures changes to fetal head during birth
3D-printed craniofacial models support family consults (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 18, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Behavioral sciences in the promotion of oral health
International& American Associations for Dental Research Alexandria, VA, USA - 2019 marks the Centennial of theJournal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century theJDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease. To celebrate, theJDR is featuring a yearlong, commemorative article and podcast series that highlights topics that have transformed dental, oral and craniofacial research over the past 100 years. The importance and value of behavioral sciences in dentistry has long bee...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Heartwarming moment a toddler born with a skull too small for his brain walks for the first time
Branson Figueroa, two, from Nottingham, New Hampshire, was born with a skull defect called craniosynostosis. He had a seven-hour surgery to correct the condition last week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New hydrogels show promise in treating bone defects
Bioengineers and dentists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have developed a new hydrogel that is more porous and effective in promoting tissue repair and regeneration compared to hydrogels that are currently available. Once injected in a mouse model, the new hydrogel is shown to induce migration of naturally occurring stem cells to better promote bone healing. Current experimental applications using hydrogels and stem cells introduced into the body or expensive biological agents can come with negative side effects.The findings, published online in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that in the near future the...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 27, 2019 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
New hydrogels show promise in treating bone defects
Bioengineers and dentists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have developed a new hydrogel that is more porous and effective in promoting tissue repair and regeneration compared to hydrogels that are currently available. Once injected in a mouse model, the new hydrogel is shown to induce migration of naturally occurring stem cells to better promote bone healing. Current experimental applications using hydrogels and stem cells introduced into the body or expensive biological agents can come with negative side effects.The findings, published online in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that in the near future the ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 19, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Top 5 clinical applications of pediatric 3D printing
What are the most common clinical applications for 3D-printed models created...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
How can 3D printing improve kidney cancer surgery?
SIIM: New reimbursement codes set to advance 3D printing
3D-printed craniofacial models support family consults
3D printing helps separate rare case of conjoined twins
3D printing gives pediatric heart surgery a boost (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Study affirms accuracy of 3D-printed anatomical models
Researchers from Chile have found that there is a high correlation between...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
AR, 3D printing aid presurgical planning for kidney cancer
3D-printed craniofacial models support family consults
3D printing helps separate rare case of conjoined twins
AR, 3D printing make headway in patient education
3D-printed lungs improve patient understanding of surgery (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 23, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Conjoined Twin Girls Successfully Separated After 50 Hours of Operations
Surgeons announced on Monday that they have separated conjoined twin sisters after multiple surgeries that took more than 50 hours to complete.
Two-year-old Safa and Marwa Ullah underwent three surgeries carried out between October 2018 and February this year at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, according to the Guardian.
The sisters, who hail from Charsadda in Pakistan, were born with their skulls and blood vessels joined together.
“We are extremely excited about the future,” Zainab Bibi, the girl’s mother, said according to the Guardian. Their father died of a heart attack before they were born.
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Source: TIME: Health - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized medicine onetime overnight Source Type: news
New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers
This study found that this resistance is correlated to higher mEAK-7 expression in cancer cells.”Additional study authors are Fatima Haidar, Alexandra Fox, Connor Ray and Daniela Mendon ça, all from the University of Michigan.The study was supported in part by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and the Stuart and Barbara Padnos Research Award from the Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan. The authors have no competing interests to declare. (Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences)
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
